Summer Soar FAQs
Success Academy – June 5, 2020
Scholars will receive Summer Soar assignments between June 8 and 16. Read on for answers to some of the most common Summer Soar questions we’ve received from SA families.
Zombie Cows and Giant Peaches: Scholars Spill the Beans on Their Favorite Summer Books
Success Academy – August 4, 2017
This summer, our scholars are getting lost in great books for hours in the park, on the train, and at home.
Five Success Academy scholars dish on their favorite books of summer 2017 — and where they like to read.
Author Cece Bell: Confessions of a ‘Not-So-Great Reader’
Success Academy – July 18, 2017
All Success Academy rising 4th graders will be reading Cece Bell’s incredible graphic novel El Deafo this summer. We’re honored to share a special message from Cece about her enjoyment of reading — which developed with the help of some very special friends. We hope she inspires Success Academy families to find themselves in the pages of an amazing story this summer!
Author Kwame Alexander: ‘Words Can Change the World’
Success Academy – July 11, 2017
Kwame Alexander, author of 24 books (and counting) and winner of numerous awards such as the 2015 John Newbery Medal for the Most Distinguished Contribution to American Literature for Children, shares some reading encouragement with Success Academy families. Happy #summerSOAR!
Summer Soar: Write All About It
Sara Yu – July 13, 2015
Four ways to take your scholar’s summer writing to the next level!
Summer Soar: Let Books Inspire Your Travels
Sara Yu – June 26, 2015
We’re incredibly lucky to live in NYC, where some of the all-time best children’s books are set…
Five Ways to Soar Across NYC this Summer
Success Academy – June 25, 2015
Learning shouldn’t end with the last day of school, and the months off are a wonderful time to enjoy all that NYC has to offer.
Summer Soar: Reading Challenge Accepted
Sara Yu – June 19, 2015
Reading challenges are a simple, creative way to inspire the reluctant readers among us and a tool to keep pushing avid readers to new heights. They are also a powerful antidote against summer slide.
Summer Soar: Using Books to Enhance Summer Adventures
Sara Yu – June 12, 2015
We don’t want to just prevent summer slide; we want to reverse it. We want to achieve Summer Soar.
Danger Ahead: Summer Learning Loss
Sara Yu – June 7, 2015
Numerous studies indicate that kids who don’t read regularly over the summer fall an average of two months behind, and that children from lower-income homes are most at risk.
The Carrot or the Stick? Motivating Kids to Read
Sara Yu – May 26, 2015
For as many reading logs, timers, incentive programs, and star charts there are, there are as many individuals staunchly opposed to applying any extrinsic motivation to reading. And I can’t say I disagree with them.