Our Mission

Submerge Storytelling fervently believes that combining a robust, narrative learning environment with an engaging curriculum can transform a child’s education.   
  • Entertains children by facilitating a physical and metaphysical environment where children can lose themselves in their imagination. 
  • Teaches and assess critical thinking and problem solving strategies through a pragmatic educational curriculum. 
  • Teaches important life skills and values through text-to-self literary connections.
  • Employs interactive learning strategies to foster a sense of individuality, camaraderie, and community.

The Story of Submerge

​It was ten minutes before the audience could enter the theater.  The house lights were off.  The stage lights were on.  The seats were empty.   And the silence was overwhelming.

Then, the playwright's six-year-old nephews walked onto the empty stage, explored the space for five minutes, looked up at his Uncle and said "Wow, this character really likes baseball."   

Alas, the beginning of the Submerge era! 
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Cory Levine is a licensed teacher who has worked with range of students over his teaching career.  He received a B.A. in English/Creative Writing at Hofstra University and an M.A. in Childhood Education at Queens College.  At Hofstra, he won the 2004 Harold and Marylin Cohen Playwriting Prize.  Several of his plays were produced on campus.  He spent three years as the head writer and cast member of Thursday Nite Live: The live-sketch comedy show that was broadcasted on campus and in the city of Hempstead, Long Island. Cory has worked with children for over fifteen years.  Submerge Storytelling is the third education program Cory has created.  He is a fervent believer in the power of storytelling and is always looking for exciting ways to enhance the learning experience.
IN THE PRESS
➜  PARKWAY VISITS SATURN IN INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING PROGRAM — Long Island Herald — NOVEMBER, 2018
➜ LI KIDS GO ON A STORYTELLING ADVENTURE — Newsday — March, 2018
➜ PARKWAY STUDENTS SUBMERGE INTO STORY — East Meadow School District Website — NOVEMBER, 2017
➜ SUBMERGE STORYTELLING - FIFTH GRADE, SMore Newsletter — October, 2017
➜ STORYTELLING BROUGHT TO LIFE — Valley Stream School District Website  — September, 2017
➜ SUBMERGED IN STORIES AT SALEM — Port Washington News —  February, 2016 
➜ DEALING WITH BULLIES — Newsday — February, 2016
➜ MCKENNA STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT STORYTELLING — Massapequa Observer — October, 2016
➜ GLENWOOD LANDING GETS IMMERSED IN SUBMERGE STORYTELLING — Northwrod News — January, 2016