Bonus Days at AIM Academy

Bonus Days Are Back In Full Swing @ AIM Academy Fun activities highlight intercession days

By Annie Arvidson, Principal As we close the year at AIM Academy we are thrilled to say that we were able to provide the full Balanced Calendar Experience complete with 20 extra days of optional learning. Our students and teachers were excited to add extra learning and fun for two weeks during the Fall Break and two weeks during Spring Break. Canton City’s Federal Programs even encouraged and funded the return of field trips to the Spring Break Bulldog Bonus Days. Thank you, Federal Programs! Some readers may be wondering what the Balanced Calendar and Bulldog Bonus Days are so we’ll share the philosophy behind the reimagined calendar. Research shows that students lose two to three months of learning over the summer break. However, a reimagined calendar with strategically placed “Bonus Days” can not only prevent the slide but grow our students as learners and beyond. Our district has held true to its mission of inspiring confident, creative, and open-minded learners by working tirelessly to create opportunities for our students to learn beyond the traditional calendar with the launching of AIM Academy. By creating a calendar with nine weeks of learning followed by shorter breaks throughout the school year a continuous learning cycle is achieved. Breaks are three weeks each except for the summer break which is five weeks. With this calendar, AIM students are able to fend off the summer slide and enjoy a year-round school experience filled with new learning and less time reteaching forgotten skills. Bulldog Bonus Days are embedded during the Fall and Spring breaks which include two weeks of optional attendance for all students. Students are offered academic support in the morning and enrichment activities in the afternoon. The fun and learning are nonstop for all who attend. If this opportunity is something you would like to have for your CCSD child, please contact AIM Academy at 330-453-6902 or our secretary at woolf_j@ccsdistrict.org. We have limited spots available for the 2022-2023 school year and would love to serve your student.

Bulldog Bonus Days bring extra fun!

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10AM - 1PM

Have a chance to win cool prizes!

june 25 - Oct 22

CLOSED - Aug 6 & Sept 3

1 HOUR DELAY - July 23

N o w a c c e p t i n g :

fresh. local. seasonal

P r e s e n t e d b y : June 6–August 6, 2022

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