Kids & Family
St. Petersburg College Offers Spring Break Option For Kids In Grades 4-9
The campers will participate in programs in the community and in small, COVID-19 safe classroom settings from March 15-19.
TARPON SPRINGS, FL — Looking for a fun, safe and enriching spring break option for kids? St. Petersburg College’s College for Kids is offering a week-long Spring Break youth program for kids in grades four to nine March 15-19.
Program coordinator Dr. Yvonne Williams said College for Kids campers will experience innovative and experiential activities, both in the community and in small, COVID-19-safe classroom settings, facilitated by trained professionals.
“We will have a strong focus on visual arts,” Williams said. “Tarpon Springs students will visit the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, where they will create art to be displayed, and the St. Petersburg students will visit some local art museums downtown.”
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The program will be held in two locations: SPC’s Downtown Center in St. Petersburg, and the college’s Tarpon Springs Campus. Sessions will run from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Extended care is available beginning at 7:15 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. for an extra $25 per week.
The cost is $250, which includes all field trips, a T-shirt, as well as catered, individually boxed lunches with gluten-free and vegetarian options available. Children of SPC faculty, staff and current students will get a 25 percent discount on the tuition.
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Extra care will be taken to ensure safety. Students and staff will be screened for symptoms, potential exposure situations and have their temperature taken upon arrival daily. High-contact areas will be sanitized throughout the day, student spaces will be 6 feet apart from others, hand sanitizer will be used, and all students and staff will wear masks at all times.
Williams promises a great experience.
“It’s an opportunity to tour a college campus,” she said, “and also be introduced to what the surrounding community has to offer educationally and academically through the visual arts.”
Enrollment is limited to 45 openings per campus, with two classes of 15 students in grades four to six and one 15-seat section of seventh- to ninth-graders. Register now to ensure a spot.
