Welcome to Friendship’s Summer Academic Programs

Inventors Playground Camp: (Current Pre-K3)

Invention Playground® is our summer preschool program (for current Pre-K3 scholars) that fosters the inventive spirit in every young child. Channeling natural curiosity with fun, innovative curricula, this program gives preschool-aged children a strong foundation for lifelong STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) learning.

In addition to the Invention Playground activities, scholars will engage in explicit skill-based academic instruction to support the preparation of their upcoming Pre-K4 school year.

*Southeast campus will be facilitating the Appletree Early Learning preschool curriculum.

*Invention Playground is free for current Friendship Pre-K3 students, but there are limited slots available.

Locations: Armstrong, Blow Pierce, Chamberlain, Ideal, Southeast, and Woodridge

Hours: 8:00am – 1:00pm (Breakfast and lunch included)

Please click your child’s school below and register for Summer Learning Academy:
Armstrong, Blow Pierce, Chamberlain, Ideal, Southeast, Woodridge

Kinder Bridge: (Current Pre-K4)

Camp Invention® is our Kinder Bridge curriculum that is designed to build essential STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills while also boosting reading abilities. This is all accomplished through hands-on activities that offer so much fun and excitement, scholars don’t even realize how much they’re learning!

The Friendship Kinder Bridge Camp also helps prepare each child to become a confident, Kindergarten-ready scholar as he/she grows and develops socially, emotionally, and cognitively.

*Southeast campus will be facilitating the Appletree Early Learning preschool curriculum.

*Camp Invention is free for current Friendship Pre-K4 students, but there are limited slots available.

Locations: Armstrong, Blow Pierce, Chamberlain, Ideal, Southeast, and Woodridge

Hours: 8:00am – 1:00pm (Breakfast and lunch included)

Please click your child’s school below and register for Summer Learning Academy:
Armstrong, Blow Pierce, Chamberlain, Ideal, Southeast, Woodridge

Summer Learning Academy: (Kindergarten - 7th Grade)

Summer Learning Academy (SLA), is open to all current Friendship students in Kindergarten through 7th grade. The goal of SLA is to bolster student achievement in order to set students up for success when school resumes in the fall. SLA is designed to provide a cohesive blend of experiential learning experiences and engaging instruction for scholars at all achievement levels, whether your child needs to catch up or is ready to get ahead.

Friendship teachers use the Lavinia RISE Summer School curriculum, a research and evidence-based curriculum that builds literacy skills and develop mathematical reasoning skills.

In addition to Math and ELA instruction, SLA engages scholars in experiential learning activities and field experiences twice each week that are designed to give scholars the opportunity to apply knowledge learned in the classroom and fosters creativity and innovation.

Locations: Armstrong, Blow Pierce, Chamberlain, Ideal, Online, Southeast, and Woodridge

Hours: 8:00am – 1:00pm (Breakfast and lunch included)

*Correspondence will be emailed directly to parents of high school students needing summer credit recovery.

Please click your child’s school below to register:
Armstrong, Blow Pierce, Chamberlain, Ideal, Online ,Southeast, Woodridge

Ninth Grade Summer Bridge: (Rising 9th Graders)

The Ninth Grade Summer Bridge Program is mandatory for all incoming ninth graders enrolled at Friendship Collegiate Academy or Technology Preparatory Academy in school year 2023-24. Friendship’s Bridge Program strengthens student’s Algebra and English skills; helps them develop study skills and time management strategies; and introduces them to the important role high school plays in getting to and through college.

The Summer Bridge Program will:

• Introduce students to the different career pathways and academies offered at Collegiate and Tech Prep
• Introduce students to project-based learning.
• Ensure students’ familiarity with the high school campus.
• Build leadership and collaboration.
• Enhance student confidence, self-esteem, and motivation.
• Ease the transition from middle school to high school.

*For students enrolled in the D.C. Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), the Friendship Summer Bridge Program will serve as his or her summer job.

Locations:
1) Collegiate Academy – 4095 Minnesota Ave NE.
Please contact Ms. Jaraina Jamison, 9th Grade Summer Bridge Coordinator, at jjamison@friendshipschools.org if you have specific questions regarding Summer Bridge at Collegiate Academy.

Click HERE to register for Collegiate Academy’s Ninth-Grade Summer Bridge Program.

2) Technology Preparatory Academy – 2705 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave, SE.
Please contact Mr. Wesley Lawson, 9th Grade Summer Bridge Coordinator, at wlawson@friendshipschools.org if you have specific questions regarding Summer Bridge at Tech Prep Academy.

Click HERE to register for Tech Prep’s Ninth-Grade Summer Bridge Program.

Hours: 8:00am – 2:00pm (Breakfast and lunch included)

Extended School Year: (Kindergarten - 12th Grades)

Extended School Year (ESY) services are designed to support a student with a disability, as documented under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to maintain the academic, social/behavioral, communication, or other skills that they have learned as part of their IEP.

*If your child is being recommended for ESY, you will receive a letter in the mail or an email.

ESY is free for all eligible students with IEP’s. Breakfast and lunch are provided.

Location: ESY services are provided at every Friendship campus this summer.

Hours:
Elementary and Middle: 8:00am – 1:00pm
High School: 8:00am – 2:00pm

If you have received an invitation to enroll your child in ESY, click your child’s campus:
Armstrong, Blow Pierce, Chamberlain, Ideal, Online ,Southeast, Woodridge

If you are not sure if your child is being recommended for ESY or have any additional questions, please contact the following Special Education Coordinators:

• Armstrong: Ms. Clara Epps – cepps@friendshipschools.org
• Blow Pierce: Ms. Yamina Pinnock – ypinnock@friendshipschools.org
• Chamberlain: Mr. George Clarke – gclarke@friendshipschools.org
• Collegiate Academy: Ms. Geneva Logan – glogan@friendshipschools.org
• Ideal Academy: Ms. Tatyana Jarowski – tjarowski@friendshipschools.org
• Online: Ms. Kelli Zakrzewski – kzakrzewski@friendshipschools.org
• Southeast: Ms. Tanielle Parker – tparker1@friendshipschools.org
• Tech Prep: Ms. Tiffany Mason – tmason@friendshipschools.org
• Woodridge: Ms. Melinda Shadid – mshadid@friendshipschools.org