Schools

With the weather getting warmer, everyone’s mind is turning to summer and the great opportunities for travel, food and family fun. While it is great to have time away from work and school, this break in learning often makes a huge impact on our youth in summer learning loss.

The Landstuhl Youth Center is abuzz with activity, as bus loads of teens and pre-teens bound through the doors of the facility located on Landstuhl Post.

Thinking back, what were some of the things fifth-graders did in their spare time when you were that age? They most likely played sports or video games or just hung out with friends at the local park. For three local 11-year-olds, their focus was to perform random acts of kindness throughout the year.

The pressure is on for military students (and their parents) as we reach those final months of school and everything that comes with them — standardized tests, end-of-term papers and final exams.

David Rubal, certified security information specialist, visited to give his expert opinion on attacks that potentially could have taken place in the Ramstein community.

The Advancement Via Individual Determination program is available to more than 4,800 elementary, middle and high schools in 48 states and 16 countries and territories.

As the school year is starting to wind down and the weather is starting to warm up, and children and families are getting ready for great summer adventures, the question on many parents’ minds is how to keep their children learning during the school summer recess.