MILFORD — For the first time, Milford School District has offered a summer enrichment program that exposes children to nontraditional courses not offered during the school year.

Kenton Anderson, 7, (from left) Austin Krummen, 7, and Sydney Packer, 8, work on their projects during Creativity in Art class at Boyd E. Smith Elementary School in Milford. (Steven M. Herppich photo) | ZOOM |

        The response to the two, two-week programs — which conclude today — has been overwhelming.

        The curriculum, offered districtwide from kindergarten to grade 6, complements the summer intervention program geared at students who require a review of math or reading.

        Students in this district of 6,000 have been exposed this summer to enrichment courses ranging from Clay for Kids to Watercolor/Painting to Culture through Computers to learning how to put on a PowerPoint presentation.

        Last year, 15 teachers taught intervention core classes to 150 students.

        This summer, an additional 19 teachers were hired to teach the 322 students who signed up for enrichment classes.

        “This program is popular because there aren't any prerequisites to take a class,” said Vikki Miller, Boyd E. Smith Elementary School summer principal.

        “Students don't even have to know how to turn a computer on; the only requirement is that parents sign their child up (at a cost of $15 per class).

        “I don't know of any other district in the area that offers similar summer enrichment programs.”

        The nongraded program is the brainchild of Milford Superintendent John Frye, who wanted to complement the four-week summer intervention program with non- traditional classes that would provide life-building skills.

        “None of these classes are offered as a class in our curriculum,” Mrs. Miller said.

        “The fees cover transportation costs (students are taken to day-care centers and baby-sitters' homes, if necessary).

        “The challenge that we face is we were unable to accommodate 100 percent of students signing up because of the lack of space and teachers,” Mrs. Miller said.

        “Next year our goal is to hire more teachers so the program can expand.”
       

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