By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Buhler USD 313 Superintendent Cindy Couchman said kids in her district are looking to continue their education this summer.
"We have over 200 students coming in to do our STEAM camp this summer," Couchman said. "We were expecting maybe a 100. We had 60 last year that did it. Summer school is a little lower. We have 120 students doing it, but still, twice as much as what we had last year."
Either way, the goal is for the kids to have fun and reduce the time it takes them to get back up to speed in the fall.
"They're very similar, other than, summer school, we really do spend time on reading and math," Couchman said. "They still have a lot of fun. They're still going to do some projects. They're still going to have some down time, we're still going to have them go to recess. Both the STEAM camp and summer school are going to be like that. We're excited to have them back in our buildings. Our buildings are going to be busy this year between those camps, PD opportunities and we also host Stay to Play."
Couchman noted that with some of the curricular changes that are coming in math and science, the teachers in those subjects will need that professional development time over the summer to get ready for the coming year.
Below is the full interview with Couchman...
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