Reading Challenge And Summer Learning Activities

From New Haven Public Schools: Students and teachers will join Superintendent Dr. Carol D. Birks, New Haven Free Public Library officials and Book Mobile in announcing the Superintendent’s Reading Challenge and Summer Learning Activities on Friday, July 19, 2019 at 10 a.m. at the King Robinson School.

New Haven Public Schools district believes that learning does not take a vacation! This year the school district has launched expanded summer and afterschool learning opportunities for students. The district has been intentional about providing programs that are engaging and fun for our students, while at the same time helping them to meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math.

New to our summer programs this year is the Superintendent’s Summer Reading Challenge. The Reading Challenge is a citywide competition for schools, based on student population and grade level. The Superintendent’s Summer Reading Challenge will become an annual citywide program encouraging students to read books during the summer months.

The District has secured over 40,000 books to distribute free to our students to encourage them to continue to learn and grow academically throughout the summer. This year, the schools with the highest percentage of participating enrollment and the highest number of books read by participating students at the end of the summer will be recognized for their accomplishments

“I am especially proud that this year New Haven Public Schools are offering our diverse variety of enrichment opportunities” said Superintendent Birks. She added that “about 3000 students are engaged in district sponsored activities ranging from our LitCamp program, which sparks student engagement with multiple genres, to our partnership with the Boy and Girls Scouts that offer students outdoor activities such as conservation projects and multiple science experiments.

New Haven Public Schools Summer Programs are designed to foster the social emotional, academic, and enrichment needs of our students; to which many of them also incorporate athletics, arts and music.

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