Making the Most of Summer Handbook
Making the Most of Summer is designed for schools, community-based organizations, and others that run summer programs that want to improve the academic and developmental quality of their summer programs. This easy-to-read handbook brings together the most current research and cutting-edge practices designed to transform summer into a season for learning for young people. 240 pages.
It contains tools designed to help summer programs:
• Incorporate the characteristics of effective learning programs
• Implement engaging thematic units that meet challenging academic and youth development standards
• Improve the quality of summer staff development opportunities
• Evaluate the success of their summer programs and services
• Develop a long-term strategy for sustaining their work