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Now available: Grade 7/8 Math Guide for SLP Numeracy Component

Grade 7 and 8 Mathematics Summer Learning Program: Guide for Numeracy Component, a resource developed for CODE (Council of Ontario Directors of Education) by OMCA (Ontario Mathematics Coordinators Association) as a support for the 2021 CODE Summer Learning Program, is now available. The … [Read more...] about Now available: Grade 7/8 Math Guide for SLP Numeracy Component

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Video: “Count-On-Me” — LDSB’s Summer Math & Robotics Program

Limestone District School Board has produced a short video about their summer Math and Robotics Program. Recorded during the 2018 offering of LDSB's Count-On-Me Summer Math Program, the video highlights the board's "full day, intensive three-week intervention program focusing on developing basic … [Read more...] about Video: “Count-On-Me” — LDSB’s Summer Math & Robotics Program

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CODE October 2018 Symposium

A capacity group of over 200 educators and board leads gathered near Toronto recently to learn, share and interact as part of the CODE symposium, Anytime, Anywhere: Innovative Programs for Summer Learning and Learning Outside the School Day. With a focus on creative approaches to student learning … [Read more...] about CODE October 2018 Symposium

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Summer programs in the news: “keeping the learning going” in Sudbury

Students engaged with the latest in technology to enhance their learning at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board's recent summer learning program, including basic robotics, coding activities, and a computer-based reading program called Lexia that helps develop literacy skills. The group also … [Read more...] about Summer programs in the news: “keeping the learning going” in Sudbury

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SLP 2018 Update: Getting ready for more fun and learning in the sun!

Across the province, school boards are gearing up for another season of fun and stimulating Summer Learning Programs (SLPs). Now in their ninth year of reducing summer learning loss and building self-confidence for Kindergarten, Primary and Junior division students, the CODE-led, Ministry-funded … [Read more...] about SLP 2018 Update: Getting ready for more fun and learning in the sun!

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“Summer Learning Losses” – Dr. Janice Aurini on TVO’s The Agenda

"Is summer vacation interfering with some students' educational success?" That was the question posed by TVO's The Agenda host Steve Paikin to University of Waterloo Sociology and Legal Studies Associate Professor Janice Aurini in a September 2016 broadcast. (Watch the segment here.) In conjunction … [Read more...] about “Summer Learning Losses” – Dr. Janice Aurini on TVO’s The Agenda