DID YOU KNOW?
SUMMERS MATTER.
Higher quality summer programs improve math and reading skills, and also build critical social emotional skills of students. These skills that will help them not only in school but also in their careers and life (National Summer Learning Association, 2020)
A summer wasted is no small thing. The lack of learning opportunities results in “summer slide” — or summer learning loss — that is responsible for half of the achievement gap between lower and higher-income students.
(American Educational Research Association, Jul 9, 2020)
9 in 10 teachers spend at least 3 weeks reteaching lessons at the start of the school year (National Summer Learning Association).
Without summer counseling and support one-third of first generation college attender’s fall victim to the “summer melt” and fail to enroll in the fall, even after being accepted (National Summer Learning Association).
Elementary school students with high attendance in summer learning programs boost their math and reading skills (National Summer Learning Association).
Studies show that 33% of families 13 had at least one child who attended a summer program and 51% of families would like their children to participate (National Summer Learning Association).
COST TO FAMILIES
Match More is committed to removing all barriers between our students and high-quality summer learning opportunities.
As a powerful complement to our core school programs, Match More generates pro bono and/or highly-subsidized summer placements for Match students to reverse the summer slide. We build partnerships with providers and help families secure placements and existing financial aid. But sometimes “gap” funding is needed for incidental costs that often fall to families (e.g., transportation and equipment costs, special fees for special education summer camps, etc.)
Match supports families in filling this gap on a case-by-case basis. Families should contact us at matchmore@matchschool.org or (617)-221-6118 for any financial/programmatic support.
