Special to the Independent
Bigger and better. That is the easiest, most effective way to describe the summer programming introduced this month by the Everett Public Schools for all grades.
While high schoolers are also benefiting from a wide array of new offerings, for the first time, the district is offering K-8 academic programs at multiple schools, as well as enrichment opportunities in music, technology, fitness and athletics, chess, languages, and arts. This gives families greater flexibility, and students more chances to reconnect with their classmates after the tumultuous 2020-2021 school year. All programs are free and include breakfast, lunch, and snacks. This is a tremendous enhancement from previous years, when there was academic enrichment available at one school only.