The Gow School, in Buffalo, New York, compares summer programs that keep kids learning to an educational preemptive strike. “Let’s say you’re in the middle of a blizzard,” says Fisher. “You can sit inside and wait until it stops snowing to start shoveling, or you can go out every hour and shovel six or seven inches and stay on top of it.
The sooner you get on top if it, the less you fall behind.” Summer camps that help children retain what they’ve learned shovel the snow before it’s too deep to dig out.Summer programs designed for children with ADHD and language-based learning difficulties teach to kids’ strengths.
The Gow School’s summer program admits kids as young as eight to their five-week program. Parents and children select classes in core subjects like reading, writing, and math, and choose from many electives.
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