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Summer Learning Opportunities

Broad MSU Summer Art Camp - June 17 - July 12 - The Broad Art Museum is offering summer art camp for 3rd thru 6th graders again this year! Click here for more info and to register. Registration deadline May 15.

Kids' College for current 4^th and 5^th graders - July 8 - 19th Contact Explorer office for registration materials Applications due April 30, 2013.

Dimensions for current 7^th and 8^th graders - MSU program for high-ability studentsJune 17-28. Contact Anne McKinney, Middle School counselor for application information. Applications due April 30, 2013

MASCOT for current 6^th graders interested in mathematics - June 24 - July 12 Contact Anne McKinney, Middle School Counselor, for application materials. Applications due April 30, 2013

Kindergarten Age Change

A recently enacted Michigan law changed the minimum age requirement for a child enrolling in kindergarten. Currently, a student must be five years old by December 1st to be eligible for enrollment to kindergarten. New legislation will change the "cut-off" date and will be gradually phased-in over three years.

For the 2013-14 school year, children must be five years old by November 1st.

Parent Waiver Option: If the child is not eligible for enrollment per the guidelines specified above and will be five years old by December 1 st , the child's parent or legal guardian can apply for a waiver to enroll their student in school.

Click here for more information about this law, including the Parent Waiver form

Arts Council Summer Learning Opportunities

SmARTs For Kids Summer Opportunities

The Arts Council of Greater Lansing works to advocate for and advance arts and culture in our region, and that includes promoting the numerous opportunities available for youth and young adults in the arts. As a part of its work to provide greater access to community-based arts opportunities and to grow creative problem-solving skills, the Arts Council recently launched a pilot program for youth grades K-12 called "SmArts For Kids," which initially included the production of the resource guide available by clicking here: Resource Guide .

This summer, the Arts Council will expand and deepen the SmArts For Kids program by offering increased access to arts education for youth. As such, we are proud to announce the launch of the SmArts for Kids - Arts Scholarship Program. The Arts Council of Greater Lansing invites parents of students in grades K-12 who demonstrate a financial need to apply by April 1 for a scholarship to offset the cost of an arts education experience provided by one of the 2013 SmArts for Kids - Arts Scholarship Program's Participating Organizations. These organizations include:

All-of-Express Children's Theatre-- http://www.allofusexpress.org<http://www.allofusexpress.org/ >
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum-- http://broadmuseum.msu.edu<http://broadmuseum.msu.edu/ >
Happendance-- http://www.happendance.org<http://www.happendance.org/ >
Lansing Art Gallery-- http://lansingartgallery.org<http://lansingartgallery.org/ >
MSU Community Music School-- http://www.cms.msu.edu<http://www.cms.msu.edu/ >
REACH Art Studio-- http://reachstudioart.org<http://reachstudioart.org/ >

Scholarship awards will cover the full cost for a student to attend one summer program. Awards are funded by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing through its Arts Advancement Endowment Fund.

This is an excellent way to bring arts opportunities into your students' lives beyond the school experience.

Now Hiring

Williamston Community Schools

Now Hiring School Bus Sub Driver
Candidates to Begin Training

No previous bus driving experience required. Call 655-1011 and speak to Pam VanSickler for more information.

Summer Feeding Program

Many Hands is a non-profit organization founded in Williamston and run by residents of Williamston. The organization provides the Weekend Survival Kit Backpack program to children in Williamston, and its goal is to keep students from going hungry on the weekends and to remove barriers to academic success. Many Hands would like to expand its efforts to a Summer Feeding Program as well as begin fundraising for the 2013-2014 school year.

Please click here for more information about the program and how you can help .