YOUR SOURCE FOR SUMMER LEARNING NEWS
December 13, 2018
Issue No. 4
Greetings!
Did you know the summer learning field is grounded in more than 100 years
of research about summer learning loss? This ongoing research has helped guide organizational system building, program quality, and advocacy efforts
to expand summer learning opportunities for kids across the country.
The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) has recently launched a new research agenda where you'll discover new areas of study for the research community to drive forward our understanding of summer issues including:

  • Conditions and features that affect quality of programs in a wide variety of settings

  • Where and why gaps in access to programs persist, and how to ensure opportunities are located where they are most needed

  • Short- and long-term outcomes of programs at the student, family, school, and community level
Summer Learning Awards Deadline Approaching...
If you operate a high-quality summer program that's making a difference in the lives of kids in your area, here's your chance to show the nation its positive and powerful impact.

Submit a completed application for the 2019 Summer Learning Awards
and you could receive national recognition along with a monetary award
of $10,000, generously provided by the New York Life Foundation and
Lands' End.
Highlights from Summer Changes Everything™
On November 12-14, 2018, NSLA presented Summer Changes Everything™ in Kansas City, Missouri. This year we celebrated 25 years of making summers matter with our keynote, Hill Harper, star of The Good Doctor on ABC.
NSLA wants you to join us in Atlanta, GA , October 21-23, 2019, at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel when we welcome Dr. Steve Perry , the educator Oprah Winfrey, Sean “P-Diddy” Combs, Bishop TD Jakes, and Steve Harvey call on to offer insight to parents and children. Registration will open soon.
Happy Holidays! 25% off Our Program Planning Guide
The Summer Starts in September Program Planning Guide is full of research-based strategies, program examples, and tools that summer program leaders can use to develop an intentional and high-impact program.

As a special thanks to everything you do for our nation's youth, we are offering a holiday discount of 25 percent.
*NSLA's office will be closed from December 24, 2018 through January 1, 2019. All purchase made during that time will be processed on January 2, 2019.