Week of July 28th, 2025

Mrs. DeSanto's and Mr. Busichio's Summer Academy classes are currently working on extracting DNA from strawberries! Students are getting a real hands-on experience in biology this summer! Shout out to Hillside Public Schools' Science Supervisor, Ms. Corona.

Week of July 21st, 2025

The following photos are from Hillside Public Schools’ Summer Academies’ “Flight Lab”! Students received a flight robot named LINK, and participate in a variety of activities to learn about flight, including experiments with lift, and thrust! Fun, innovative learning at its best.

Students in the Junior Achievement Financial Literacy class are learning about the impact of the government on financial institutions and the economy! Shout out to their teacher, Dr. Mathura!

Week of July 14th, 2025

@wearedronelegends at W.O.K. Middle school is awesome! Summer Academy students built structures using connector rods and balls, and then had the challenge of flying their drones through the structure without crashing! Our scholars also got to race their drones in the W.O.K. Shout out to Mr. Powers who teaches the course, as well as Ms. Rosamilia for covering!

Today, 7/16/2025, Hillside Public Schools' summer school students are engaging in Prisms Virtual Reality (VR) to study biology concepts! Shout out to Hillside High teachers Mrs. DeSanto, and Mr. Busichio!

Week of July 7th, 2025

Students in our summer program at A.P. Morris Early Childhood Center are learning about the Earth! They are engaging with Earth Friends as part of the Climate Literacy for Community Resilience Grant. Shout out to our teachers and students for engaging in sustainability education! Great work to our Science and Mathematics supervisors Ms. Corona and Ms. Della Valle for acquiring the grant!

Today, July 8th, 2025, the founders of Lectec (@golectec), Luke and Jared, visited Hillside High School to engage with students in our BeAble Summer Academy who constructed Lectec skateboards! Students got to ride the skateboards outside today, and they had an absolute blast! Shout out to Superintendent Glover who attended today's class as well as News 12 New Jersey (@news12nj) which came to cover Lectec's technology at Hillside Public Schools! Thank you to our Science and Math Supervisors, Ms. Corona, and Ms. Della Valle!

Week of July 1st, 2025

Here are even more photos from our Hillside Public Schools District Summer Academies! At Hillside High School, 6th - 8th grade students are involved in fun, innovative, and informative programs such as Engineer Your Way, and Lectec! In Lectec, students are constructing and coding skateboards, and in Engineer Your Way, students are utilizing radio-controlled cars and rockets!

Today, July 1st, 2025, was a massively successful first day of Hillside Public Schools' Summer Academies! Registered 1st to 8th grade students will have a blast with interactive, educational courses and activities including drones, Lit Camp, and more! Thank you to all of the teachers, Hillside Public Schools staff, parents, and students who make our Summer Academies possible!