Events

Classes include instruction and/or presentations with prompts for discussion while Clubs are more conversational in nature.

Unless otherwise noted, all who register are expected to participate and have conversational fluency in the target language. Because space is limited to 15 people for class/12 for language club, and to ensure that all who register are committed to attending, we have implemented a small registration fee of $10 per person. If you would like to participate but are unable to pay the fee, please contact us. Unfortunately, we are unable to process refunds if you cancel your registration. If you have registered and your plans have changed, please let us know immediately so that we may fill your space from the wait list. Classes may be recorded for future use and/or release to the SYA community.

Our Webinar Series includes panels featuring alumni speakers and Town Halls, where you can learn more about SYA’s first-ever comprehensive capital campaign, including details about each of the campaign initiatives, progress to goal, what the campaign has achieved so far, and how you can get involved! Visit the campaign website for more information about this bold initiative. 

Classes ending in 1 or 6 celebrate milestone reunions this year!  A big shout out to ES'71 — our first class of coeducation — and FR'71 as they celebrate their 50th reunion, and to the classes of CN'96, ES'96 and FR'96 as they celebrate their 25th.

SYA is here to help but yours is needed to successfully plan a virtual gathering that is meaningful for your class. ­­­
With physical distancing guidelines and travel limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which vary state by state and are often changing, the health and safety of our SYA family is our primary concern. There will be no in-person events for the foreseeable future and we encourage classes to postpone physical reunions and take advantage of hosting a virtual celebration.

There's no better time to reconnect with old friends and reminisce about your time abroad. If you're interested in helping your class plan a virtual reunion, contact the Alumni Office and we'll help get you started. 

Not in a reunion year but would enjoy reconnecting with classmates? We'll help you plan a virtual meet up. 

Be in touch with the Alumni Office and we'll help get the party going!

reunion planning guide

SYA's budget supports many areas, including the day-to-day operations of our campuses. Charging a registration fee helps to offset expenses allowing more funds to be applied to operating the schools. We've also found that a registration fee greatly reduces the number of no shows at events, which also helps SYA's budget by more accurately forecasting the actual number of attendees for catering and venue costs.

Faculty-Led Webinars and Language Clubs
All who register are expected to participate and have conversational fluency in the target language. Because space is limited to 15 people, and to ensure that all who register are committed to attending, we have implemented a small fee of $15 per adult and $10 per young alum (’06-’20). If you would like to participate but are unable to pay the fee, please contact us.

Unfortunately, we are unable to process refunds if you cancel your registration; we can designate your payment as a donation to the SYA Fund. Please let us know immediately if your plans change so that we may fill your space with someone from the wait list.

Virtual Activity-Based Classes 
There may be opportunities to host classes, such as virtual cooking classes, that may have a fee assessed by the vendor.

Yes, please let us know by submitting your regrets.  This will eliminate the reminder emails we send to those we haven't heard from! This goes for virtual events, too!

Of course! Please register your guest using the appropriate selection from the drop-down menu. In-person events limits you to three guests. For virtual events, please consider watching together to allow for more registrants.

Depending on capacity and under special circumstances we can allow additional guests. Please contact events@sya.org for more information. 

Classes in reunion years (1s or 6s in 2020-2021) are encouraged to host virtual reunions and the Alumni Office can help by hosting it on one of its Zoom accounts! Non-reunion classes are encouraged to host virtual Zoom chats; the Alumni Office will provide you with your class contact information and suggestions. 

Have you moved? We invite alumni, parents and friends to events near their home, school or work, depending on the address information we have on record. Please let us know if we need to update our information. We'd love to invite you to events nearby!

Are you receiving our newsletter and evites? If not, we may have an older email address on record or our emails may be ending up in your spam folder. Be sure to mark events@sya.org, news@sya.org and alumni@sya.org as safe email addresses.

ALUMNI: You can make updates directly on connectsya.org.