Photos provided by ProJeCt of Easton

SIZZLE!^® Summer Literacy Camp Kicked Off Monday

Hovercrafts, MeLVin, children’s author and more are ready to educate

and entertain about 170 EASD students in grades K-5

(EASTON) — Starting June 24, ProJeCt of Easton welcomed about 170 low-income, at-risk children in grades K-5 to SIZZLE!^®, a literacy-based, 6-week summer camp at Paxinosa Elementary School in Easton that addresses and prevents “the summer slide.”

SIZZLE!^® is based on nationally recognized research that shows the need for, and benefit of, high-quality summer learning opportunities for low-income children. Research done by Rand Education says that on average, children from low-income families lose more reading comprehension and word recognition during the summer than children from higher-income families.

The camp includes a variety of activities that are perfect for photo and/or video opportunities. Clifford the Big Red Dog welcomed the children on Monday. (Photos attached.) Here are just some of the other highlights of camp:

Tuesday-Thursday, June 25 -27: Students will ride a hovercraft built by Lafayette College engineering students.

Thursday, June 27, 6 to 7:30 p.m.: Family Fun Night for campers and their parents; the theme is “Candyland.”

Tuesday, July 2, 12:30 to 1 p.m.: MeLVin, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms mascot, brings the Phantoms’ anti-bullying program “Bully Busters Unite!” to SIZZLE!®

Wednesday, July 3, 9:15 to 11:15 a.m.: Visit from Police Officer and K-9

Tuesday, July 16, 12:30 p.m.: Children’s author Peter Catalanotto (Monkey and Robot, The Newbies, Ivan the Terrier and more)

Thursday, July 18, 6-7:30 p.m.: Literacy Luau Family Fun Night (food donated by Colonial Pizza)

Monday, July 22, 12:30 p.m.: Rainforest animals from the Lehigh Valley Zoo visit SIZZLE!®

Thursday, July 25, 10 a.m.: All campers are going to see Macbeth at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s Shakespeare for Kids for free, thanks to the Shakespeare Festival’s Free Will program

Wednesday, July 31: SIZZLE!®  Olympics/ Field Day

Thursday, August 1: SIZZLE Talent Showcase

Since 1968, ProJeCt has helped people throughout the Lehigh Valley break free from the cycle of poverty. ProJeCt’s mission is to build a better community by helping people help themselves succeed in school, work and life through adult education, family literacy, school-based programming and emergency support services.

For more information, please visit www.projecteaston.org or call 610-258-4361.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Angel R. Ackerman
Development Coordinator
ProJeCt of Easton, Inc.
320 Ferry St., Easton, PA 18042
www.projecteaston.org