Between July 8 and July 19, 2024, BridgesWork conducted summer enrichment camps for grades 1-6, 7-8, and 9-12. Over the two-week period, 150 teachers and first through twelfth-grade/post-high school students participated.  

Reading, STEM, Music, Bible lessons, and SEL activities highlighted the

grades 1-6 grade program, along with visits to the Euless Public Library and a special guest event, Miss Kelly and her puppets for grades 1-2; an opportunity to visit the Perot Museum for grades 3 and 4; and special visits to unique places for grades 4, 5 and 6 to support their summer books.  Grade 4 visited Rita's Italian Ice to learn how they make their cool, sweet treats; Grade 5 visited Los Jimadores Mexican Restaurant to align with their book Stef Soto Taco Queen and learned how to make tacos, while Grade 6  visited the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum to align with their book The War That Saved My Life.

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Grades 9-12 spent their week engaged in activities led by community mentors. The activities centered on the four internal assets research has suggested teens need to succeed as adults: a commitment to learning, the development of positive values, the development of social competence, and a positive identity. 

Grades 7 and 8 wrestled with surviving and thriving in junior high. Both the 9-12 and the 7-8  groups are growing in number, and each worked tirelessly to support the maintenance of the church facility during our two-week camp. They also assisted church members with their Mobile Food Pantry initiative on July 16.

Learn more about our summer program and see pictures in the NEWS section of this website and on our Facebook page.