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District offers Summer Adventure Program for Students K-5
January 30, 2009
The Kirkwood School District is offering the Summer Adventure Program, a new summer learning option for students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade.
The program features learning activities in two areas: Summer Enrichment and Sports Blitz. The Summer Enrichment Adventure provides academic enrichment in the areas of science, mathematics, fine arts, technology and other areas. The Sports Blitz Adventure offers team/individual sports, teamwork, and fitness learning experiences.
The Kirkwood Summer Adventure program will be held at Tillman Elementary School, 230 Quan Ave. Kirkwood School District teachers will lead the sessions, which run for nine days from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
The schedule for the three sessions is:
Session One: June 8 – June 18
Session Two: June 22 – July 2
Session Three: July 6 – July 16
Each session of the Summer Enrichment Adventure program will consist of four courses. Upon registration, children are placed in grade-level appropriate Adventure Teams for each session. A child will be placed in a team based on his or her grade-level for the 2008-2009 school year. As a team, students will transition daily through all of the various courses offered. Teachers will adapt course topics accordingly, depending on the developmental and grade-level needs of the children. This will expose children to a wide variety of learning experiences. Each of the three sessions will offer different course topics.
The Kirkwood Summer Adventure Program will accept 80 students per session for the Summer Enrichment Adventure and 40 students per session for the Sports Blitz Adventure.
Registration opens Feb. 24. To register, parents must complete a registration form and mail it to:
Jason Adams, KSD Summer Adventure Program
Tillman Elementary School
230 Quan Ave.
Kirkwood MO 63122
A registration form will be included in the informational brochure that will be sent home with each student, K-5, in the Kirkwood School District during the week of Feb. 16. Registration forms will also be available online at www.kirkwoodschools.org/faculty/summeradv.
All registration forms must be mailed on Feb. 24 or later. Registrations will be accepted by mail through Friday, May 1. In the event that registration exceeds availability, preference will be given to Kirkwood School District residents and the date by which they registered.
Tuition costs for children who attend public or private/parochial schools in the Kirkwood School District is $240 per session with sibling discounts available if two or more children in a family are registered. Tuition costs for non-residents of the Kirkwood School District is $280 per session. A limited number of scholarships will be available for families that participate in the free/reduced priced lunch program.
For more information about the program, please contact Jason Adams, administrative intern, at 314-213-6100, ext. 5204, or at adamsja@gw.kirkwood.k12.mo.us.
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Contact
Ginger Fletcher, Director of Community Relations/Development; 314-213-6100, 7851; 314-600-7773 (cell); fletchg@gw.kirkwood.k12.mo.us
Nona King, Communications Coordinator; 314-213-6100, ext. 7802; 314-629-4829 (cell); kingnon@gw.kirkwood.k12.mo.us