Willow Keeps Students Engaged with Summer Enrichment Program

While a vacation offers students time to relax and enjoy the warm weather, Willow Charter Academy has kept them engaged throughout the summer with its Summer Enrichment Learning Program.

This experience offered fun, hands-on activities and lessons that helped students with their learning progress and bolstered their strong foundations. This three-week program spanned subjects such as STEM and art and kept students active with yoga and other activities.

Younger students learned about letters and sounds, ensuring they master the basics of reading before they jump into books, and in older grades, students built up their math skills.

Summer Enrichment Coordinator Faye Guidry shared that they infused outdoor learning, as well. Students learned how plants grow and were able to take their very own plant home with them.

With these smaller class sizes, students made connections with each other and grew foundational life skills through these everyday interactions. Thanks to this time for relationship-building and the learning they did each day, students had a well-rounded experience.

Guidry added that students saw the benefits, and said the program will help them in the new school year, which is right around the corner.

“Summer Enrichment provides our scholars with opportunities to strengthen their academic skills, build relationships, and discover that learning can be both meaningful and fun,” Guidry said. “It has been rewarding to watch our students grow in confidence while continuing to level up throughout the summer.”

Because of engagement opportunities like the Summer Enrichment Learning Program, it’s no surprise Willow caught the eye of state education leadership as one of the state’s top schools.

Students will be ready to continue this momentum and maintain the school’s standards on Willow’s first day, Monday, Aug. 10.

Way to go, Willow students and Mrs. Guidry! Keep up the great work in the new school year!