WHAT IS SUMMER SIDEKICKS?
ESCWR Summer Sidekicks is a FREE summer learning program that provides grade 1-5 students with review and enrichment in the month of June to prevent the summer slide. ESCWR Summer Sidekicks has fun session themes to keep students interested and engaged! The program is summer camp style and has stations that students rotate through. Stations consist of Mathematics, English Language Arts/Reading, Science, Arts, Physical Recreation time and more to provide students with a well balanced program. Reverse field trips and community partners are brought in to provide fun and meaningful activities and lessons.
HISTORY OF ESCWR SUMMER SIDEKICKS
The program debuted in Lake County in the summer of 2021 and focused on remediating unfinished learning and integrated student supports to offset the COVID-19 pandemic challenges for young people via pandemic relief dollars. The program expanded to Geauga County in the 21-22 school year to Berkshire Local, and then in the 22-23 school year ESCWR Summer Sidekicks program again expanded in Geauga to Cardinal Local Schools.
NEW! ESCWR Summer Sidekicks is being funded via Martha Holden Jennings Foundation and Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OHMAS) grant support. With this partnership ESC of the Western Reserve is able to keep programming at no cost to students and families.
REGISTRATION FOR BOTH COUNTIES OPENS IN APRIL 2025!
24-25 PROGRAM INFORMATION
Geauga County
TBD
PROGRAM DATES AND TIMES:
Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the month of June; beginning Tuesday June 3, 2025 and ending on Thursday June 26, 2025. The program goes from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Lake County Location
ESCWR Hale Road Building
Student and Family Resource Center
56 Hale Road
Painesville Township, Ohio 44077
PROGRAM DATES AND TIMES:
Tuesday and Thursday evenings in the month of June; beginning Tuesday June 3, 2025 and ending on Thursday June 26, 2025. The program goes from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m..