Each summer concludes with all the campers performing for their parents. This year was the best ever! See all of the photos here at our Facebook photo album. Enjoy!
Summer campers go fishing in Long Island Sound
A Carver donor sponsored a charter fishing boat to take our Summer Enrichment Program campers at Columbus Magnet School and the Carver Community Center out on the water to try their skill and luck every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. They depart at 1PM and return at 5PM. Carver kids are discovering nature up-close and personally this summer!
Carver campers spending the day at Lake Compound and Playland today!
Today, Carver campers attending our Summer Enrichment Program at the Carver Community Center and Columbus Magnet School are spending the day at Lake Compounce (ages 7 to 13) and Playland Park (ages 5 to 6).
Carver Summer Enrichment Programs pass unannounced inspections with ZERO infractions
Stepping Stones teaches Carver summer students how to build a Rube Goldberg machine
Stepping Stones Museum for Children staff visited West Rocks Middle School to teach rising 6th graders how to build a Rube Goldberg machine.
This is a machine intentionally designed to perform a simple task in an indirect and overcomplicated fashion. Often, these machines consist of a series of simple devices that are linked together to produce a domino effect, in which each device triggers the next one, and the original goal is achieved only after many steps.
Beardsley Zoo visits Carver's rising sixth graders in our summer transition program
Carver summer transition programs are designed to help incoming 6th and 9th grade student’s transition into Norwalk’s four middle and two high schools. Programming includes individualized instruction, parental involvement, small group learning experiences, diverse enrichment activities, free transportation, and full-day activities benefiting working families. Students learn the basics of navigating their respective new schools.
Today, Beardsley Zoo visited our students who are transitioning into West Rocks Middle School. They brought some great animals like a frog, giant cockroach, ringed doved, a python and a bunny.
Hundreds of images of Carver Summer 2019 in our Facebook albums
Carver provides Freshman Summer Success Academies for graduated 8th-grade students transitioning into 9th grade at Norwalk and Brien McMahon High Schools. Carver provides a Summer Middle School Transition Program for 5th-grade students transitioning into Norwalk’s four middle schools. Carver provides two summer enrichment programs for children aged K-13 at the Carver Community Center and Columbus Magnet School.
Summer campers visit the Maritime Aquarium
The Maritime Aquarium is Carver's science partner throughout the year, during summer and then after school during the school year.
Here are the photos in our Facebook album of some of our campers visiting today.
Summer Transition Program for Rising 9th Graders
Carver’s summer transition programs are designed to help incoming 6th and 9th grade students transition into Norwalk’s four middle and two high schools. Programming includes individualized instruction, parental involvement, small group learning experiences, diverse enrichment activities, free transportation, and full-day activities benefiting working families. Students learn the basics of navigating their respective new schools. The incoming 9th graders school students learn how to read a transcript, understand graduation requirements, earn credits in courses, and look ahead to potential career options. Students use Naviance/Family Connection to develop an individualized Student Success Plan to identify needs and interests and to set future goals.
Eversource Energy offers career fair to Carver campers
Eversource Area Work Center and the IBEW Local 420 hosted a career fair replete with a BBQ and a Q&A session with experts in operations, substations, engineering, vegetation management, meter and service, and transportation. Something for every one of our aspiring STEM education students!