Free Online Summer Bridge Program Helps Students Transition to High School

How a new program can help your child be ready for high school after a long break of classroom instruction.

RICKETTS -- ANNOUNCEDTHEY'LL BE OFFERING ANEW SUMMER-BRIDGEPROGRAM FORSTUDENTS ENTERINGHIGH SCHOOL -- FORFREE.THE SCHOOL YEARENDED SO ABRUPTLYTHAT EXPERTS WORRY AHUGE SUMMER-SLIDEMAY AFFECT STUDENTS'LEARNING.REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE HAS MORE ONHOW THIS PROGRAM MAYHELP ON TODAY'SEDITION OF THEREBOUND - HEARTLAND.TRT 1:39 BUSINESSMANAND PHILANTHROPISTJOE RICKETT'S --CREATED ANEDUCATIONAL NON-PROFIT TO CHANGE THETRADITIONAL WAY OFLEARNING CALLED -OPPORTUNITYEDUCATION.RICKETTS 05:37"BASICALLY WHAT WEARE DOING RIGHT NOWIS EVOLVING FROMTEACHING YOUNGPEOPLE FOR THEINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONTO TEACHING PEOPLEFOR THE DIGITAL AGE."THROUGH THE NON-PROFIT CAME "QUESTFORWARD ACADEMYOMAHA" LOCATED INSIDETHE BELLEVUEUNIVERSITY CAMPUS.A PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL,THAT DOES THINGS ALITTLE DIFFERENTLY."WE TRY TO TEACH THEMTHAT EDUCATION ISTHEIRS AND THEY NEEDTO OWN IT.OUR TEACHERS ACTMUCH MORE ASMENTORS AND GUIDES."02:15 THEIR HANDS ON,TECHNOLOGICALAPPROACH PUT THEM INTHE PERFECT POSITIONTO OFFER A VIRTUALSUMMER PROGRAM - TOHELP STUDENTS AVOIDWHAT EXPERTS NOWCALL THE COVID-SLIDE."I THINK MOST FAMILIESARE A LITTLE BITNERVOUS ABOUT HOWTHE SCHOOL YEARENDED FOR ALL OF OURKIDS.IT DIDN'T GO ASEVERYBODY PLANNEDAND A LOT OF FAMILIESAND A LOT OF STUDENTSARE PROBABLYWONDERING AM I REALLYPREPARED TO ENTERHIGH SCHOOL?" 07:14THE TWO WEEKPROGRAM WILL FOCUSON READING AND MATHONLINE.STUDENTS CAN CHOOSETO DO ONE OR BOTH - ASMENTORS GUIDE THEMTHROUGH CURRICULUMSVIRTUALLY."THIS IS MAINLY FORSTUDENTS THAT JUSTFINISHED EIGHTH GRADE,ARE LOOKING TO GOINTO NINTH GRADE THISFALL, BUT THEY DON'THAVE TO BE COMING TOQUEST FORWARDACADEMY THIS FALL.THIS IS OPEN TO ANYSTUDENT GOING INTOANY HIGH SCHOOL IN THEOMAHA AREA." 05:13SO INCOMING FRESHMANCAN FEEL MORE AT EASE.AND PARENTS CAN FEELLESS STRESSED ABOUTHOW THE UPCOMINGSCHOOL YEAR MAY GO.REPORTING INBELLEVUE, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.THERE IS NO DEADLINETO REGISTER BUT THECOURSES DO BEGIN JULY13TH.THERE IS NO COST TOATTEND THE PROGRAM,THERE IS HOWEVER A $50DOLLAR REGISTRATIONFEE.TO ENROLL VISIT OURWEBPAGE AT 3-NEWS-