New School campus locations have closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, but Student Leadership and Involvement under the Student Organizations office has announced various virtual events to promote community building, some involving cash prizes. 

The programming is scheduled to start the week of March 23. The activities that have a cash prize include a daily trivia competition, an Instagram caption contest, and a weekly word search challenge. There are also various fitness and yoga classes on the calendar that students can join via Zoom video chat or follow along by tuning into the @newschoolstudentlife Instagram live during the allotted time. All event times are in Eastern time.

Activities with Cash Prizes

• Starting this Tuesday, March 24, Student Leadership and Involvement will be hosting an Instagram Caption Contest through their page @newschoolstudentlife. The account will post an image from its archive and participating students will compete to write the best caption in the comments. Whichever caption submission gets the most likes will win a $10 Amazon gift card. 
• There will be a New School Trivia LIVE event on Zoom on Wednesday, March 25th, from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. “There are $100 in prizes up for grabs for the students that can score the highest at trivia related to New School, history, alumni, and other fun facts!,” according to an email from SLI. Students can register through NarwalNation on this link. 
• Tune in to the SLI Instagram page @newschoolstudentlife Wednesday, March 25th to join Words on Wednesday. This is a word search competition where the fastest competitor will win a $20 Amazon gift card and the second place competitor will be selected at random from all the submissions. “You must submit your completed word search by 2 p.m. online or by emailing your completed Word Search to studentorgs@newschool.edu,” Eastern time, according to an email from SLI. 
• The final cash prize competition scheduled this week is Thursday, March 26th, in the form of a TikTok Thursday Contest. The SLI Instagram page @newschoolstudentlife will announce a TikTok challenge where participants will have a week to submit their video. The videos will then be shared through the Instagram page and voted on by other students, prizing the winner with a $20 gift card prize.

Workout and Exercise Activities

• Join a virtual fitness class called Tuck, Tone and Tighten with Irisha on Zoom this Tuesday, March 24th from 11 p.m. -12 p.m. To RSVP, click here to head over to NarwalNation. The class is free and does not require any equipment. 
• The Box n Flow with Brent exercise class has also moved digital. Participate in this free-to-students group fitness class combining kickboxing and yoga on Wednesday, March 25th from 8:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m. To RSVP, click here to head over to NarwalNation. 
• Every Tuesday and Thursday from March 24th – April 30th, @newschoolstudentlife Instagram live will be streaming a Shine Workshop: FlowxConnect Yoga with Fatimah from 3:30 p.m -4 p.m. A yoga mat or towel and some water is recommended! No need to RSVP.
• Conscious Movement and Mindful Meditation with Will is scheduled on Zoom this Thursday, March 26th from 10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m. RSVP for this free “mindfulness-based movement sequence” relaxation on NarwalNation using this link. During stressful times, this class may be just what you need. “This practice reduces daily tensions and stress, relaxes and trains the mind and awakens creativity,” according to an email from the SLI. 
• The final group fitness class scheduled this week is on Friday, March 27th from 3 p.m. -4 p.m. Barre with Shannon emphasizes core strength and dance. Click here to RSVP on NarwalNation for this live Zoom session. 

Other digital event programming

• On Friday, March 27th there will be a Cooking Class streamed through @newschoolstudentlife Instagram live at 2 p.m. Tune in to learn how to make Overnight Oats, a staple oatmeal recipe.
• Every Thursday from 7 p.m. -9 p.m., The New School Games Club streams on Twitch, via this link. The club also has a Minecraft Server where students can play with each other by signing up through this Google Form. Their instagram page, @nsgc_official , will be posting updates.
• This public Spotify playlist called This is Gnarles LeGnar: Week 1 is looking for submissions. New School students are encouraged to add their favorite songs to the playlist, sharing with the community. 

Distract yourself during social distancing by joining fellow New School students across the globe in these digital events. During such an unprecedented time, Student Leadership and Involvement is still encouraging the importance of community and shared activities, even if it’s through a video chat.