Our thanks to summer learning teacher Aviva Dunsiger and K-12 Program Consultant Connie Sun of HWDSB for sharing the article below. Contributions to this site are always welcome, but please ensure parental permission is secured (as per the SLP agreement with program leaders) before sharing images or … [Read more...] about Getting social with summer learning
Parent Engagement
New contributions from SLPs!
Our thanks to all the boards that have shared resources, photos/videos, inspirational stories and more this year. Here are just some of the recent contributions from Summer Learning Programs around Ontario. Have something you would like to share? Just contact us here! ESL Summer Learning Program … [Read more...] about New contributions from SLPs!
TCDSB teacher’s “Welcome Families!” presentation for parent classroom visit
To help welcome families of Summer Learning Program students, TCDSB teacher Annamaria Aloisi created a fun and informative slideshow presentation to acquaint parents with the program during family visits to the SLP classrooms at St. John the Evangelist Catholic School. In preparing the slide … [Read more...] about TCDSB teacher’s “Welcome Families!” presentation for parent classroom visit
Sault Online: “Nine Years of Student Engagement Success”
In a media release celebrating nine years of successfully engaging Kindergarten Year 2 to Grade 5 students in summer learning, Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board highlights their program's focus on literacy and numeracy skills, Religious Education, Indigenous Education, recreational … [Read more...] about Sault Online: “Nine Years of Student Engagement Success”
“Parent engagement is an integral part of our camp”
Our thanks to St. Clair Catholic Summer Learning Camp for sharing resources (see sample parent calendar and dayplan) and the description below, all related to their commitment to engaging parents of their SLP students. If your program would like to contribute summer learning stories and/or … [Read more...] about “Parent engagement is an integral part of our camp”
CBC News: “A huge appetite” for summer programs
School boards across the country are reporting "high demand" for summer learning programs as parents look for opportunities to help their young children catch up and get excited about learning again after more than two years of COVID-disrupted classes. In an article posted on July 10, CBC News … [Read more...] about CBC News: “A huge appetite” for summer programs
