Students in Cheatham County have been learning more than reading, writing and arithmetic this fall. They have also been learning about the importance of helping others.
People in Cheatham County rallied around families impacted by the EF-2 tornado that ripped through Kingston Springs early in the morning on December 11.
The four-to-six-week summer learning programs feature six-hour days and extensive instruction in reading and math.
Fifty school districts across the state were chosen for visits as part of the tour.
Cheatham and Sumner Counties were among the 50, which also included Dickson and Wilson Counties.
All four were visited on June 30.
Cheatham County School Board members, other TDOE officials and Tennessee House Representative Mary Littleton joined the recent tour of Harpeth Middle School, where teachers highlighted their classroom’s unique studies and projects within the summer learning program.
Schwinn and other officials visited the classrooms of Gary Morrison and Karen Carlton, where they engaged with students and assisted them in their class assignments.