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Fine Arts Camp

Monday, June 10 – Thursday, June 13 8:30-11:30AM Students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of mini-course including drawing, drama, watercolor, vocals, and more! All mini-courses will be designed and delivered by our own GCPS fine arts teachers. Who? Students who have just completed grades 2, 3 & 4 Camp Fee: $50 Transportation available; registration information forthcoming

STEM Camp

Monday, June 17 – Friday, June 21 8:30-11:30AM (M-Th); 8:30-3:30PM (F) This is our eighth consecutive summer STEM Camp, and it promises to be the most exciting yet! Join us for a fun-filled week of hands-on STEM activities, including labs and a trip to the Science Museum of Virginia, supported by our own energetic GCPS teachers and subject matter experts.
Who? Students who have just completed grades K-12 Camp Fee: $120 Transportation available; registration information forthcoming

YMCA Camp Goochland Extended Day

In partnership with Goochland County Public Schools, the Goochland YMCA offers youth programming from the conclusion of our summer enrichment opportunities through 6:00 p.m. (Full days on Fridays.) Who? Students who have just complete grades K-9 Monday – Friday, until 6:00 p.m. Cost: $126.75 weekly for members; $145.50 weekly for non-members Financial assistance is available. GCPS will provide transportation from school division enrichment programming to the Goochland YMCA. Registration: https://www.ymcarichmond.org/camps/ The Goochland YMCA Extended Day program is also available during Goochland County Public Schools’ traditional academic summer school program: June 24-July 18. For additional information, please contact Devin Peregoy at PeregoyD@ymcarichmond.org or (804) 801-8072.

Join us on March 2, 2019 at the Goochland Recreation Center for an event organized by the Goochland Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee in coordination with GCPS and the Goochland Minister’s Conference of Goochland & Vicinity.

Would you like to read more on today’s topics? 

• https://www.stopbullying.gov/
• Bullying Prevention:  http://www.doe.virginia.gov/support/prevention/bullying/index.shtml
• Books to Help Kids Understand the Fight for Racial Equality:  https://www.readbrightly.com
• Endless links from National Association of School Psychologists:  http://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources/diversity/social-justice
• Excellent reading from the National Education Association:  http://www.nea.org  Search Unite Against Hate!
• Understanding the VDOE Annual Report for Discipline, Crime, and Violence:   http://www.doe.virginia.gov/info_management/data_collection/support/school_safety/index.shtml
• Bullying and Harassment of Students with Disabilities:  https://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/students-with-disabilities/
• Ten Signs Your Child May be Getting Bullied:  https://www.allprodad.com/10-signs-your-child-might-be-getting-bullied/
• Cyberbullying:  https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/cyberbullying.html
• Principal Kafele:  Videos and writings include topics on equity, Black History, teaching and school leadership.  http://www.principalkafele.com/
• Ty Howard-inspirational speaker:  http://www.tyhoward.com/article/Take-The-Ty-Howard-You-Were-Born-to-Be-Great-Anti-Bullying-Pledge

Goochland County Public Schools will host, in coordination with the Goochland Chamber of Commerce, Goochland County Office of Economic Development, and Reynolds Community College a Business and Education Roundtable on March 6, 2019 at the Goochland High School Learning Commons from 8 AM until 9:30 AM.

If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP using the form below!

On Saturday, March 2, Goochland County Public Schools are hosting a Job Fair at the Goochland High/Middle School Complex at 3250 River Road West in Goochland.  Our event will be from 9:00am-Noon. Please encourage anyone interested in joining our outstanding GCPS team to attend!

Coming soon to mailboxes throughout the county will be our annual report, entitled Explorations in Learning. We believe this publication provides a transparent and wide-ranging look at the work and accomplishments of our school division.

You can now download this report in PDF format. Contents include:

• Profile of a Goochland Graduate
• ECCHO Awards
• First Graduates of our ACA Program
• Research Study at GMS on iPads and Instructional Coaching
• Value of Your Dollar

Goochland Schools, in partnership with the Goochland-Powhatan Parent Infant Education Program, is offering free developmental screenings for children birth to five.  Developmental screenings will include hearing, vision, speech and language skills, cognitive skills, and more!  These screenings will occur on 9/20/18 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on 9/21/18 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the upper level of Goochland Tech (3140 River Road W, Goochland, VA 23063).

At its annual convocation exercises yesterday on August 13, the Goochland County Public Schools recognized three outstanding projects undertaken by teachers during the 2017-18 school year as part of its project-based learning initiative, G21. G21 was designed by Goochland in 2008 – celebrating ten years of project based learning in the Goochland schools – and in part aims to recognize instructional excellence.

• Bronze Award – Whitney Neiditch, Jaime Sprouse, Maryanne Tysinger – Randolph Elementary School
• Silver Award – Wes Farkas, Mike Verrastro, Danny Allen, Jason Funkhouser – Goochland High School
• Gold Award – Jennifer Gates, Katie Hadd, Elizabeth Ferguson, Christian Mock, Suzanne Taylor, Jaime Sprouse, Laura Patrick, and Krystle Demas – Randolph Elementary School

In their Kindergarten Project at RES, Neiditch, Sprouse, and Tysinger had students design multimedia books with iPads, green screen apps, and recording stations. The production of these books was supported by a grant from the Goochland Education Foundation.

In the high school project to build a low ropes course on school property, health and physical education and the CTE department joined forces to clear land, including trees and stumps, and then install ropes to be enjoyed by students. This project was supported from a grant by the Goochland Education Foundation.

In the 4th grade project at Randolph Elementary School, students participated in multiple mini-projects that taught them the historical richness of their own county. Products included a video showcasing Goochland’s history, a live event and showcase on the courthouse green, and citizen interviews, and artwork. This project was the result of a collaboration among dozens of citizens, organizations, and the high school.