Young Scholars
Summer Academy
at MUMC

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Summer Academy?

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Mealtime Helpers
Mealtime helpers are needed at breakfast time from 7:50 - 9:00 a.m.
and at lunch time from 11:50 - 1 p.m.
Community Readers
Community Readers read a book aloud to the scholars from 8:50-9:30 a.m. Books will be provided, OR you can bring one of your favorites.
Friday After Care Helpers
The After Care helper will be one of two adults caring for the scholars from 3 pm until they are picked up. After Care is crucial to the success of YSSA, as it gives working families the opportunity to participate.

About Young Scholars 
Summer Academy


Maplewood UMC, in partnership with Lifewise StL and t he Community Unity Center,
is excited to offer Young Scholars Summer Academy again this summer for children who have completed Kindergarten through 5th Grade!

June 8th 2026 through  July 24th 2026
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily

The Young Scholars Summer Academy
is offered at no cost to participants.

What Happens at Young Scholars
Summer Academy 

At Young Scholars Summer Academy children begin the day with breakfast.  
After breakfast they gather for Harambe, which includes a read aloud,
singing, announcements, and a moment of silence.
 
Scholars spend the morning interacting and learning together in classrooms.
Peer Counselor Interns facilitate classes of no more than 10 students.

  During this time, the scholars read and engage in hands-on ways with high-quality children’s books. These books feature heroes, heroines, and settings that reflect the children’s own cultural images and history.

The morning closes with 15 minutes of independent reading--
Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.).

After lunch the scholars experience a variety of enrichment activities,
including weekly field trips.

At the end of the six-week session of
Young Scholars Summer Academy  the children will leave
with their own library of books to keep and enjoy.

If you have questions please contact us!
Call: 314-781-5902
Email: brittany.l@maplewoodumc.org

This year, aftercare will be available at no cost from 3 to 5:30 pm

The Community Unity Center, a ministry of Maplewood United Methodist Church,
will be hosting Young Scholars Summer Academy Aftercare this summer!

Our  Aftercare Program will be a safe, nurturing, intergenerational
community environment for  scholars and their families!
 

For more information about aftercare or if you
have any problems signing up please contact us!
Call: 314-781-5902
Email: brittany.l@maplewoodumc.org