School District 43's popular summer learning program will be expanding southward to Kilmer elementary school after Port Coquitlam parents expressed interest in having courses closer to home.
Courses at Kilmer will likely include French Immersion Language Arts (Grades 1 to 5) and French kindergarten-to-Grade 1 transition, in addition to English programs in reading and writing, mathematics, outdoor science and coding (also known as computational thinking).
"In previous summers, we've had students form the south side [of PoCo] attending our other summer school sites but we've heard the requests from parents in this community to have a summer program in their own neighbourhood. Now, elementary children in this neighbourhood will have easier access to summer programs," principal Murray Peters said in a press release.
Another change is the switch to Walton from Glen for elementary programs because an addition is being built at Glen over the summer.
Last year, as many as 6,000 students in Grades 1 to 12 participated in summer programs, slightly more than in 2015, and registration for this year begins April 25.
Courses will run from July 11 to 28 and families should take note that students need to have an account prior to registration.
Find out more at www.summerlearningcoquitlam.ca.
