The goal of this article is to share how the authors implemented a summer learning experience designed for the benefit of teachers and students simultaneously at Clear Creek Independent School District in Texas. They facilitated what John Hattie's research recommends: "a community of teachers [that] work together to ask the questions, evaluate the impact, and decide on the optimal next steps; . . . a community of students who work together in the pursuit of progress," in essence, "the single most critical lever for instructional excellence." The aim was to grow teachers and students alongside each other: both groups growing as thinkers, learners, readers, and writers.