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Tennis students work on tneir serves. Suue r Sehool Bowmanvllle Courses Attraci 1100 Students of all Ages Young dancers work on their highland routines. Highland dance classes are, conducted by instructors'from the Burns Dance Sehool in Oshawa. Summer sehool staff in charge of administration are shown here. From left to right are: Bill Brunt, co-vice-principal; Kelly Gould and Audrey Goyne -who are the office staff; and Garth Gilpin, co-vice-principal. Merlin Slute instructs students at the Cream of Barley Mill arts and crafts program. Equestrian class in progress at the Petch stables between Newcastle and Bowmanville. By Peter Parrott Make no mistake about it. The summer school which is operating at the Bowmanville High School this month is not just a play program designed to keep kids and aduits occupied during the sticky summer months. The summer school, is a school in every sense of the word. From the youngest student doing crafts and painting, to the high school student making up credit courses, to the adult brushing up on his golf game, the people involved in the summer programs at BHS are taking part in a learnîng experience. It's true that some of the subjects such as tennis and horseback riding may seem to be more like fun than hard work. But who says learning has to be a serious business? Many of the summer courses are both educational and a lot of fun. No doubt most people think summer school is just for students who had difficulty with a certain subject and have to take it over again. It is true that the summer school in Bowmanville bas a number of students taking credit make- up courses in English, Math, Science and Geography. But the school also offers new credit courses in Typing, English, Math and an Office Co-operative course ini order to give students extra credits. However, the bîggest single attraction seems to be the general interest program. Courses in this category have attracted 449 scholars of al ages. And a look at the list of available subjects wilI quickly tell you why. At the Bowmanville High School, you can take courses in judo, gymnastics, golf, horsemanship, photography, driving, and highland dancing. Two years ago, a summer school was established at the Bowmanville High School but the area did not seem quite ready for the program at that time. But this year, a total of about 1,100 persons have signed up for summer programs. "This is the kind of success the (school) board is looking for, said Garth Gilpin who is co-principal of the school along with Bill Brunt. Bowmanville is the area's western headquarters, for summer school, which means that a student fromn Courtice, Kendal, Newtonville, and almost any other part of the Town of Newcastle can attend. Two other summer schools are also being operated by the Northumberland Newcastle Board of Education. They are located at high schools in Cobourg and Brighton and serve the board's central and eastern areas. Mr. Gilpin explained that preparation for the school started last February. "We've been planning and working behind the scenes ever since.~ Getting the summer school ready to roll on July 3rd required a survey to decide what kind of courses the public wanted, the hiring of staff, advance publicity and advertising, registration and a lot of other tasks, which required lots of work. "If you'd been here, NASA would have looked like an easy operation, " Mr. Gilpin recalîs. But, now that the school is in full swing, the advanced planning seems to have paid off and the school is running smoothly. It ail begins at 8:30 arn. when buses pull up to the front doors of Bowmanville High School and unload the students. While somne classes last ail morning, 'in other cases there is a mid-morning change in classes and students are shuttled to other summer school locations such as the riding stables where the equestrian events are held. At onane ~lock lthe chool is stables between Bowmanville and Newcastle and also at the Hoskin Stables located in Burketon and operated- by Mary Ruth Moore. At 'the nearby Vincent Massey Public School, the elementary program is underway. Two hundred and, thirty students are participating in math and reading programs for both the students who need more work in these subjects and for students Who are doing well and need an enrichment program. Vincent Massey also offers a conversa tional French program and there is an elective pro gram in arts, crafts, music, dance, theatre and sports. At the Visual Arts Centre there are other arts and craft programs underway and the Cream of Barley Mill is full of busy children most mornings of the week. Finally, there are the regular academic programs at B.H.S. and the gymnasium tennis courts and library are in use. Stan Green, co-ordinator of the program at the Vincent Massey School, says that although most students are attending classes because their parents want them to, they seem to, be enjoying themselves. With fewer subjects to teach, the teachers_ can try new. approaches to instruction. And ini addition, the students like the fact that the school in only haif a day. Co-operative office sxilis class works' on a typing exercise. In this program, students gain prac tical experience by working in local offices as well as tackling classroom assignments. Students in the elementary program at the Vincent Massey Public School enjoy a sing-song. mil