Surprise Guest Bill Nye Reignites Passion at CCS Summer Experience Professional Development

As the 2024-2025 school year comes to a close, Columbus City Schools (CCS) gears up for the best weeks of summer: Summer Experience. Bill Nye the Science Guy surprised educators at engaging professional development day geared towards igniting their excitement for the summer.

Young Musicians Amplify Their Voices: Champion Middle School Students Shine Through Music

Thanks to Columbus City Schools Summer Experience, fifth-grade student Peyton Gales took a big step towards her dream of making R&B and rap music. This summer Champion Middle School students learned about music composition, recorded a song, and created a music video.

CCS Summer Experience: Embracing Global Cultures Through World Language Pathway

The Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy transformed into a vibrant hub of multicultural exploration, where eager learners delved into American Sign Language (ASL), French, and Spanish thanks to Summer Experience.

CCS Summer Experience Inspires Creativity Through Visual Arts Pathway

The CCS Summer Experience Visual Arts Pathway, designed to immerse students in a pathway of their choosing, has taken them on a series of enriching visits to notable cultural institutions, where each piece of artwork opens a new realm of possibilities.

Columbus City Schools Students Ignite Entrepreneurial Spirit in Summer Experience with GiveBackKids

This summer, students from Pre-K to 4th grade learned the basics of entrepreneurship in collaboration with GiveBackKids.

Students Learn Future Career Paths at Linden STEM Summer Experience

This summer, Ricky Carroll, a rising second-grade student, pretended to be a fish. Carroll is a student at Linden STEM Academy for Summer Experience, which focuses on STEM learning.

Columbus City Schools Students Gain Cooking Skills During Summer Experience

In between lessons to improve their curriculum fundamentals, students at Huy Elementary School are getting comfortable in the kitchen. Huy is one of the District’s Summer Experience sites, and the program focuses on teaching students culinary skills.

A Tribe for Jazz Partners with Columbus City Schools & Otterbein University On Otterbein Summer Music Experience

A Tribe for Jazz, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and advancing the future of jazz, is thrilled to partner with CCS and Otterbein University on their 11th Otterbein Summer Music Experience, offering seven talented CCS students an immersive experience in jazz education and performance.

Final Stop on the Pathway Express: Grange Insurance Audubon Center

Columbus City Schools students and their families had a bone-chilling experience at the final stop on the 2023-2024 Pathway Express thanks to a visit from R.L. Stine, the award-winning author of the Goosebumps series.