Did you know that Summer Learning Loss accounts for more than half of the achievement gap between middle and low-income students?

Did you know that Summer Learning Loss results in a significant loss of academic skills— about 2 months worth of achievement— for students not engaged in any summer enrichment activities?

New Day for Learning is facilitating a Summer Learning Collaborative of individuals and organizations from all sectors of City life – school district, community based organizations, the Department of  Children, Youth & Their Families,  and other city departments, cultural and recreational institutions, and private industry. The purpose of the Collaborative is to prevent the well-documented summer learning loss that accounts for over half the achievement gap between middle class and disadvantaged children.

 

A further focus is to increase access to physical activity and healthy foods, as children gain body mass index twice as fast during the summer months. Join us in our efforts to expand and improve enriched summer learning opportunities for all children across San Francisco. This is a perfect example of how everyone — not just schools — can contribute to the success and well-being of our students.

 

As part of the Collaborative’s work, New Day for Learning, the Department of Children Youth and their Families, and the San Francisco Unified School District are sponsoring the first all-city event just for YOU to learn about summer possibilities for the programs you provide. The day will include:

 

• Opening session – Why summer is so important this year
• 4 Concurrent training sessions throughout the day from Bay Area experts on planning quality summer activities, behavior management, incorporating visual arts, integrating science, staff development, nutrition, physical activity, etc.
• 25 “Get-it-done” workshops featuring creative programming ideas on everything from literacy through theater and outdoor exploration to digital media, science kits and community building.
• 25 Resource tables filled with new ideas for field trips, admission to museums and other attractions, staffing, materials and more!

 

Summer Program Providers - Join us for a Summer Resource and Information Fair!

Check out the workshop schedule.

April 21

9:30 – 3:00 pm

First Unitarian Church

1187 Franklin Street

 

TO REGISTER

CONTACT: Melanie Hopson, New Day for Learning

hopsonm@sfusd.edu

Call 355-2202 with questions