Summer program
Recent studies have demonstrated the growing importance of the stimulation of academic and social activities throughout the summer.
From 12 months to 12 years
Development goals
Researchers have linked an excessive amount of free time during the summer with low scores on testing and a gap in a student's academic knowledge. This phenomenon is known typically as the slide of summer.
Social
Share and take turns with your friends, and participate in imaginative play, group activities, and games.
Physical
Eating with utensils, throwing and kicking a ball, walking forward and backward, using art materials such as paint brushes and scissors, and daily tasks such as dressing and undressing.
Cognitive
Question (ask “why?”), Use longer sentences, differentiate between the past, present, and the future, and imagine and describe extremely active and creative short stories.
What happens during the water slide summer?
Children forget the fundamental concepts learned from the previous school year. According to research, children lose an average of 2.6 years of computing skills in math during the summer. The studies also show comparable decreases in reading and writing skills. Nutrition is in the way because children consume three ounces more of sugar-sweetened beverages per day. Younger students also watch an average of twenty more minutes of TV during the summer than during the school year while maintaining the same workout schedule. These are factors that lead to weight gain.
