Grace Place students kept their mental gears turning this summer at the Grace Place Summer STEM Camp. The students and teachers worked hard to beat what has come to be known as “the summer slump,” an unfortunate effect of those long summer months away from a classroom. The results are in, and though not all [...]
By: Cheyenne Rogers Today, poverty seems to be the topic of many conversations politically and morally. However, does simply talking about poverty break the cycle? This summer, I witnessed what happens when talk is turned into action. For six weeks of my summer, I was a counselor for twenty-four rising third-grade campers at Grace Place, [...]
Grace Place third graders took First Lady Ann Scott's Summer Literacy Adventure! Challenged to read three books this summer Grace Place students exceeded expectations, completing 960 minutes of concentrated reading per student. That's approximately 45 minutes a day!
Grace Place's Kindergarten Readiness classes came to a close this week. A component of the Bright Beginnings curriculum, the eight-week class focuses on key factors in a child's development while teaching parents skills and providing books, songs, and activities to complete at home to help prepare their child for Kindergarten. The program also offers their children the opportunity to play [...]