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In recent summers, Baron has served in a consultant role with Kaleidoscope and said she feels reassured about the program’s future under its current leadership team. <ref>Berube | aberube@eagletribune.com, A. (2025, March 5). Kaleidoscope celebrates 45 years of summer learning. Eagle Tribune, The (Lawrence, MA). Available from NewsBank: America's News: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/19F210A710981F88.</ref> | In recent summers, Baron has served in a consultant role with Kaleidoscope and said she feels reassured about the program’s future under its current leadership team. <ref>Berube | aberube@eagletribune.com, A. (2025, March 5). Kaleidoscope celebrates 45 years of summer learning. Eagle Tribune, The (Lawrence, MA). Available from NewsBank: America's News: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/19F210A710981F88.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:55, 18 February 2026
Kaleidoscope is a nonprofit enrichment program providing diverse educational and cultural experiences for children in the Merrimack Valley. It offers one-week immersive courses that allow students to explore subjects of their choice through hands-on, creative learning, led by highly qualified professional instructors. [1]
Courses are held in Andover at the Pike School and Newburyport at The River Valley Charter School. Students can choose from 200 course offerings including photography, engineering, art, ceramics, animation, fishing, theater, and STEM classes. [2]
A part of the Kaleidoscope program is KITE (Kaleidoscope Institute for Thinking Excellence), a one-week, full-day advanced program for high-ability learners in grades Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 7, hosted at The Pike School in Andover.[3]
Janis Baron, an Andover Public Schools educator, founded Kaleidoscope in 1981. While the program initially served elementary-level students, it expanded in 2013 to include middle school offerings, including the popular Fireworks program, which features courses such as cosmetic chemistry, Marble Madness, and stop-motion moviemaking.[4]
The 2020 year of the program was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It returned in 2021.[5]
For the past 12 years, The Pike School has hosted the summer program. Since its inception, however, Kaleidoscope has called Andover home, with various schools opening their doors each summer.
In recent summers, Baron has served in a consultant role with Kaleidoscope and said she feels reassured about the program’s future under its current leadership team. [6]
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- ↑ https://www.kaleidoscopekids.com/pages/about-kaleidoscope
- ↑ https://www.kaleidoscopekids.com/pages/about-kaleidoscope
- ↑ https://www.kaleidoscopekids.com/pages/kite
- ↑ Wakefield, J. (2013, March 14). Kaleidoscope setting off new middle-school program. Andover Townsman (MA). Available from NewsBank: America's News: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view? p=NewsBank&docref=news/14508A040E4B39B8.
- ↑ DiNatale gdinatale@eagletribune.com, G. (2020, May 23). Kaleidoscope Kids camp canceled this summer. Andover Townsman (MA). Available from NewsBank: America's News: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view? p=NewsBank&docref=news/17B2A143241A0508.
- ↑ Berube | aberube@eagletribune.com, A. (2025, March 5). Kaleidoscope celebrates 45 years of summer learning. Eagle Tribune, The (Lawrence, MA). Available from NewsBank: America's News: https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/19F210A710981F88.