Every Child Valued Offers Summer Enrichment Program

Every Child Valued is offering a six-week “Summer Enrichment Program” beginning Monday, June 25, and ending Friday, Aug. 3. The program is open to students who, as of September 2012, attend Kindergarten through Fourth Grade. Students need not be Lawrence Township residents.

A “Parent Orientation” will be held at 6 p.m. today, June 12. For more information or to register call (609) 883-0300 or email everychildvalued@yahoo.com.

The following explanatory letter about the program is posted on the Every Child Valued website:

Dear Parents,

It's time to start planning and registering your child/children for the Every Child Valued 2012 Summer Enrichment Program at Eggerts Crossing Village, We plan to start the program on Monday, June 25 and end on Friday, Aug. 3, closing only for the July 4 holiday.

This six-week program will use a morning and afternoon program format. The Morning Program will operate from 8 a.m. until 1l:30 a.m., where certified teachers provide academic enrichment in language arts, reading, writing, and math. The Afternoon Program is from 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. with aftercare available (at an additional cost) until 5:30 p.m. Lunch and snacks are provided daily and included in the cost of the program. Afternoon activities include swimming, arts and crafts, and recreational activities. Both the Morning and Afternoon programs operate Monday thru Thursday. On select Fridays, the campers will go offsite on an educational or fun trip. A bagged lunch will be required for trips every Friday.

We are excited to continue a value-added component of our summer program this year in partnership with the research staff of Educational Testing Service. Once again, ETS has selected our summer camp to be a location where their new and fun learning tool will be used. Students will have the opportunity to practice their skills in subjects like reading and mathematics on a computer program specially designed for them at least twice a week. At the beginning of the summer, students will be evaluated to see what they already know and then tested again at the end of the summer program to see how much they have learned. We are very excited to partner once again with ETS regarding this study of student summer learning and we hope you are too!

The cost per child is as follows:

• Registration fee of $25.00 will be required when application is completed
• The general tuition fee this summer is $700 per child, with discounts for multiple children attending the program from the same family.
  • 1st child - $700
  • 2nd child - $660
  • 3rd child - $620
  • 4th child - $580

All monies are to be paid in full before the beginning of the program, or your child will not be allowed to participate. You may request an application by calling the office. Kindly complete and return the application to our office along with the registration fee payment as soon as possible. Reserve your child’s place NOW, before the program is full! Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Arzaga Dillard, After School and Summer Program Director