As the school year winds down, central Ohio school districts are looking ahead to summer programs to give students extra learning opportunities amid an unprecedented year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For Columbus City Schools, that means a chance for students to be among their peers and educators in-person for four days a week something that hasn t happened in more than a year.
“This is an opportunity for our students to get back in the buildings, to get back to some normalcy,” said Emma Corbin, principal of Ecole Kenwood French Immersion School on the Northwest Side and one of the administrators leading the summer programs. “This is an opportunity to bring stability to the lives of many of our learners.”
Suicide prevention: Thomas Worthington junior Andrea Nadolny s mural puts issue on display
A Worthington Schools student hopes her latest project will bring attention to suicide and mental health.
Andrea Nadolny, a Thomas Worthington High School junior, has partnered with the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, the Worthington Parks & Recreation Department and others in the development of research, infographics and murals to bring awareness and promote education on the issue.
“I want to make people feel like they’re not alone,” Nadolny said. “I wanted to make sure people here in my community and locally had resources that were easy to find, accessible and really concise so you could understand what’s going on and how to get help.”
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