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Rashedah, mother of TFO students
What parents say:
"I have two eighth graders in the program. Both love coming here. I've never seen them more engaged in school and with friends. Of course they like to hang around their friends, but I've never seen them more excited about science and math. TFO gets the kids not just involved, but excited about learning. I love being involved with them, so to chaperone and be involved with their education and their extracurricular activities means a lot to me. Seeing them excited about learning, going on these field trips, and seeing things they've never seen before (and I've never seen before) is great. I hope to continue that even when they're done."
Program Overview
Recent studies have shown that test scores flatten or drop during the summer, with the most significant drops occurring in math. Students come from a wide variety of home environments, and summer vacation can play a significant role in widening the achievement gap. Our entry-level summer program aims to keep academic skills sharp in an enjoyable and engaging way.
The summer program is designed to help our new members embark on a journey of self-discovery while giving them a better understanding of TFO’s full-time afterschool offerings. The program is currently open to students entering grades 3-8, and runs for 4-5 weeks. Through a series of engaging STEAM/e-related activities, students will discover their individual strengths and opportunities for growth.
Our summer participants will:
Practice Goal Setting
Our core values and guiding principles teach that learning is an active process, and we encourage members to take charge of their own learning journey. At our summer camp, students practice evaluating their own performance on projects. This self-assessment, coupled with the setting of short-term and long-term goals, helps them create and achieve their own milestones in the future.
Explore STEAM/e Careers
Activities are designed to help members explore new passions in STEAM/e fields, but we also prioritize exposing students to real-world scenarios. We host weekly guest speakers who share their backgrounds and reasons for choosing their career paths as well as the challenges they have overcome. Our field trips provide members with a better understanding of STEAM/e career options that they might not have known about. We want students to understand why it's important to learn about math and science, and help them make the connection between STEAM/e projects with TFO and where it could lead them.
Discover New Passions
Weekly team discussions and regular journal reflections help guide students through this program. Participants discuss what they learned, what STEAM/e careers they were exposed to (through projects, field trips, or guest speakers), and consider how certain activities made them feel. For example, if a math exercise made them feel nervous or if a science problem made them feel excited. Through this process, students explore what STEAM/e fields might be of interest to them.
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