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Academic enrichment

Contact: (225)769-0305

GardereInitiative@gmail.com

Math and Geometry Tools

Gardere Initiative Summer Program

June 7-22

PreK- 5th Grades

Unpaid

In-person

Providing math, reading, and wellness activities for children ages PreK-5th grade.

Art Class

Extended Learning Academy

June 7- July 23

Kindergarten-5th Grade

Unpaid

In-person or Virtual 

Big Buddy focuses on eliminating summer learning loss, building SEL skills, and focuses on math, reading, and art.

Image by Ed Robertson

Boys and Girls Clubs: Club OnDemand

June 7- July 23

Ages 6-11

Unpaid

Virtual 

Increase reading levels via Zoom.

School Supply

Summer CREATE Outreach Program

June and July

Ages 3-17

Unpaid

In-person 

Line4Line:Building Readers Program provides reading support, writing support, and opportunities to build creative skills, SEL skills, and academic skills.

Image by Antoine Dautry

Power Scholars Academy

4-8 Week Program

Kindergarten-8th Grade

Unpaid

In-person

YMCA's Power Scholars Academy focuses on summer learning loss in reading, math, comprehension, and social and emotional learning.

In the Classroom

After- School and Summer Enrichment- Behavioral Counseling

Begins June 1

Ages 4-16

Unpaid

Virtual and In-person

Sceptre Foundation offers academic gains, LEAP, lowered anger management scores, lowered stress level in homes. 

Books

Free Haircuts for Reading

Ongoing

Boys: Ages 3-16

Unpaid

In-person 

Line4Line:Building Readers Program provides free haircuts in exchange for reading books.

Image by ASTERISK KWON

Boys and Girls Club Summer Enrichment Program

June 7-July 23

Ages 6-11

Unpaid

In-person

Have fun, while increasing your reading level.

Colorful Books

Beanstack Summer Reading Challenge

June 1-August 15

Ages: all

Unpaid

In-person and Virtual

East Baton Rouge Parish Library: children, tweens, teens, and adults can read books to obtain incentives.

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