Clintonville students attend event
By Bert Lehman
On April 14, nine sixth grade students from the Clintonville School District attended Kids Days at the University of Wisconsin’s Stevens Point Campus.
Two of these students attended the May 8 Clintonville School Board meeting to share their experiences with the school board.
District Curriculum Director Brittany Schmidt told the board that College Days for Kids is a high-performance sixth grade program. Participating students will spend the day at UW Stephens Point attending enrichment classes taught by the university faculty.
The goals of this program include introducing students to the university environment and encouraging them to set their educational goals. In addition, students will come into contact with various themes, including humanities and sciences, and promote healthy and effective development through interaction with peers from other schools.
Hunter Yuma was one of the Clintonville students who attended the event. He told the board that his favorite class in college that day was on reptiles and amphibians.
“We had to learn a lot about them,” said Yuma. “The main thing we learned was about the difference between lizards and snakes.”
He said the most valuable piece of information he got that day was learning what college life was like.
Keira Kopplinger said Instant Improv was her favorite class of the day.
“It was fun to be creative and work with other people to make something,” Kopplinger said.
He also attended classes on cockroaches and paper making.
“In this class, we learn more about our society and the nature around us,” Kopplinger said.
She added that it’s also fun to make new friends and socialize.
Mundy Hill, library and media specialist for the Clintonville School District, accompanied the students to the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. She said College Days for Kids is a great opportunity for students.
“I think in sixth grade, they haven’t even started thinking about what they’re going to do after high school, so we’re going to have a really fun day here to get them thinking,” Hill said.
She said each student attended three classes, had lunch in the university cafeteria, and attended a university fair attended by various clubs at the university.
