BEYOND THE BOOKS
NEWS AND NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
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A Summer of Broadening Horizons
H
ORIZONS AT Brunswick, a
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six-week program designed to help Greenwich Public 01 Xavier Mancero enjoys a ball game.
School students of limited finan-
— kindergarteners and 1st graders
02 Volunteer reader and Horizons at Brunswick board member Dee Winokur seated next to Josh McDowell
from New Lebanon, Julian Curtiss,
03 K’den Batts gets a swim lesson.
cial means, kicked off this summer with two classes of 15 boys each
and Hamilton Avenue elementary schools.
including the YMCA of Greenwich
Four teachers, two reading spe-
for pool time and swimming lessons.
cialists, and six Brunswick student
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classroom assistants led the 30 boys through an inspirational summer of
destinations such as the Greenwich
the success of the inaugural summer
learning.
Public Library, the nature center,
session of Horizons at Brunswick.
Highlights included 58 hours of instruction in reading and math;
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OF BRUNSWICK • FALL 2014
Best of all, there was 98 percent attendance — a true testament to
and Tod’s Point. And let’s not forget 849 healthy
Harnessing Brunswick’s facilities during summer “down time,”
art, instrumental music, technology,
breakfasts and 1698 snacks served,
Horizons at Brunswick was formed
Arabic, storytelling, and improvisa-
58 round-trip bus rides to and from
earlier this year as an independent
tional exercises; and six field trips to
school and to various destinations,
nonprofit chapter of Horizons Na-