◼ Most of our teachers in the morning stay for aftercare, so this helps with transition times. ◼ We offer an awake room as well as nap rooms. ◼ Our Educare program offers two differ ent options for our 3’s and Pre -K on a daily basis. ◼ PowerKids is a staple in our program. ◼ Summer programs offer an opportunity for families to benefit from a small, intimate environment. ◼ Summer academic programs are incorporated into informal learning and a separate boot camp week to prepare students for the beginning of the school year.
Ongoing Challenges
◼ Generating interest among Middle and High School-aged learners is a market that is difficult to develop. ◼ Moving the tutoring activity away from at-home service to an in-school, after-school service is also a challenge; it is difficult to hire middle school teachers to facilitate after school tutoring. ◼ Hiring staff to work the extended hours in the aftercare and educare programs remains challenging every year. ◼ It would be ideal to establish a permanent water activities area (for Camp Shemesh, our Early Childhood summer camp) so that we can compete with other camps.
Proposed Action Steps
◼ Develop a plan to offer middle school learners an academic component after school during the school year. ◼ Relaunch a theater class/ program - the school used to offer theater some years back, but this program has been missing for several years. ◼ Enhance 2nd to 8th-grade academic summer school beyond the three- subject focus we have implemented thus far. ◼ Continue to grow the fledgling Summer@Levine 6-12-year-old camp program.
Self Study Committee Members Marco Rodriguez
Committee Chair 5 th and 6 th Grade Language Arts Teacher Summer@Levine Director
Dana Shidlofsky Helene Berke Kevin Steinberg Yuri Mintskovsky
Extended Day/Educare Director, Camp Shemesh Director 7 th and 8 th Grade Science Teacher through April, 2021
P.E. and Athletic Director, Parent Levine Parent and Board Member
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