Addressing academic and social-emotional learning loss this summer
I wear three hats: I am a mother. I am the chief marketing officer for the American Camp Association (ACA), a national nonprofit serving the 15,000 summer camps in the U.S., which normally serve 26 million campers each year. Finally, I am an elected trustee serving on the Rockford Public Schools Board of Education in Michigan. Together these hats inform how I think about the nature of how we will support academic and social-emotional learning recovery this summer.
Summer is just around the corner, with clear blue skies, the smell of freshly cut grass and the opportunity to set our kids up for academic success this fall. Many children have struggled academically this year. Unfortunately, some students are no longer on track to graduate on time because they have fallen deeply behind. If you are a parent whose child is facing serious obstacles from a year of learning disruptions brought on by COVID-19, today is the day