Elementary Program

Project Transformation Rio Texas (PT) is committed to supporting children in their love of reading and academic growth. Our Summer Camps and Virtual After-school Reading Buddies serve children grades K-5 in all three geographies.

Summer Registration will open March 19^th.

Summer Camps

Project Transformation’s summer day camp programs for elementary students focus on enriching the mind, body, and spirit. We place a unique focus on improving literacy and social-emotional development. Project Transformation operates eight-week summer day camps serving children entering grades 1-6 in under-resourced neighborhoods. Each day, children read one-to-one with community volunteers and participate in activity-based literacy intervention. Children also participate in daily enrichment activities including recreational play and exercise, creative arts, and interaction with our young adults and community volunteers, who inspire and encourage youth daily. 

*Priority given to children who qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Project Transformation (PT) Summer 2024 Day Camp Highlights

• Monday-Thursday, 9a-3p, June 5th – July 27th 2024
• $25 registration fee ($50 family maximum)
  Scholarships and payment plans available — finances will not prohibit a child from participating 
• Daily breakfast and lunch provided 
• Each child’s reading level is assessed through the Reading A-Z assessment system at the beginning and end of the summer 
• Daily on-level reading with volunteers and daily literacy activities 
• Daily play, art, recreation, and social-emotional learning 
• College mentors and caring volunteers 
• Books sent home throughout the summer to build at-home libraries 

  2024 Site Churches

  San Antonio Area	Greater Austin Area	Rio Grande Valley
  Emanuel UMC Grades entering 1st-6th 3225 W. Poplar St. San Antonio, TX 78228	FUMC Georgetown Grades entering 1st-6th 410 E University Ave, Georgetown, TX 78626	St. Mark UMC Grades entering 1st-6th 301 Pecan Blvd, McAllen, TX 78501
  Northern Hills Ministry Center Grades entering 1st-6th 4306 Naco Pass, San Antonio, TX 78217	FUMC Pflugerville Grades entering 1st-6th 500 E Pecan   Pflugerville, TX 78660

Reading Allstars (Virtual) for Grades K-5

Project Transformation’s after-school Reading Buddies serves children grades K-5 in all three geographies.

Reading Allstars virtual sessions for K-5 take place on Zoom. Families choose one 30-minute session for their child to participate in weekly. Once registered, Project Transformation will send the Zoom information to each family, and the Zoom information will be the same for every session. During Reading Allstars virtual sessions volunteers listen to participants read, ask questions, and offer strategies for reading help. Volunteers and the PT staff work to help participants maintain or improve their reading level and love of literacy throughout the school year. The Reading Allstars virtual program runs from September 12, 2023, through December 14, 2023, and from January 9, 2024, through May 9, 2024.

​​Session Options (all times in CST):

Tuesdays 4:30pm-5:00pm
Tuesdays 5:00pm-5:30pm
Thursdays 4:30pm-5:00pm
Thursdays 5:00pm-5:30pm

To register your child for the Virtual Reading Program click HERE.

All Project Transformation volunteers are background checked and attend training before volunteering. Two PT staff members will be on every Zoom session to ensure the safety of the participants and toaidthe volunteers.

For information about volunteering with our elementary program, visit our volunteer page HERE.

If you have program questions, you can reach Meg Myers, Program Director at meg@ptriotexas.org.