Springfield Public Schools Summer Enrichment Program Opens June 23

SPRINGFIELD, NJ - Springfield Public Schools is running its 2026 Summer Enrichment Program from June 23 through July 16, giving students entering grades 1 through 5 a chance to explore a wide range of activities — from rocketry to fencing to chess — in one-hour morning classes.

The program runs weekday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon at the Edward V. Walton Early Childhood Center at 601 Mountain Avenue. There are no classes on July 3 or July 10. Each one-hour class costs $180, and all courses require a minimum of 10 students to run.

Course offerings span four time slots between 8 a.m. and noon and cover a wide range of interests. Active options include Backyard Sports Evolution, Nature Explorers & Wilderness Games, Fencing, Numbers Sports & Fitness, Bowling, and Pot Luck Movement. STEM-focused classes include Engineering with K'NEX and Model Rocketry, where students build and launch rockets that can reach 500 feet. Creative options include a Creative Arts Studio and Gratitude Journals. Strategy and mindfulness courses include Strategic Math Games, Chess, Building with Legos, and Yoga for Kids.

Students can register online and pay through payschoolscentral.com. Families are asked to select a first and second choice per time slot, as classes fill quickly. Questions can be directed to Summer School Coordinator Wendy Garrod at wgarrod@springfieldschools.com.

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