District 58 Opens Summer School Registration

Submitted by Downers Grove Grade School District 58.

Downers Grove Grade School District 58 announces that registration for its Summer School and Extended School Year programs is now open.

To register for Summer School online, please visit dg58.info/SummerSchool. Scroll down to read the course descriptions and click the “Register” button. You may also access course descriptions and paper registration materials at tinyurl.com/hu7g2do.

Summer school is open to students enrolled in public, private or parochial schools. However, to participate, students must live within the District 58 attendance area and be entering kindergarten through eighth grade.

Please register early, as space is limited. The registration deadline is Friday, April 29. Transportation is not provided.

District 58 will offer the following Summer School learning opportunities:

• Regular Education Summer School will take place Monday through Friday, fromJune 9-June 29, from 8:15-11:15 a.m. at Henry Puffer School, 2220 Haddow Ave.Summer school offers classes on the following subjects: reading, math, art and kindergarten prep.
• Band and Orchestra Classes will take place Monday through Friday, from June 9-June 29 from 8 a.m. to noon at Herrick Middle School, 4435 Middaugh Ave. The complete listing of classes is available on the registration website.
• Technology - Digital Gaming Design will take place Monday through Thursday, July 11-21 from 8:15-11:15 a.m. at Henry Puffer School.

In previous summers, District 58 has also hosted a Chinese Immersion learning experience. StarTalk, the company that provided that class, will be hosting their program in Westmont this year. Interested District 58 students are invited to consider enrolling in the Westmont District 201 program.

For more information or to register for the above opportunities, visit dg58.info/summerschool or call Kathy Auriemma, summer school secretary, at 630-719-5860.

Additionally, District 58 offers Extended School Year programming for those students who are eligible through their IEP. This program will take place Monday throughThursday, June 13-July 21, from 8:15-11:15 a.m. at Henry Puffer. For more information or to register for Extended School Year, visit dg58.info/SummerESY.

You may also call Kathy Auriemma at 630-719-5860 or the Special Services Department at 630-719-5824 for assistance.

District 58 and its partners will host additional summer learning opportunities besides the Summer School classes listed above. More information about these other opportunities – such as sports camps and library reading clubs – will be announced later this spring.