Gallery of Photos RPS Summer 2026

So much fun!!!! RPS is deeply grateful to every teacher, administrator, therapist, paraeducator, nurse, secretary, custodian, and support professional who helped create meaningful summer experiences. Your work matters, and the relationships you build become part of the stories students carry with them. Thank you to our student volunteers and best buddies who make these programs possible.

This year, older elementary students could opt to do art, theater, or sports intensives that captured all the fun of Summer Bridge activities with a particular focus in these areas. In the photos below, students, directed by Branchville Elementary teacher Betsy Anderson, acted out scenes for the younger students, during the second week session.

Scotland ESY students dived into a read-aloud of Eric Carle's Pancakes! Pancakes! They created their own recipe and used their sequencing skills to write the steps. Because they did so well, we had to have a pancake party!

In July, RHS halls buzzed with creativity and hands-on learning. This year, RPS extended the Upper School Bridge program from two weeks to three full weeks of exploration and skill-building, welcoming rising 9th graders into the Program to ease their transition into high school. Director Kathleen Granger reports that teachers ran a record-breaking number of courses that reflected their passions and what they thought students needed, from Jump Start High School for incoming ninth graders to Personal Finance to complete a graduation requirement for juniors and seniors.

In High School Foundations, students tackled essential academic milestones in highly creative ways. To confront the core question, "How do I intentionally craft an academic essay in high school?", students explored the structure of a formal English essay through a low-stakes activity centered on a fictitious pizza menu. In Write It! Act It! students wrote and acted in their own plays.

Activities like Fishing and Project Adventure got our students moving. In Crime Scene Investigations, students dusted for fingerprints. Robotics was a favorite, and the RHS GWing halls were redolent with the delicious smells from Creative Kitchen, Baking, and Snack Lab. See some of the fun photos below!