The focus of the interdistrict program is the study of the restoration of Connecticut salmon and the Connecticut River. Activities have been planned with high school mentors from the agricultural and technology programs. Students will participate in several field activities throughout the year. Activities in exploratory science and multicultural awareness will be conducted at various sites. Summer Program - A grant and board funded program that addresses the needs of one hundred children regular and disabled for four to five weeks during the summer.
Diversity is encouraged under the grant.
Social skills services, parenting skills and academics are targeted. During the upcoming year of the program students will learn Italian. Three two-week sessions will be held at Chaplin Elementary School for 60 students each. They will receive training in the uses of technology, project based instruction and the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge and skills to real life problems that they can make a difference on. The collaborating districts include Windham, Mansfield, Columbia and Stafford.