Summer Adventure For the Kiddos.

3 July 2007

Summer Adventure For the Kiddos.

Posted by Debo Hobo under: Kids Activities .

Summer is a great time for family vacations and getaways. Water parks and go carts are fun but are they providing your child with the cerebral stimulation they require?

It is not too late to enroll them in one of these programs over the summer break. This will not only keep their minds fresh and growing, it also gives the parents a moment to breath….

Yale Peabody Museum Summer Camps
Summer 2007 Youth Programs
At the San Diego Zoo
Space is still available for grades 3–7
Be A Junior Ranger or Little Cub
at Yosemite National Park
Omega Teen Camp
“A Great Place To Be Exactly Who You Are”

Studies show that students can lose months of learning over the summer—don’t let this happen to your child!

The average summer vacation lasts about 12 weeks, during which time millions of children have little or no enriching or reinforcing academic experiences. When young minds sit idle for three months, the result is a phenomenon known as “summer learning loss.” Because of these learning losses, teachers must often spend the first six to eight weeks of the school year—or roughly 22% of the year according to a study at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Summer Learning—re-teaching forgotten information to students instead of teaching new information and skills.more….Sylvan