Jun 9th, 2010

LAKE WALES – A few spaces still remain for the free Lake Wales Charter Schools’ Summer Enrichment Program for students in grades 3-8.

About 50 elementary and middle school students will spend part of their summer taking morning classes at the B Street Community Center so they will be better prepared when school starts again Aug. 23.

The program begins Monday, June 14 and ends Wednesday, July 21. Classes will meet Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the B Street Community Center. Remaining openings will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Students from charter and non-charter schools are eligible to attend. To apply for one of the openings, call the LWCS central office at 679-6560 x226.

The program is a partnership between the Lake Wales Charter Schools and the B Street Community Center. LWCS hires certified teachers, who provide academic instruction designed to improve math and reading skills for students. B Street provides classroom space, a computer lab, and an afternoon recreation program for those students who want to stay. B Street also coordinates a breakfast and lunch program for students.

“B Street is a wonderful resource in our community,” said Jesse Jackson, LWCS Superintendent. “They coordinate an afternoon recreation program, and provide a great facility for our morning academic program.”

At the end of the 2009 program, students enjoyed a field trip to MOSI, the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, where they got to apply some of the science and math concepts that they had learned.

The cost of the tutoring program is underwritten by private donations and grants, with additional support from the LWCS Foundation.

PHOTO #1:    Who are those masked men? They are three students from the 2009 Summer Tutoring Program, preparing to enter the Hurricane demonstration at Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry. The students were part of a MOSI field trip on the last day of the summer program.