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wonderful time for your child to focus on new or more challenging topics
creasing grade-entry readiness in reading and math. These programs are offered for children entering kindergarten through fourth grade. Traditional summer school can also focus on assisting kids who struggled with the previous year’s work. Summer school allows the child to study one topic in an environment where the teacher can pro- vide more personalized attention due to a smaller class size. These classes allow for different teaching strategies that may be especially helpful for learning math or science. Summer classes can help relieve the stress children experienced as they fought to keep up in class during the school year. If your school district does not offer summer school or your child does not meet the criteria, you might consider exploring a local for-profit tutoring or summer academic camp. These can be found in your local phone directory or through online searches. You can also re- search home schooling sites that you can adapt to direct your own summer school based on your child’s needs and interests. There are many free resources available. One fun place is Pinterest, with hundreds
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of boards to explore using search terms such as home school and summer school.
Challenging Academic Development Summer is a wonderful time for your child to be able to focus on new or more chal- lenging learning topics. You can find op- tions at many universities and community colleges, as well as local museums, zoos and conservation districts. These sum- mer courses allow for exploring special interests in-depth, providing hands-on experiences and meeting other youth. Some programs even offer college credit. Online searches show a wide variety of topics to choose among at programs across the country — including science, geometry, reasoning, geography, ancient world, writing, civics and global issues. By participating in university or community college educational settings, your child can also benefit from imagining a future in higher education.
The World of Languages As the world is increasingly global in na- ture, our children will need to be able to communicate and understand languages
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