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June 21, 2022: NSLA Teams up With Clear Channel to Launch Summer Learning Awareness Campaign
NSLA teamed up with numerous program providers and our partners at InPlay, IHeartRadio, and Clear Channel Outdoor to create and promoteDiscoverSummer.org. The national campaign to promote the website kicked off in Times Square, and includes ads on nearly 2,000 outdoor digital billboards and public service announcements on 800 U.S. radio stations.
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May 5, 2022: U.S. DOE Continues to Highlight Summer Learning as Key to Student Recovery
As we all prepare to run and expand summer learning programs for millions of children dealing with the negative effects of the pandemic, it is inspiring to know our field has strong support from the US Department of Education.During their recent American Recovery Summit, numerous investments and innovative projects were highlighted including NSLA’s new project with the American Camp Association and Discover Summer.
April 5, 2022: Getting Your Program Ready and Discovered For Summer 2022!
We are also deeply grateful to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona for raising awareness of our new online parent resource, DiscoverSummer.org.With Discover Summer, your organization can make it easier for families to discover the joy and rich array of summer learning, spanning academics, enrichment, arts, STEM, mentorship, sports, and wellness. The NSLA will be promoting this website through a national media campaign to keep kids engaged this summer.
March 10, 2022: Register Now for Summer Learning Bootcamp!
Register now for the National Summer Learning Association’s free virtual Summer Planning Bootcampto gain tools and best practices to meet this moment head on. Led by dynamic out-of-school time leaders, we will delve into strategies to accelerate learning, build critical partnerships, and plan successful strategies to scale impact in a sustainable and measurable way.
February 9, 2022: Summer Learning Emerges as Top Strategy for Academic Recovery
According to a recent national review of school district spending plans, summer learning emerged as the top strategy for helping students recover academically from the pandemic’s impacts. More than half the districts plan to spend COVID-19 relief money on summer programs, and about a third will pay for extended learning time after school.
January 7, 2022: Kicking off a New Year of Impact
Our collective work to plan together and provide more summer learning opportunities to millions more youth is under way. A recent New York Times article highlights the effects of Covid on children and why all our efforts to support them through quality summer programs is more important than ever. Discover Summer, an online resource for parents, will be expanded this year to reach more families in need of high-quality programs.
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December 20, 2021: Happy Holidays from NSLA
From our NSLA family to yours, we hope you have a wonderful, relaxing holiday and wanted to share our last newsletter and updates from a historic 2021. NSLA partnered with the the Institute for the Study of Resilience in Youth (ISRY) at Harvard University’s McLean Hospital to conduct anational surveyof 2,000 parents and caregivers whose children participated in programs last summer.
November 23, 2021: In This Season of Giving Thanks
In this season of Thanksgiving, words can hardly express NSLA’s heartfelt gratitude to all of our summer learning champions. THANK YOU for being the engine that fuels the dreams, passions, joy and growth for students everywhere – in school and out of school.
September 14, 2021: Welcome Back to Another School Year!
Our hope here at the National Summer Learning Association is that every young person is returning to school this fall ready to succeed because of your amazing work this summer.We know that all students can grow, learn and thrive when we harness the power of summer and that was evident in the many ways communities celebrated, supported and spread the joy of summer during National Summer Learning Week and the whole season.
August 11, 2021: Building Back Better with Summer Learning Joy
Our hope here at the National Summer Learning Association is that every young person is returning to school this fall ready to succeed because of your amazing work this summer.We know that all students can grow, learn and thrive when we harness the power of summer and that was evident in the many ways communities celebrated, supported and spread the joy of summer during National Summer Learning Week and the whole season.
June 17, 2021: Hello Summer! News You Can Use
High-quality summer programs have the chance to make a real difference for students this year. We’ve teamed up with fellow summer learning organizations, Aim High, BellXcel, Breakthrough Collaborative and Horizons National, to share why now is the time for long-term partnerships among programs, schools, and districts.
May 11, 2021: Reimagine summer school
NSLA and the Council of Chief State School Officers have launched a new State Summer Learning Network to support states with long-term strategies to “reimagine summer school” and leverage new federal funding aimed at learning recovery.
April 1, 2021: Summer is cancelled…April Fools!
Join NSLA in elevating the importance of keeping kids safe, healthy and engaged during the summer season by celebrating National Summer Learning Week. There are many ways you can celebrate summer, advocate, and share your stories of summer inspiration.
March 12, 2021: New Summer Funding: A Big Win for America’s Kids
Today the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) celebrates a monumental win for America’s children and families, summer learning programs and community partners across the nation, as the House and Senate have approved $121.9 billion for K-12 economic support under the American Rescue Plan.
February 11, 2021: This is Our Moment
While we are excited to see more investments being made in high-quality summer learning opportunities, we want to keep in mind our best practices. Stand out programs are those that feel fresh and different from traditional school. They are fun, hands-on, high energy, engaging, and informed by research and models our field knows works—a combination of academic, enrichment, and health and fitness, school-community partnerships, youth voice and choice, caring peer and youth-adult relationships, trauma-informed and social-emotional supports, family engagement, age-appropriate and culturally responsive curriculum.
January 27, 2021: NSLA Launches a New Summer Innovation Fellowship and More!
In this issue, we turn our sights to summer program planning and provide ways in which you can connect with NSLA by joining our professional learning communities. We’ve also launched a new Summer Innovation Fellowship opportunity intended to support emerging leaders of color. Read on to learn more about this and other exciting initiatives we will advance this year.
January 13, 2021: Getting Back to What is Most Important
Many national education experts, including McKinsey & Company, NWEA, Education Trust, and the Century Foundation, have highlighted the urgent need for us to make Summer 2021 the most meaningful and impactful summer learning experience ever for young people in America. Our NSLA team understands this imperative and came back from the holiday break re-charged and ready to go.