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Kids Learn the Write Stuff and that "Math Does Count" at Summer Camps

September 6th, 2013

ACES summer camp programs provide fun-filled ways to help children entering grades one through eight become better writers and more proficient mathematicians.

For the 14th year in a row, Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES), the educational service center that serves south central Connecticut, brought “The Write Stuff” to children from first to fourth grade students. For fifth to eighth grade students in schools participating in ACES Open Choice program, they showed that “Math Does Count.”

Two hundred campers enrolled in the ACES “Math Does Count” and “The Write Stuff” Summer Camp programs. Campers hailed from Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Hamden, Meriden, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge. Funded by the Connecticut State Department of Education, these programs were provided at no cost to participating families. “The Write Stuff” and “Math Does Count” ran from July 22 to Aug. 2 and were held at the ACES Thomas Edison Interdistrict Magnet School in Meriden.

“At ‘The Write Stuff,’ children learned to use a range of creative strategies to craft cohesive passages and paint pictures with words. At ‘Math Does Count,’ campers learned math concepts and problem-solving skills to help them have fun with math and meet several Common Core Curriculum standards for their grade levels,” explained Carolyn McNally, director of program development at ACES.

ACES is the Regional Educational Service Center for the 25 school districts in South Central, Connecticut. ACES programs, schools, and services include adult and vocational programs, magnet schools, interdistrict programs, child and adolescent services, professional development, school improvement, and technology services. For additional information, visit Aces.org.

Photo Caption: “Math Does Count” interdistrict grant camp held at ACES Thomas Edison Magnet School this year sent students to the Connecticut Science Center for a field trip. The camp theme was “Seven Wonders of the World – Ancient, Modern and Natural—Math Applications.” This photo shows the literal and figurative closeness of students from a variety of school districts in South Central Connecticut. Goals of the program are to increase academic achievement and to reduce racial isolation.

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