Summer Learning Day
Join us and the National Summer Learning Association for this nationwide advocacy celebration.
June 21, 2012
This day is an opportunity to showcase your summer program and help spread awareness and enthusiasm around summer learning!
Help us show policy makers, parents and the general public how summer programs prevent learning loss and hunger.
How to Participate
- Create an event using this helpful toolkit.
- Register as a Summer Learning Day Partner.
- E-mail us a description of your event, videos and photos which we'll share here.
- Share your plans, photos and videos directly on our Facebook page.
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To write a longer piece about your event or about summer learning for SOWA Live, our blog, please contact Jessie Rymph.
Why Participate in Summer Learning Day?
An analysis of survey data released in 2010 by the Afterschool Alliance confirms that parents strongly support summer learning programs and more would participate in programs were available.
- In Washington State, only 21% of school-age children participate in summer learning programs.
- The parents of 49% of children in the state who are not already in a summer learning program would enroll their children in one, if a program were available to them – an indication of the considerable unmet demand for summer learning programs in the state.
- 79% of Washington parents support public funding for summer learning programs.
The 2012 Summer Changes EverythingTM
National Conference is heading to
PITTSBURGH!
The Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh
October 23-24, 2012
with optional Pre-Conference Training Institutes
Monday, October 22, 2012
Submit your proposal to present a workshop at this year's conference.
Deadline - Friday, May 11, 2012
Learn more at our Summer Learning Resources page.