The Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District will be offering enrichment learning experiences for students in the district throughout the summer.
SOCSD Grants and Innovative Strategies Specialist Brandi Burton presented at the district’s monthly meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the plans for these enhancements activities. While each session will focus on at least one core curriculum subject, students will have the opportunity to participate in topics related to lifestyle and skill-building.
“We need to keep these students with their peers in a classroom type situation as we can for exciting and enriching activities that will spark their interest,” Burton said. “Most of the time when you have students participating in enriching and engaging activities like that they will show gains in reading and mathematics.”
The session topics include accelerated…