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The city's summer school program is undergoing a dramatic change, as Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday a new city-wide program to offer schooling and social support this summer to help K-12 kids with academic skills and enrichment while providing families with childcare.
Called "Summer Rising," the $120 million program will offer different schedules based on grade level, with the youngest students receiving the most amount of time in the program: five days a week for seven weeks. Students with specialized learning plans that include year-round schooling can participate for six weeks, five days a week. Middle schoolers get a four-day program for six weeks. High schoolers can sign up for a five-week program with flexible schedules, and can also participate in the city’s paid Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) and the Public Schools Athletic League.
NYC public school system needs to adopt Germany. Teach trades craft or skills that employers want today with the option of college on the table. Many don't attend University due to cost, so we should stop educating our kids as college being the end goal for HS. They don't need to learn calculus trigonometry or why the French Revolution started if they will forget it at age 21. Wikipedia, Books and Reddit exists for that. First real job they get never use any of that knowledge because job doesn't require it. World building and "general" knowledge can be acquired on your own time. You should be going to school with an agenda and to learn how to become a productive member of society upon graduation. So if you wanna be a mechanic that's what you learn in HS. If you wanna go to college, then master the SAT and participate in extracurricular activities. If you want to be in IT then take boot camp coding courses while in HS. If you want to serve your country, create ROC programs for youths.
I'm still waiting for the catch. This is so unlike this entire year, I'm positive there's a catch somewhere. Also trying to not get my hopes up, cause this summer is shaping up to be a monster at work and we don't really have $ for camp any more.
So negative. I would rather there be summer school than nothing. Judging by what I have heard from teachers, students will need all the class time they can get. I think it should be year round if not to make up for lost time.
So negative. I would rather there be summer school than nothing. Judging by what I have heard from teachers, students will need all the class time they can get. I think it should be year round if not to make up for lost time.
Yep. The whole school year has been a mess for most. This is at least something. Make lemonade out of lemons life throws at you. That's life.
Did anyone apply to this program? I actually selected a program that is out-of-district, because it is affiliated with the YMCA, and my child was accepted. But M-F, 8am-6pm....that's intense, no?
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