Children who attended the CARE program had a chance to show family and friends exactly what they were up to all summer long on Thursday at the annual CARE Fair.

At the program’s culminating event, students sang, danced, stomped and clapped their way through a variety of performances in the Wareham Middle School Auditorium, while others showed off some of the woodworking, art, science, and engineering projects the children were involved in.

“It’s been a busy summer,” said CARE Director Jane Fondulis, of the program, which 338 Wareham children grades K-8 attended. “It’s been a great five weeks.”

Fondulis said the Fair gives students the chance celebrate and share their many achievements at the daily program.

“It’s everything that we’ve done—it’s like a showcase,” she said.

CARE, which stands for Community, Academic, Recreation and Enrichment is in its 12th year in Wareham schools.

Andre Silvia, whose son Andre Jr. attended the program, said he wishes there were more things like CARE in the area for local children to participate in throughout the summer.

“The kids love it—it’s a great thing for them,” said Silvia. “My kid comes home and says he loves what he’s doing. As long as he’s happy, then they’re doing something right.”

Fondulis said that part of the program that she was particularly excited about featured representatives from both the Buzzards Bay Coalition and the National Marine Life Center, who worked with the kids throughout the summer on several different projects.

“That was a great thing this year,” said Fondulis.

Jalynn Andrews, 6, said she enjoyed constructing some of the lego robots that the students learned about in a robotics class, and explained what they had done with them.

“We put together everything but the remote—that was made by scientists,” said Andrews.

“It took a long time to put together the wiring,” added her friend Morgan Chase, 6.

Junior counselor Arnie Tavares, who is going into his senior year at Wareham High School, said that working with the children this summer was a gratifying experience, and the program was enjoyed by almost everyone who attended it, both counselors and students.

“It was an absolute blast,” said Tavares. “It was so worth it.”