Middle School

  • Summer Experience

    Registration for Summer Experience opens February 8. Please call the Office of Extended Learning or your child's school for more information.

    Middle school years prepare students for high school; these years are key for students’ social and emotional development, as well as discovering their interests and talents. 

    This year's Summer Experience will immerse students in grades 5-8 in collaborative, enriching experiences over four weeks. Students will use design-thinking strategies to solve real-world problems in the areas of Health & Fitness, Performing Arts, Urban Agriculture, and STEM. Students will expand their minds and gain experience as researchers, designers, entrepreneurs, and communicators.

    All middle school students enrolled in Summer Experience will have daily English & Language Arts and Math blocks to work on critical academic skills that will help prepare them as they transition to the next grade level. 

    2025 Summer Experience Middle School Sites:female students working at computer

    • Health & Fitness: Starling (Grades 5-8)
    • Performing Arts: Berwick Alternative (Grades 5-8) 
    • Urban Agriculture: Champion Middle School (Grades 5-8)
    • STEM: Woodward Park at Walden Middle School (Grades 5-8)

    Questions? Contact the Office of Extended Learning: 614-365-5010 or ExtendedLearning@columbus.k12.oh.us.