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A Remarkable Journey of Helping Young Learners

Celebrating over a decade of summer learning and student success “Do I have to go home already?” That plaintive question, asked between child and parent and overheard by a teacher in the then-nascent Summer Learning Program (or Summer Literacy Learning Project, as it was initially called), … [Read more...] about A Remarkable Journey of Helping Young Learners

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Spotlight on: Parent Engagement

Just a few examples of the many ways Summer Learning Programs engage parents and help them develop strategies to support their child's learning. Have a parent engagement success story you would like to share with the SLP community? Contact us here. … [Read more...] about Spotlight on: Parent Engagement

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Getting social with summer learning

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

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SLP overview: Camp Wonder

The following text and photos were contributed by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. If you would like to share stories, resources, photos etc. from your Summer Learning Program, contact us here. This year Camp Discovery was held at St. John Fisher, and it was an incredible … [Read more...] about SLP overview: Camp Wonder

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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

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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”