EXPANDING
ELEMENTARY
CLUBS
Nixa is working to expand access to students in various
activities. As we grow as a district, not everyone can
participate in things like they could when Nixa was
smaller, so the district expanded opportunities into
elementary school as well as at the junior high and
high school levels.High Pointe Elementary started
taking every Wednesday morning as a "club day."
Students were able to apply for a club of their choice.
Club options include LEGO club, entrepreneur club,
fixer-upper club, news crew, yearbook club, and many
others. The club meets before school to ensure that all
students, including those who ride the bus, have the
option to be involved with an extracurricular activity.
Many clubs happen after school or early in the day, so
kids who ride the bus are often excluded. We want all
students to feel like they are a part of the school. Two
teachers at JTSD have started a disc golf club for 5th
and 6th graders. The students meet and play disc golf
and learn a new sport and activity. There is an after
school art club at Summit where students can keep
their creative energy going outside of class. This
expansion has opened up a door for continual growth
of access.
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