Rolling & coasting: Foam and marbles help teens avoid summer ‘brain drain’
Excited chatter and laughter filled an activity room at the Boys & Girls Club of Columbus Wednesday morning. The collective sound was positive — made moreso because it came from 20 or so teenagers some might expect to be wasting a summer day sleeping, or hunched over a device of some kind. Not this group.
SOCSD plans for grant-funded literacy program
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District has solidified its plans for a nearly $148,000 Mississippi Department of Education Literacy Support Grant it was awarded earlier this month that was designed to help school districts with a large number of students with low literacy test scores.
A new look for YMCA summer camps
Camp Pratt may have a new owner, but the Frank P. Phillips YMCA in Columbus will still host a day camp for children this summer — it’ll just be downtown instead of 25 miles away.
Kingz Kidz camp celebrates 10 years of campers
Outdoor summer camps keep children away from the television and in touch with nature during their months away from school. Church-based vacation bible schools spark children’s spiritual growth. One Columbus native created a summer camp encompassing both environments.
Dawg Daze summer camps encourage learning, fun
Registration is now open for three summer camps where kids can participate in arts and crafts, cake decorating and academics.
CMSD camp makes learning safe and fun
Registration kicked off this week for Columbus Municipal School District’s summer camp, with slots filling on a first-come, first-served basis almost immediately.
Summer camp geared toward academics, service
In 1996, a team of researchers led by Harris Cooper, concluded that achievement test scores for nearly every age group and demographic decline over summer vacation. His studies also found that test scores of children who participate in summer camps, especially educational ones, declined much less than others.
Ballet, art, cooking offered in upcoming summer programs
The end of the school year doesn’t have to be the beginning of the summer doldrums. Area organizations have planned a jam-packed calendar of events spanning the gamut of interests, from educational programs to outdoors camps and creative pursuits.