To assist students in retaining academic gains made throughout the school year, this summer Tendaji Community Development Corporation (Tendaji CDC) launched an exciting virtual alternative to its annual physical summer camp, A.R.T. (Art, Reading, Technology) Impact. A.R.T. Impact's Virtual Summer Camp launched Monday, June 1. The virtual summer experience consisted of online lessons and activities covering a wide range of topics, including the arts, reading and technology, and was available to students and parents from June 1 until July 10.
For a one-time registration fee of $75, each student received two meals-a-day, along with the materials needed for the week’s instruction and a digital e-reader.
“Everything was designed to advance your student’s imagination and creative thinking, so they retain the educational gains they’ve made throughout the school year,” said Shelia M. Hayes, Director of Educational Services for Tendaji CDC. “In many ways, our kids have become victims of this pandemic, and we’re hoping that this virtual approach allowed us to reach as many as possible while taking some of the burden off parents. Children need ongoing intellectual, physical and social engagement, even while remaining at home. A.R.T. Impact Virtual Summer Camp had something to delight every kid and his or her parents.”
Tendaji CDC partnered with the Timmons Art Foundation, Arkansas Baptist College and AR Kids Read to bring this virtual camp to the students of Central Arkansas. The program utilized a sanitary drive-through pickup line at Saint Mark’s Children and Youth Center where participants received program supplies weekly and meals daily. Tendaji CDC followed guidelines on social distancing to protect staff, parents and students.
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