VILLA PARK
About half of Serrano Elementary School students are getting an extra hour of schooling at least once a week with the implementation of a new after-school program this fall.
Serrano is offering 12 after-school enrichment and remediation classes, including reading comprehension, math skills, Japanese, chess, science and arts and crafts.
About 200 of the school’s 500 students are taking various classes.
Fifth-grader Mary Jane Garcia, 9, takes the Monday comprehension class, Wednesday writing skills program and Thursday homework club, but she said she doesn’t mind the extra hours of studying in class.
“I like it because it’s fun,” she said. “You get to do different things than you do in class.”
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