Since 2004, the author has been facilitating a creative writing program for teenagers at the historic Paul Robeson House, centrally located in the urban community of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Begun as an intensive five-day summer workshop, Teen Writers Academy has expanded to offer ten-session Saturday workshops during the spring, two…

This book presents the history of organized summer camps under the auspices of private owners, religious groups, and public agencies, as well as youth organizations. The book is divided into four major periods: the beginnings, 1861-1910; camping as a growing vital force, 1910-1918; the period of challenges, 1918-1945; and the period of acceptance,…

The study examined the relationship between a two-week Gifted Students Institute summer program and self-concepts of 37 gifted middle school students. Results indicated that it is possible to enhance gifted students' self-concepts through provision of a supportive educational and social environment of a summer program on a university campus.…

The article describes a week-long course in leadership training offered in a summer academy. The course develops specific behavioral skills that enhance group activities and introduce some intellectual issues surrounding leadership in American society. The program includes role playing and simulation exercises. (Author/CL)

Summer reading is a time to get away from much of the newer audiovisual equipment according to these authors who favor a wide choice of books and silent reading in their program. (Editor/SJ)

"A review of the two national workshops carried out by ACSSAVO to assure knowledgeable personnel at work in every state." (Editor)

This California program has students learn and earn at the same time. (GB)

Explores young women's avenues of connection to mathematics using the framework from Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger, and Tarule. Suggests ways for engaging in connected mathematics teaching using the SummerMath program as an example. (MKR)

Describes how Title I programs in No Child Left Behind Act can apply certain research-based strategies to improve the achievement of poor and minority students, including preschool and full-day kindergarten programs, extending learning into the summer, and accelerating school-year learning through the reduction of class size or the implementation…

A 33 percent random sample drawn from 640 colleges (92.5 percent return) ascertained factors associated with creativity in collegiate summer session programs. Examination of 36 programs did not support the hypothesis that "creative" summer programs were more a consequence of external than internal factors. (JOW)

We implemented an intergenerational (IG) summer program at a colocated site for 2 consecutive summers to maximize continuity and enhance sustainability. We incorporated multiple methods to represent the views of key program stakeholders, including staff and administrators, parents who attended the program, and facilitators reports of the…

Given limited funding for school-based science education, non-school-based programs have been developed at colleges and universities to increase the number of students entering science- and health-related careers and address critical workforce needs. However, few evaluations of such programs have been conducted. We report the design and methods of…

The Urban Schoolyards project is a two year partnership with a university Earth Science Department and the surrounding urban elementary schools. The goal of the project was to develop the capacity of elementary teachers to teach earth science lessons using their schoolyards and local parks as field sites. The university personnel developed lessons…

This study investigated pre-service and credentialed teachers at 2 universities in the Southwestern United States (N = 24), who participated in education-abroad programs in Mexico over 1 summer. This study examined the literature within a framework for developing cultural competence to describe and understand students' experiences. Following a…