LearningMatters | Learning Matters: Providence Summer Scholars @LearningMatters | Uploaded August 2012 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Providence, Rhode Island is a failing school district. Less than half of middle school students are reading on grade level, and fewer than a third are meeting targets in math. For districts like Providence, summer school is a critical time to help students catch up.
Like most districts, Providence had been offering remedial classes to students over the summer — but as in many districts, it wasn't working, and so Providence decided to try something different. Its new program is called Summer Scholars.
Students participate in hands-on, field learning experiences that feel more like camp than summer school. Students and teachers seem to like it more, but how much are students really learning?
Providence, Rhode Island is a failing school district. Less than half of middle school students are reading on grade level, and fewer than a third are meeting targets in math. For districts like Providence, summer school is a critical time to help students catch up.
Like most districts, Providence had been offering remedial classes to students over the summer — but as in many districts, it wasn't working, and so Providence decided to try something different. Its new program is called Summer Scholars.
Students participate in hands-on, field learning experiences that feel more like camp than summer school. Students and teachers seem to like it more, but how much are students really learning?
