Summer Adventure Celebrates 25 Years

Four weeks of affordable fun – that’s what more than 800 students counted on when they signed up for Summer Adventure!  Celebrating its 25th year, Summer Adventure is an annual enrichment program for students entering Kindergarten through 8th grade.  Sponsored by the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation and the Santa Monica-Malibu Council of PTAs, Summer Adventure runs in the morning at an elementary and middle school in Santa Monica, as well as an elementary school in Malibu.  Students enjoyed classes like cooking, sports, art, language, science, math and computer.

“The teachers love it because they get to teach classes in subjects they are passionate about that they may not have an opportunity to teach during the year,” commented Linda Gross, Executive Director of the Education Foundation.  Gross added, “The students love it because they can pick classes based on the “fun” factor.”

For children who aren’t even in school yet, the “Kindergarten Readiness” classes help them acclimate to the school environment.  “Survive and Thrive” readies 5th graders for middle school.  Classes change each year to peak the interests of students, adding Mandarin Chinese, History of Rock ‘n’ Roll and Yoga most recently.  Next year, Summer Adventure is scheduled to be held in Santa Monica at Roosevelt Elementary and Lincoln Middle School, and in Malibu at Cabrillo Elementary.