In Cobb, educators focus on meeting the individual needs of each student. To help students further overcome the obstacles related to the pandemic, the Cobb County School District has extended learning through school breaks.

Over Fall Break, hundreds of students across Cobb participated in the District’s Fall Learning Quest. Cobb educators designed the program to help previously identified students bridge the learning gap that has become a national concern during the COVID pandemic.

In addition to the engaging student experience, students who enrolled in the Fall Learning Quest will receive a monthly subscription to the English and Language Arts and Math Scholastic magazine. 

Fall Learning Quest was available to all elementary and middle school students in grades 1-8 who had previously registered to attend the District’s Summer Learning Quest. In total, about 10,000 Cobb students participated in summer enrichment programs in Cobb Schools.

“Depending on which programs students participated in, we collected baseline data, and we will continue to monitor these students progress through next year. This will allow us to respond promptly to students needs and adjust as necessary,” said Jennifer Lawson, Cobb Schools Chief of Academics.

As Ms. Lawson recently told members of the Cobb Board of Education, Cobb Schools is using funds from the American Recovery Plan to provide increased student support and extend learning through programs like Learning Quest.

Cobb educators are planning to offer a Winter Learning Quest during the February break and a Spring Learning Quest for the April break. Students will also have a chance to participate in a summer session in 2022.

Based on the positive response from the Learning Quest programs, Cobb’s team is currently exploring ways to expand the learning quest opportunities to more students.