The end of this school year brings an end to one of the more popular and successful of programs that were initiated at the Roosevelt Park Community School. A program now considered expendable, due to the many cutbacks that School District 52 must face in the wake of the claw back of 2 million dollars in funding by the provincial government.
The Rediscovery Camp became an integral part of the learning curve for senior students at Roosevelt, students who have year in and year out found the camps to be the greatest of learning experiences that they have taken from the school, providing them with a sense of self respect, confidence and maybe even some accountability.
They were all worthwhile goals for students and a school that has faced many challenges over the years, a situation that could have done without more roadblocks being placed in the path to learning…
( from the blog a town called podunk, click on the link below to see the entire article atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2 … 4916183141 )-