Third-grade student Levi Black cuts out a shape during an art lesson at Salem Heights Elementary School on Oct. 18, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)
Salem students have less than a month before classes end for the year, but they’ll have plenty of options to stay busy this summer with free camps and activities.
The Salem-Keizer School District is offering more than 200 two-week summer camps at schools across the district. Programs are designed for students in specific grades and include offerings focused on science, music, art, career skills and more.
Options include a French language and culture camp for kindergarten through eighth grade students, robotics camps for middle and high school students, forestry, Dungeons and Dragons, theater, fused glass art and more.
A complete list of camps with dates and grade levels is available on the district website. Registration is open now and closes May 31. The district will use a lottery system to select students for camps if there’s more interest than slots available.
High school students can earn class credit for some camps.
The programs are possible thanks to a windfall of state money intended to help Oregon school districts offer more in-person activities this summer following a year of mostly online classes for most of the state’s public school students.
-Rachel Alexander
