Schalmont Central School District offers a
variety of academic and non-academic programs during the summer.
Click on the links below for more information on learning opportunities that
can help your child stay active, both mentally and physically, while
on vacation.
Schalmont's secondary summer school program offers
students the opportunity to retake courses which they were not
able to successfully complete during the regular school year.
Participating students may also retake a course to improve upon
an existing passing grade. Our seasoned, professional faculty
provide a positive learning environment to help encourage
students' success in all courses.
Registration for all 2010 summer school
classes was held on June 30, from
8 a.m. to noon for residents and from noon to 1 p.m. for
non-residents in the Schalmont High School library.
Click
here to learn more about a specific school's summer offerings.
All
students who wish to enroll in summer school
must earn a minimum final course average of
a 50. School transcripts will also include
more detailed information.
Click
here for more details on the revised
policies.
Elementary Programs: Summer 2010
Elementary Math and Science Camp
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Description: This enrichment
program uses hands-on projects that integrate math and
science to help students develop their understanding of the
scientific method.
It is open to all incoming fourth- and fifth-grade students
in Schalmont. Participants work in groups to perform
experiments, come up with conclusions and make suggestions.
Though the program is mindful of state standards, it is
designed to be a fun exploration of math and science, and
not a duplication of school year curriculum. The video at
right is from the summer 2008 session of the program.
Dates: August 2-6, 2010
Times: 9 a.m. to noon
Location: Jefferson Elementary
School Learning Labs
Registration:
Registration forms sent home with
students
Registration fee = $50 for an individual
child or $45/child if a parent is registering multiple
children
Registration form and fee due to your
child's school principal by Friday, May 14 (NOTE:
some openings still available)
Transportation: Provided by
parents
Questions: Call Principal Joby Gifford at
355-1342, x5001.
Schalmont Summer School Reading Program
Description: This program helps
participants strengthen the reading skills, strategies and
techniques that they learned during the school year. It is
open to kindergarten, first- and second-grade students currently
receiving remedial reading services in Schalmont.
Dates: July 6-25, 2010
Times: 9 a.m. to noon
Location: Jefferson Elementary
School
Registration: Registration letters
were sent home to students. They are due back to your
child's school principal by Friday, May 29.
Transportation: Provided by school
district
Questions: Call Shari Lontrato at
887-5600, x6501.
Special Education and
Academic Intervention Services (AIS) Programs
Special Education Extended Year Program
Available for eligible students with
disabilities.
Description: Students aged 9 to 14
years can come learn and explore the exciting world of
music. They will learn to write music, conduct and direct
music, improvise, and perform. They will also listen in the
"listening lounge," participate in musical exercising, and
employ some of the techniques from the Jump Right In
program.
Dates: Monday, July 19 - Friday,
July 23, 2010
Times: 9 a.m. to noon
Location: Jefferson Elementary
School
Registration:
Registration forms sent home with
students
Registration fee = $50 for an individual
child or $45/child if a parent is registering multiple
children (camp T-shirt included with fee)
Registration form and fee due to your
child's school principal by Friday, May 14 (NOTE:
some openings still available)
Transportation: Provided by
parents
Questions: Call Principal Joby
Gifford at 355-1342, x5001
Driver's Education Program: Summer 20
10
Schalmont Central School District students
interested in summer driving courses should contact
Easy Method Driving School,
which will offer classes at Schenectady County Community
College.
Non-district Summer
Programs: Summer 2010
Career Pathways Tuition-free, Tech-themed Summer
Camps
Area teens can immerse themselves in
high-tech learning this summer through seven themed
camps that offer fun-filled explorations of math and
science careers in emerging technologies right here in
Tech Valley.
Tech Valley Summer Camp, July 6-9
Build a Better Robot,
July 12-16
Crime Scene Investigation Camp
,
July 19-23
Careers in Science Camp
,
July 26-30
Schenectady Women
in Science,
July 26-30
SEMI High Tech U Camp
,
Aug. 17-20
Camp Biotec
,
Aug. 23-26
The Career Pathways camps are
sponsored by the Career Pathways Consortium through
funding provided by the federal Carl D. Perkins Career
and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 and the
New York State Education Department. To request more
information about individual camps, call (518) 479-6989
or visit
www.questar.org/summercamp.
Schalmont
Summer Programs
