“While most seven- and eight-year-olds are passing the time away this summer,” reports Ian McInroy of the Barrie Examiner, “groups of students across Simcoe County are in learning mode, and they’re loving it.”
“The Simcoe County District School Board’s summer learning program for grades 2 and 3 students is in full swing at Hillcrest Public School with other programs being conducted at Maple Grove Public School in Barrie as well as Bradford, Angus, Orillia, Collingwood and Alliston.
“James Dobson, principal of the summer learning program, said more than 120 students at Hillcrest — the most of any of the programs in the county — are enrolled in the school’s three-week program.” Read the full article here.
