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Redmond Schools Offers Summer Programs

REDMOND, OR -- Summer opportunities continue for students inside the Redmond School district. Superintendent Charan Cline says there is still space available for all ages, "We have elementary summer school classes open. We have Camp 6, which is an incoming transition piece. So, people going into sixth grade, they get to come into the schools and, moving from elementary to middle, to see what that’s like."

A similar program “Camp 9” is also available for incoming high school freshmen. "That transition for kids and for parents is really hard," Dr. Cline tells KBND News. "It’s really the next stage of development for kids. And for parents, kids mature in ways that sometimes parents don’t quite expect. Especially the middle school, you know, puberty is hitting and they’re beginning to pull away from their parents a little bit - and it can be frustrating for everybody." Both Camp 6 and Camp 9 start in August, just before the start of the school year. "Getting a sense of what’s going to happen is great. Plus, just for the kids, when they come in and figure out how to open a locker, and figure out how to change classes; it’s a big deal. And, giving kids just sort of that ability to feel comfortable within the environment they’re moving into, really helps them be successful."

And, Dr. Cline says, for the first time, the district offers career technical education options,"This allows our summer students to get a sense of what we do at the high school level. We’ve got culinary classes, art, photography, welding for kids who would kind of like to get a jump on that." There are also other summer options like credit recovery, PE and sports camps. Click HERE for more information.

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