While it may still be winter, the time to plan your child's summer activities is here! What activities will your children participate in this summer break? If they could make their own plans and choices, what would they choose? How would you feel about their choices and plans? Answers to these questions may help you decide whether your child should or should not participate in an education-based summer program.
There are two main benefits that we would like to highlight when it comes to educational summer programs:
- Children who find certain subjects challenging can receive help to catch up on the skills they are not as confident in.
- Students who are ahead of the game can get the support they need to advance for the next academic year.
The academic reasons for sending your child to a summer program are strong but these programs also offer some important opportunities that go beyond curriculum, including:
- Summer programs offer a perfect opportunity for children to try something brand new or challenging in a lower stakes environment. This is a great time to try something out of your child's comfort zone, like complex math problems, higher-level experimental science, a new sport, or a poetry class.
- Trying something new is also a way for your child to meet new people and make new friends.
- Educational programs are typically in smaller classroom sizes, and working in a small group environment can help develop a child's social skills.
- Summer programs are a great way to try out an interest in a subject that your child has that they could eventually shift into a college and career path.
The summer break opens up significantly more free time for children and a great way to make use of that time for academic and social purposes are educational summer programs. Learn more about RSM's summer program and our new classes here.
