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Even though the school year ends, St. Benilde does not. After a week to clean the school and recharge our batteries, SBS is back with “Summer at Benilde.” If you have never joined us before, here is what awaits you. Early Childhood Programs: Our year round early childhood programs keep going for children from birth to age two. During summer, you can expect everything you enjoy during the other ten months of the year, but add wet days and many “on campus” field trips. Camps: Elementary school students can participate in any number of our popular camps. Base Camp is for every student, and includes arts, crafts, games, weekly on campus and off campus “field trips,” and weekly trips to the pool. For an additional fee, children can participate in one of our many specialty camps. They keep their trips to the pool and field trips, but can spend part of their day learning more about art, science, soccer, dance, cheer, and more. Tutoring: Does your child need some more focused attention this summer to fill in some remaining gaps in their learning? Would you like them to deepen their knowledge and advance their learning? Would you like for them to avoid the “summer slide” and be more ready for next school year? Then sign up for one of tutoring programs, all of which utilize our distinctive personalized approach to student learning. Summer School: For students of SBS or other schools, we offer a special summer school program using our personalized approach to learning that is designed to fulfill the summer school requirements for admission to the next grade level. These programs are offered both on campus and through our SBS Online learning environment.

A special thanks to all who completed our Parish Survey. Your candid and thoughtful responses have helped the Parish Pastoral Council assess various areas of parish life as we now plan for the future. If you would like to view the survey results, please visit the parish website: www.stbenilde.org/parish-survey

We are very blessed at St. Benilde to have our Adoration Chapel. We recently marked the 10th anniversary of its opening on Divine Mercy Sunday. Would you like to spend some quiet time in prayer with the Lord? Please consider becoming a committed adorer. For more information, please call Joy at 504-834-5525.

Registration forms for St. Benilde's Vacation Bible School are now available in the Parish Office. Bible Down the Bayou will be held July 5th – 8th, from 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon. The deadline to register is May 27th. More information and the registration form can be found on the parish website www.stbenilde.org or call Anita at 504-874-1210.