Why does Summer Matter to you? Post a video explaining why summer matters to you and use the hashtag #WhySummerMatters. We’ll be sharing videos we receive from kids, programs, and families, and highlighting great summer learning opportunities throughout the state.
There are so many innovative summer learning programs across California. We would love to feature your program on our website. If you a leader of a summer learning program, please provide us with some information about your program so that we can tell our readers about the amazing things happening in your city.
EdgeMakers is an innovative new curriculum resource that is well suited for summer learning programs and after school programs. Instead of remedial summer school, young people can build innovation and creative problem solving skills in a collaborative and hands on environment.
The report describes the pressing social issues that impact student learning, including poverty and inequity, and examine the ways in which expanded learning can help remove some of the associated barriers.
You may be interested in an upcoming webinar on summer learning. The webinar is hosted by Education Week, and sponsored by Boys & Girls Clubs of America and several other organizations. This event takes place on Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 2 to 3 p.m. ET.
The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) is excited about the commitment of communities all over the country to shape smarter summers, brighter futures for young people as part of the Summer Opportunity Project (SOP).
The Summer Matters Campaign is exploring the power of a Summer Learning Network with the launch of a network seed fund.
A growing movement of educators across California have signed on as champions of high-quality and engaging summer learning. Will you?
Stand with dozens of educators from across California in calling on superintendents, school board leaders, principals, policy makers, business leaders, child advocates, parents and students to join the growing Summer Matters movement to ensure every child has access to summer learning opportunities that support year-round learning and well-being.
This brief describes how well the Quick CASP addresses each of the Quality Standards, using an approach similar to A Crosswalk Between the Quality Standards for Expanded Learning and Program Quality Assessment Tools.
The New York Times published a great piece about the difficulties of working families finding quality summer programs for kids, and the impact lack of access to those programs has on kids.
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