It's Worth It: With Worthington Schools, learning doesn't end when summer begins
Worthington Schools has wrapped up another successful school year. Although this school year again presented challenges, we ended it on a positive note by returning to our traditional events and celebrations.
This summer, we are continuing to pave the road to post-pandemic academic recovery by engaging students through multiple programs.
In mid-June, nearly 1,500 of our students kicked off summer learning. Opportunities range from intervention in specific subjects (or across tiered grade levels) to enrichment to classes that allow students to get ahead in credits they would like to earn before graduating from high school. Approximately 100 other students are registered for programs offered by our community partners this summer. Activities include archery, babysitting classes, courses for budding artists and engineers, French and Spanish language classes and speed reading and study skills.
We are resuming our Field Studies and other travel for students this summer. Field Studies provides opportunities for students to learn about their natural environment, both physical and biological, through direct field experiences. This year’s Field Studies experience takes students to the Desert Southwest for 28 days. Student trips also include the European countries of England, France, Italy and Greece. Our theater students visited New York, and our middle school students are traveling to Puerto Rico.
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These additional learning opportunities and travel experiences combine to make our students well-rounded individuals who are prepared to change the world. We couldn’t do any of this without the support of our community, so thank you.
Our students aren’t the only ones focused on improvement this summer. Our staff are participating in various professional development opportunities, and several improvements are being made across our buildings, including new playground equipment at Worthington Estates and Slate Hill elementary schools. General maintenance updates continue at schools across the district to ensure students have a safe and updated learning environment for next year.
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I wish our community a safe and happy summer, and we look forward to welcoming our students for another great year starting Aug. 17.
Trent Bowers is the superintendent of Worthington Schools and can be reached at tbowers@wscloud.org.
This article originally appeared on ThisWeek: It's Worth It: With Worthington Schools, learning doesn't end when summer begins
