2024 Summer Resource Guide
From the SCPS Parent Resource Center
This guide is packed with information about summer programs, fun ideas, activities, camps and tips to help you make the most of your time with your child or children this summer. Help prevent the "summer slide" by encouraging your child to continue reading and learning so their skills remain sharp when they return to school in the fall, ready to learn!
PRC LIBRARY SUMMER HOURS
The Parent Resource Center Library will be open this summer!
May 28-July 25
9am-3pm
Monday-Thursday (closed on Fridays; closed July 4)
TAKE A VITUAL TOUR OF THE PRC LIBRARY
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMPS
Spotsylvania County Public Schools offers a variety of summer camps for current Kindergarten through 8th graders. These camps are taught by highly enthusiastic teachers looking to engage students through hands on learning opportunities. Students will take control of their own learning and leave feeling empowered. We offer camps that cover a variety of interests. There is something for every student!
Elementary school camps serve current Kindergarten through 5th graders, and the middle school camps service current 6th - 8th graders.
Don't wait! Registration closes April 19, 2024! Visit the SCPS Summer Enrichment site for more information on each session, costs, and registration links. https://sites.google.com/spotsylvania.k12.va.us/scpssummerenrichment/home
2024 SUMMER ACTIVITY GUIDE
Click on the image below to open the 2024 Summer Activity Guide.
2024 WEBSITES FOR SUMMER LEARNING
Click on the guide below to open the 2024 Websites for Summer Learning.
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Youth Summer Sports Camp
Registration is now open for the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Youth Summer Sports Camps!!
Sign up today, all camps are FREE!
https://form.123formbuilder.com/form.../summer-camps-2024
Learn more here: https://www.facebook.com/profile/100064712945351/search/?q=youth%20summer%20camp
2024 Macaroni Kid Summer Camp & Activities Guide
2024 Capernaum Day Camp Registration
2024 Signs of Fun Summer Camp
Milestones Play Gym & Pediatric Therapy Specialty Group 2024 Summer Camps
Darby's Dancers Summer Camp at the Fredericsburg Ballet Centre
Darby’s dancers offers children with special needs the opportunity to take part in the performing arts through dance education. Learn more at www.darbysdancers.com
Rappahannock Area YMCA’s Special Needs Program
Search for a Special Needs Summer Camp
Search for the perfect summer camp for your child with special needs.
BECOME A FAMILY THAT VOLUNTEERS
BECOME A FAMILY THAT VOLUNTEERS: Tips to start a habit of service
- Encourage all your would-be volunteers to get involved in selecting the volunteer opportunity. The more engaged everyone is in the selection process, the more committed all of you will be to the project.
- Consider different ways you can weave service into your family’s life:
- Enjoy occasional “kitchen table” service projects – volunteer opportunities you can complete in your home. We have dozens of options to choose from. Or check out Doing Good Together: 101 Easy, Meaningful Service Projects for Families, Schools and Communities for even more possibilities.
- Set aside a “Doing Good Together” time each week or each month. Check out the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation website for ideas.
- Choose one ongoing project for your family. You might deliver meals to the homebound, cook at a homeless shelter or make a monthly visit to your local nursing home.
- Start holiday traditions of service. On your child's birthday create a no-sew fleece blanket to donate to the hospital where he or she was born or put together a birthday bag for a local food shelf. On Valentine's Day make cards for your local firehouse. On Halloween collect money for UNICEF or donate candy to the troops.
- Try “episodic” volunteering – a series of “one-time” projects. You and your family can occasionally walk for charity, clean up a local wilderness area, or take part in a collection drive.
- Consider your children’s ages. Families can design volunteer participation for any age child. Even babies can take part in nursing home visits or charity walks. But be certain that the project you choose is appropriate for your child’s maturity level.
- Think about your family’s talents, personalities, interests, and the issues that are important. Consider too what you’d like to learn from the experience.
- Don’t necessarily limit yourself to more traditional volunteer jobs. Your family can become environmental activists, work for human rights or help get out the vote. You can host a fundraiser, organize a collection or start a neighborhood garden.
- Remember that service to others doesn't have to involve strangers. Consider starting with familiar people and places. Lend a hand to your neighbors by watering, sweeping, pulling weeds or walking their dog. Carry a small trash bag on your neighborhood walks to collect litter. Whenever your family bakes a batch of cookies, muffins or bars, wrap a few to share with neighbors or friends.
- Consider an organization carefully before you and your children decide to volunteer there. Find out the group’s goal or mission, how it’s funded and exactly what your job will be. If possible, ask a current or past volunteer about the pros and cons of working there.
- Before beginning the volunteer job, explain to your children what will happen, how they’re expected to behave, and why the job is important. Once you get started, be patient with their efforts and let them know how they’re making a difference.
- Reflect on the experience with your family, including the disappointments and challenges of the work. Educate your kids about any issues that arise, explain the benefits to the people you’re serving and discuss what all of you are learning from the experience.
- Have fun! Show enthusiasm for the project, go out for lunch afterward, or invite your children’s friends to come along. The more all of you enjoy the time you spend volunteering together, the more often you’ll make it a priority.
This list was taken from the Doing Good Together, a Minnesota-based national nonprofit that works to make volunteering and service, along with daily kindness, easy for every family.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR EVENTS, PROGRAMS AND IDEAS FOR FAMILY SUMMER FUN
Check out this section for some additional events, programs and ideas for your family to do together this summer. Enjoy a variety of local, free resources through our local library or at a nearby park, or plan a quick road trip and do some sight-seeing. Don't forget to utilize the SCPS Parent Resource Center to check out fun, hands-on learning resources that you and your child can do for free in the comfort of your own home to help prevent the "summer slide." Whatever you choose to do with your children this summer, the most important thing is to do it together and have fun!
Central Rappahannock Regional Library Events Calendar
Fredericksburg Parent Events Calendar
Visit the Fredericksburg Parent Magazine at https://www.fredericksburgparent.net/calendar for a comprehensive listing of fun and engaging activities for the whole family.
Macaroni Kid Events Calendar
FXBG: A comprehensive guide to what's happening in Fredericksburg
Cool Places for Kids and Families in Virginia
Virginia.org has taken the stress out of planning trips with your children by compiling some of the most tried, tested, and kid-approved activities in Virginia to keep the whole family entertained.
Virginia State Parks Events
Looking for a playground or a place to swim, picnic, or hike? What about a short presentation for the kids by a park ranger? You'll find a lot of great activities at one of our many nearby state parks!
100 Activities to Keep Your Kids Busy This Summer
Paint a Rock for Someone Else to Find!
Brighten someone's day by painting rocks bright colors or with short messages on them and hide them – preferably in plain sight – so that other people find them. The picture below is taken from the Facebook page Spotsy Rocks, which you can visit to learn how to tag your items so that when they are found, people can share the joy!
How to Prevent the "Summer Slide"
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Encourage Acts of Kindness
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Parent Resource Center Special Education Consultative Services
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CONTACT US
Spotsylvania County Public Schools Parent Resource Center
Monday-Friday
8am-4pm
(Please see above for summer hours.)
Courtney Seely, Teacher Facilitator
Sandy Sprague, Parent Facilitator
Jordana Neylon, Administrative Assistant (Spanish/English)
Email: prc@spotsylvania.k12.va.us
Website: https://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/prc
Location: 7409 Brock Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22553, USA
Phone: 540-582-7060
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotsyprc
Twitter: @SCSPRC