My daughter is coming for the first two weeks of summer and I had just assumed that there was a meal plan at the dorms. But she said they have a little kitchen in their dorm room - no dining hall. Could you please clarify this for me? Thank you!!!
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My daughter is coming for the first two weeks of summer and I had just assumed that there was a meal plan at the dorms. But she said they have a little kitchen in their dorm room - no dining hall. Could you please clarify this for me? Thank you!!!
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Hey! I've been going to the boot camp the past 2 summers and meals are 100% on us. The dorms come with a kitchenette but has not included silverware, plates, pots and pans etc. There is a massive grocery store right next to the school where the RAs will take all the students on grocery runs and some kids also get meals at the deli across the street, I hope this helps.
Hi Ginger -
Thanks for chiming in, Grace!
Yes, students are responsible for their own meals throughout the Intensive. Since our Summer Intensive is modeled after our full time Professional Training Program, where we try to give students a real sense of what it's like to be an artist in NYC (living in apartments instead of dorms and learning how to cook, clean, do their own laundry and generally "adult" while pursuing their art). The idea being, when they are done with the full time program, they already know how to do life in NYC and can just focus on auditioning and booking work. In the Summer Intensive, we try to offer glimpses of those same principals too - and handling their own meals is one of the ways we do it.
The kitchenette in the dorms includes a full fridge, stove top and microwave. However, there are no plates, utensils, cups, pots/pans, paper towels, cooking utensils, serving bowls, napkins, trash bags, trash cans, dish soap, or even ice cube trays (!) included, so students usually coordinate with their roommates and divide up how to cover those essentials in the kitchen. You can plan to bring some food basics with you on move in day (cereal, granola bars/power bars, PB&J supplies, boxes of pasta/mac& cheese etc). And many students do doordash/uber eats for meals at the dorms as well. Students can either bring their lunch to the studios each day or go out to grab lunch in the neighborhood. There are multiple fast food places within a block or two of the studios. And there are indeed grocery runs every week to pick up whatever is needed throughout their time with us.
I hope this helps!
Can you possibly provide the name (and maybe link) for the grocery store the RAs will take students to?
Sure thing! Super Food Town of Washington Heights is adjacent to IAMT Studios - right around the corner on the same block. RAs will escort students there after class a few times a week and then students can carry any groceries home with them to the dorms (an extra tote bag might be a good thing to back for ease of grocery transport). Here is the link - https://www.foodtown.com/
Hope this helps!
Thank you!!