Summer Brain Drain!

When the final bell rings this school year, students of all ages and grades will head home to hang up their book bags for the last time. They, most likely, will not give the books inside another thought until it’s time to head back to school. 

While it’s important for students to take a break and enjoy their summer, it’s more important that students continue to keep their brains challenged.  After all, the brain doesn’t stop seeing connections, growing, or processing information during the summer.

The brain functions much like muscles in the body: when not used properly, it begins to deteriorate. As the saying goes—use it or lose it.

Known as the “summer brain drain”, students who don’t engage in active learning over the summer can lose up to two months of academics, putting them at an academic disadvantage in the fall. Students have to spend the first weeks of school playing catch up.

Summer is an opportunity for students to secure their footing for next year’s grade.  Without the homework, assignments, and projects of the regular school year, students can really focus on the areas that are the most challenging for them.  

In a single summer, students can review concepts learned in the previous grade, improve their study and organizational skills, and even get a head start on next year’s subjects so that they are starting the new school year ahead.  Rather than playing catch up, students are actively learning the new curriculum from the first day of classes.

By continuing to learn over the summer months, students prevent the brain from losing neural connections that were built up during the school year.  Maintaining learning momentum is an easy process: in as little as one or two hours of active learning per week, students can achieve that head start.

Grade Power Learning offers many flexible programs to accommodate busy summer schedules.  Whether students are looking to fill in skill gaps, or fine-tune their study skills, Grade Power Learning’s programs help keep brains learning all summer long.

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For more information about summer learning or any of Grade Power Learning’s programs, please contact us at Grade Power Learning of Allendale 201.962.7777 or Allendale@GradePowerLearning.com