Unique Solutions for Unique Learners
Summer Learning Day is a national advocacy day recognized to spread awareness about the importance of summer learning for our nation’s youth in helping close the achievement gap and support healthy development in communities all across the country. Summer learning programs: Maintain and advance participants’ academic and developmental growth Support working families Keep children safe read more…
It’s camp time! And as the school year winds down, the packing begins. From day camps to sleepaway camps and from one week to eight weeks, the majority of my students have a camping destination planned at some point this summer. For children and teens fortunate enough to spend summers at camp, the benefits are read more…
Teenz in the City is an intensive social skills summer program. During this 3 week program in August, students will focus on pro-social behaviors including effective communication, travel training skills, flexibility, independence, developing peer relationships, money management & problem-solving. Looking for other Summer programs? Contact us and we would be happy to help identify the read more…
Families and children have diverse needs during the summer and certain environments may be better suited to certain children. Luckily, summer camp options and programs are plentiful. As the summer break approaches, there are a few things I know for sure as a lifelong educator and camp director– children thrive when they are 1) setup read more…
Written by Rachel Barany, English, History, and Museum Educator Years ago, the necessary gear of summer camp in the Poconos included a few pairs of cut-off shorts, worn-in Jack Purcell sneakers and my Jack Kramer tennis racket (wooden). My trunk fit neatly into one-half of the back of my parents’ car trunk, alongside my older read more…
By Yash Jhaveri, Math Specialist Tutoring at camp is unique among my teaching experiences. In a converted cabin overlooking a lake in the woods, I worked with students ranging from fourth grade to tenth grade on topics ranging from multiplication and division to function graphs. For some students, our time was spent revisiting topics with read more…
By Joanna Brown, Reading Specialist Working with students at a sleepaway camp was unlike any other experience I have had as an educator. At schools, the focus of the day is learning and academics. Students are focused on academic work and they are set in the routine of attending classes and learning. Students go home read more…
Do you have an aspiring architect in the family? ElizabethStreet.com recently posted an incredible camp opportunity at the Westcott House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. According to the blog post, Monday marks the beginning of “Design Detectives,” a summer camp hosted directly on the Westcott premises in association with the Springfield Preservation Alliance. The camp read more…
Summer tutoring can be a controversial topic. There are many people who believe students deserve a complete 7-10 week break over the summer because they work so hard during the year. There are just as many people who feel students don’t work hard enough, or at least should be working continuously for 12 months in order read more…
In order to get camp tutoring “right,” we needed to be really thoughtful about the needs of each student and family. Because students are enrolled in many different types of schools across the country, expectations vary. For example, some schools have required summer reading or math work while others do not. It’s also important to read more…
This summer My Learning Springboard partnered with a private sleepaway camp in the Berkshires to help campers avoid the summer slide with individualized tutoring. We’re really excited about the model we have in place and the first week was a huge success. As a former camper and camp administrator, I’m sensitive to the fact that tutoring at camp may read more…
In his book Homesick and Happy, child psychologist Michael Thompson discusses the importance of camp and other experiences where children spend time away from home. Dr. Thompson explores all sorts of camps across the country with various specialties. He says, “There are eight fundamental things that parents want to do for or give their children, read more…
