Kids celebrate summer service, learning at events this week
Meet the students who are fighting dreaded summer 鈥榖rain drain鈥� at fun-filled showcases TODAY and Thursday
July 24, 2012 (Sacramento): Hundreds of students who participated in Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 innovative summer programs will show off community service projects and more at showcase events scheduled for today (July 24) and Thursday (July 26).
During 鈥淪ummerquest,鈥� 69视频鈥檚 program for elementary school students, kids researched countries in anticipation of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and created their own countries using the theme 鈥淲e are the World.鈥�
The children will discuss their 鈥渨orlds鈥� and what they learned at the Summerquest Olympics Showcase today (July 24), at California Middle School, 1600 Vallejo Way.
69视频 also sponsored 鈥淪ummer of Service鈥� for incoming seventh- through ninth-graders. The program combines community service and project-based learning with a traditional 鈥渂ridge鈥� program aimed at easing the sometimes scary transition to middle and high school.
Over six weeks, students worked to identify a problem in their community and design and implement a community service project to address it. More than 800 students will showcase their projects on Thursday, July 26, at C.K. McClatchy High School, 3066 Freeport Blvd.
WHAT: Summerquest Olymics Showcase
WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today (Tuesday, July
24)
WHERE: California Middle School, 1600 Vallejo Way,
Sacramento
WHAT: Summer of Service Showcase
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 26
WHERE: C.K. McClatchy High School,
3066 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento