Registration Opens for Stepping Stones Programs at Lakewood and E.K. Powe Elementary Schools

Duke University's Office of Durham and Regional Affairs has begun registering students for its two-week Stepping Stones programs to take place at Lakewood Elementary and E.K. Powe Elementary Schools this July.

Stepping Stones is a free two-week, transition-to-school summer program for incoming kindergarteners with little or no preschool experience. The program is sponsored by Duke University.

Stepping Stones will take place at Lakewood Elementary from July 12-23 and at E.K. Powe Elementary from July 19-30. The program meets at the school from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Only students who will be attending kindergarten at Lakewood or E.K. Powe in the fall of 2010 are eligible for the program.

Registration is open for up to 30 rising kindergarteners at each school. Families may register their children at the reception areas of each school. E.K. Powe Elementary is located at 913 9th St., Durham. Lakewood Elementary is at 2520 Vesson Ave., Durham.

For more information about Stepping Stones, contact Arlene Melchiorre at (919) 684-6960.