We value enrichment and believe that opportunities beyond the classroom increase students ability to discover their “spark” and actualize their potential. Providing students access to a broad range of experiences enables them to acquire social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills necessary for classroom and career-growth.
Students who participate in extracurricular activities develop pro-social skills like teamwork, goal setting, and communication abilities that contribute to employability and increase the likelihood of social and civic engagement later in life.
However, children in families below the poverty level are shown to be at least three times less likely to engage in sports and other extracurriculars.
The implications on health outcomes are clear, but prosocial activities also correlate with increased education outcomes including high school graduation and college acceptance as well as lower rates of risk-taking behaviors.
The importance of supporting students in pursuing extracurricular activities, particularly those which expose them to new experiences, cannot be overstated.
Summer 2023
Because of the generosity and goodwill of our supporters, we were able to connect our students to 117 weeks of camp, a 16% increase from last summer.
Our students braved their way to overnight camps, strengthened their soccer skills, learned how to code, hit the mountain biking trails, practiced musical instruments, and experienced many powerful moments that increase social-emotional learning.
One student said, “I learned that music touches us all.” Another realized that they “were a good leader” and all campers said they had discovered at least one new thing about themselves.
Our goal is to send every student to all of the camps that pique their interest.
2023 Enrichment
ABYSA FUNdamentals
Art and Drawing with Kenn Kotara
Asheville Art Museum
BClip Productions
Camp Rockmont
Glassblowing with Hayden Wilson
LEAF Global
Lifestyle Medicine with Sarah Asbill
Rivercamp with RiverLink
Tennis Association
YMCA Camp Watia
ACT/SAT Bootcamp with Tutors Across America
Asheville Museum of Science
Asheville Tennis Association Champions Jr. Tennis Camp
Camp Good Trouble
Carolina Day School Summer Volleyball Camp
Crafty Hoopla
Gow Summer
Little Bellas
NC Outward Bound
Swift App Camp
“Always participate, because if you don’t participate, you’re going to be that one person standing out.”
-One of our students after their sleepaway summer camp experience
2022 Summer Enrichment Highlights
