Fisher’s Peak summer school students make slime at Trinidad district

Fisher’s Peak Elementary students spent part of their June 11 summer-school day making slime, but the activity pointed to something larger than a craft table. Trinidad School District 1 used the moment to show families in Las Animas County that summer learning is still structured, supervised and active after the regular school year ends.

The district posted the image under Public Relations with the caption, “Students having fun!” at a time when Fisher’s Peak was already several weeks into the summer break. District calendar information shows the last day of school for students was May 21, and the June 11 update came as the district was trying to keep children connected to school routines beyond the final bell.

That matters at Fisher’s Peak Elementary, which serves kindergarten through 5th grade at 900 Moore’s Canyon Road in Trinidad. Colorado SchoolView lists 370 total students served in the 2025-2026 school year, and other school-profile sources put enrollment at about 376. The school also offers art, physical education, music, library sciences, STEM Lab and computer education, a mix that fits a hands-on activity like slime making better than a worksheet-heavy classroom ever could.

In that setting, slime is more than play. It asks children to follow steps in order, pay attention to texture changes, practice fine motor skills and work side by side with classmates. For younger students, those are the same habits that support science thinking, attention span and cooperative learning, which is why a simple photo can reveal a lot about what summer school is trying to accomplish.

Trinidad’s broader summer-learning push backs that up. Trinidad Middle School’s summer program ran June 1 through June 30, Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with math, enrichment, English and SEL, along with transportation and school lunches. That schedule shows the district is using summer not just for catch-up work, but for academic support, student engagement and basic services families depend on.

The district has also emphasized student support in other ways. A February 2025 post said Fisher’s Peak kitchen staff prepare about 340 student lunches a day, and Colorado Department of Education SchoolView lists an active bullying-prevention program tied to the BPEG grant. Against that backdrop, the June 11 slime post reads less like a photo-op and more like a sign that Trinidad School District 1 is trying to keep students fed, supervised and ready to return when the next school year starts.