More than 1,300 Schenectady youngsters will head back to school on Monday. The month that follows will be packed with new lessons, long days and outdoor play.
In its third year, Schenectady City School District’s Summer Enrichment Program this month will mark a new record in student participation and expand to the district’s three middle schools and the high schools. Entering kindergartners will be welcomed to the program for the first time, too.
Noureya Morris, 5, who will start kindergarten in the fall, visited her summer classroom Wednesday, meeting her teacher, Amber Pasquerella, during an orientation day.
“I don’t know,” said Noureya, when asked what she likes most about school. After giving it a second thought, she had some ideas. “I like drawing pictures, even I like playing with the sand. You can keep the sand, the sand is so fun.”
Click here to read the entire story that ran July 7 in the Daily Gazette.