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“A is for Adventure” was the focus of the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Enrichment Summer School Program, which started in June and ended July 17. The program was designed for school-age students in kindergarten to eighth grade, and more than 300 students signed up for the program this year.
In the KMC, the adventure-themed summer school program was held at Ramstein Elementary School and Kaiserslautern Elementary School.
Some students were met the first day of school by teachers dressed as detectives in trench coats and fedoras, highlighting the adventure theme, and as the weeks passed, students solved mysteries and examined facts and clues.
Teachers were able to choose their themes based on the grade level they were teaching, but for many teachers, it was difficult to decide which theme to cover. Some teachers chose the mysteries of the ocean, while others chose the mysteries of gravity and magnets.
To celebrate their successes in solving mysteries through observations, experiments and data collection, the schools finished the summer session July 17 with a special celebration.
This year, as an added feature, DODEA obtained from VoyagerLearning the licenses for students to participate in a math component to collaborate with the high sleuth of detective work. During the summer session, students worked with VmathLive, a Web-based, grade appropriate math activity program. The computer program was helpful for students because it came with a self-help portion that allowed students to figure things out for themselves when teachers were busy with other students.
And though the program is over, the computer program will still be available for the enrolled students’ use until the end of August.
“It prepares us for the next year, so we know what is going to happen,” said Kaiserslautern Middle School student Anais Moore. “I really like the computer lab activities.”
Students were excited that they could access the math site at home and continue their math progress even after the summer school day was over.
KES fifth-grader Adeyemi Warren said, “It’s awesome!”
