What you should know
- “Summer Rising,” New York City’s first hybrid summer camp and school program open to any student in grades K-12 who wants to participate, officially began Tuesday.
- The New York City announced in April the innovative initiative that apparently combines summer school and summer camp, as a means to further help children cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their schooling, emotional health and socialization.
- On Tuesday, the city shared its preliminary Summer Rising enrollment numbers which indicated that more than 200,000 students are enrolled at all grade levels at more than 800 sites in the city’s five boroughs.
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NEW YORK – “Summer Rising,” New York City’s first hybrid summer school and camp program open to any student in grades K-12 who wants to participate, officially began Tuesday.
The New York City announced in April the innovative initiative that apparently combines summer school and summer camp, as a means to further help children cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their schooling, emotional health and socialization.
“Summer Rising” is a free program that combines academic support from the New York City Department of Education and programming from the Department of Youth and Community Development. According to city officials, it is comprehensive student-centered programming that is integrated with socio-emotional learning and is available to all students, not just those who need more academic support in a particular subject.
According to Mayor Bill de Blasio, the idea for Summer Rising came after conversations with students and parents.
“Many parents wanted this summer opportunity for their children to re-acclimate to school, get ready, catch up, but also have a lot of fun this summer,” de Blasio said Tuesday, adding that the program is the first Once in more than a year that some students will be in a school environment due to the pandemic.
On Tuesday, the city shared its preliminary Summer Rising enrollment numbers which indicated that more than 200,000 students are enrolled at all grade levels at more than 800 sites in the city’s five boroughs.
Approximately 86,000 K-8 students, 80,000 high school students, and 23,000 students from the D75 and Extended School Year programs have signed up for the initiative. Additionally, 12,000 students in grades 3-8 were ordered to participate in the program.
Students in grades K-5 and 6-8, including those mandated to attend, will participate in academic and enrichment programming from 8 am to 6 pm and 8 am to 4 pm respectively. D75 and extended school year students will receive instruction and related services from 8:10 am to 2:40 pm and 8:10 am to 2:10 pm respectively, followed by enrichment programming with their peers.
For high school students, program hours vary by school; however, all students have access to academic and social-emotional supports, with time to participate in and gain work experience.
All Summer Rising programs will follow rigorous health and safety protocols, including social distancing and the use of masks. Additionally, 10% of students and staff will be tested for COVID-19 every two weeks.
Parents and guardians interested in enrolling a child in Summer Rising can still do so this week by visiting schools.nyc.gov/summer.
“All parents should know that this is there for you and your child. This is how we build a recovery for all of us: helping all children, each family coming back strong,” de Blasio said.
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