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Children learn to retain knowledge during summer program

Jarol Munguia and Hannah Bailey play fiddlesticks Thursday during a Real Interactive Summer-learning Experience class at Innovation Station. “Each stick has a sight word,” said the Brenau Early Childhood Education senior, “words they should instantly recognize.” The kid with the most sticks at the end of the game wins. - photo by NAT GURLEY

0614camp 1 — Jarol Munguia and Hannah Bailey play fiddlesticks Thursday during a Real Interactive Summer-learning Experience class at Innovation Station. “Each stick has a sight word,” said the Brenau Early Childhood Education senior, “words they should instantly recognize.” The kid with the most sticks at the end of the game wins. - photo by NAT GURLEY

Bill Lightfoot gestured to a young boy attempting a math problem on the whiteboard. “He was a problem,” said the dean of Brenau University’s College of Business and Mass Communication. “His parents couldn’t get him out of bed after kindergarten.