2026 Summer Planning Bootcamp
April 17 • 12 PM - 2:30 PM EST
NSLA's annual spring webinar designed to equip you with tools, ideas, and best practices to elevate your summer program planning. Learn from leaders in schools, community based programs, camps, libraries, outdoor education programs, and more.
About Summer Planning Bootcamp
NSLA’s free-of-charge, virtual Summer Planning Bootcamp is a live deep dive for program innovation and student success.
Who Should Attend? Anyone who works with youth during the summer months or cares about summer learning. Leaders from schools, community-based programs, camps, libraries, outdoor education programs, and more. The recording will be sent to every attendee so be sure to register even if you cannot join us live April 17!
For more information about NSLA Partnership Opportunities, please contact Natalia Sol, [email protected]
Presented by:
Summer Planning Bootcamp 2026:
Coy Bowles, the founder of COYCO, a creative company dedicated to supporting children’s emotional development through books, music, and toys, and Grammy Award–winning guitarist for the Zac Brown Band, will open the Bootcamp!
Winners of the National Summer Book Award for Curveball, author Pablo Cartaya and illustrator Miguel Díaz Rivas
The New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Award honorees:
- Summer Achievers, The School District of Philadelphia and the City of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)
- Woodcraft Rangers (Los Angeles, CA)
- The GEMS Camp Summer Experience (Dallas, TX)
- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Summer Learning Legacy Award honoree Camp Southern Ground in Georgia
Thank you to our sponsors:
