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NashVillager Podcast special edition: Postcards from summer camp

Nina CardonaandAlexis Marshall

September 2, 2024

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What does summer sound like? WPLN takes you to three different Nashville-area summer camps in this special edition of the NashVillager Podcast.

Filed Under: Education, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: summer camp

This Tennessee camp creates space for grief — and joy — for children who have lost a loved one

Alexis Marshall

August 23, 2024

A camper races a counselor down the zip line at Camp Forget-Me-Not.
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Each year, Alive Hospice holds Camp Forget-Me-Not to support children through their grief. It offers an environment where kids can have fun, make new friends, and share freely about their loss with other kids.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Alive Hospice, audio postcard, children, grief, hospice, summer camp

How this camp for kids who stutter builds confidence and connections

Alexis Marshall

June 10, 2024

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The first rule of Camp TALKS: Everyone gets as much time as they need to speak.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, summer camp, summer programs

Summer school kicks off in Nashville as the third grade retention law continues to frustrate parents

Cynthia Abrams

June 1, 2023

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For some parents, the promise of free childcare is exciting. But for others — namely, the parents of third graders — the program feels like an imposition.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: ELA, ELA test, Metro Nashville Public Schools, MNPS, Promising Scholars, Standardized testing, summer camp, Summer Program, summer programs, Summer school, TCAP, third grade retention

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