Summertime smarts

Student works on pencil-and-paper assignment

On Tuesday morning, incoming first- through fifth-graders in the Elementary Summer program at Giffen Memorial Elementary School measured, evaluated, contemplated and debated a variety of subjects.

The program – for students from throughout the district – provides instruction and intervention in reading and math and an enhancement of science and social studies concepts for students. Mornings are devoted to academics, and afternoons focus on enrichment activities that support academics.

The program also is based at Pine Hills Elementary.

Take a look at a Facebook photo collage of a day in the life of the program. (You don't need a Facebook account to see the photos linked in the highlighted text. A window may appear that says, "To see more from Albany City Schools on Facebook, log on or create an account,” but you can dismiss it by clicking “not now.”)