Pittsburgh Public Schools expand summer literacy, activities camp

Pittsburgh Public Schools expand summer literacy, activities camp: "'Our main theory is that when kids are excited and engaged, they're going to come,' said Eddie Wilson, a camp administrator.
Among the lessons learned this summer, Mr. Wilson said, was the fact that the activities at a particular camp site affected its attendance.
The district, which contracted with 27 different organizations to offer a variety of activities ranging from judo and kayaking to ballroom dancing and arts and crafts, found that different sites performed better than others mostly because of how students took to the activities.
And so for next year, Mr. Wilson said, administrators are considering an activities fair during the first two days of the camp to give students a sense of the activities they might want to sign up for."