Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is preparing for summer with academic programs such as Summer Boost for elementary school students and story hours for the youngest learners.
Elementary Summer Boost
Summer Boost returns for students who will be in kindergarten through fifth grade in the 2026-2027 school year. Summer Boost is an invitation only enrichment program for elementary school students designed to prepare them for the upcoming school year. The program will be held at eight elementary school sites from July 6 to 23. With a goal to reduce educational gaps, the program includes instruction in language arts and math coupled with social-emotional components and special area rotations. Summer Boost will be held from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday with transportation, breakfast and lunch provided. Before- and aftercare will be available for a fee. Before care will be open 6 to 8 a.m. with aftercare open noon to 5:30 p.m. Summer Boost sites include Dr. Gustavus Brown, Gale-Bailey, Dr. Thomas L. Higdon, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Arthur Middleton, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, J.C. Parks and J.P. Ryon elementary schools. Students are selected to attend Summer Boost by their teachers and administrators. Families will be contacted with an invitation to Summer Boost through mid-May.
Early Childhood Story Hours
The CCPS Office of Early Childhood is holding story hours in July for some of the youngest learners in the county. Three sites around Charles County will host story hours for children who are 2 to 5 years of age. Children and caregivers will participate in school readiness activities and take home a copy of the book read during the story hour. Families are encouraged to attend only one group to give opportunity for others to attend. The story hour schedule is below, and all story hours are bilingual – in English and Spanish.
- Tuesday, 10-11 a.m., July 7, 14, 21 and 28 — Arthur Middleton Elementary School, 1109 Copley Avenue, in Waldorf. To register for the story hour at Middleton, click here.
- Wednesday, 10-11 a.m., July 8, 15, 22 and 29— Early Learning Center (ELC), Waldorf, 3155 John Hanson Drive in Waldorf. To register for the ELC, Waldorf story hour, click here.
- Thursday, 10-11 a.m., July 9, 16, 23 and 30 — Early Learning Center (ELC), La Plata, 8730 Mitchell Road in Waldorf. To register for the story hour at ELC, La Plata, click here.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 39 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).