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Summer Learning and Enrichment
Learn about educational opportunities available for students during summer break.
Summer is a great time for your child to continue learning and growing, and we are excited to offer programming to support student learning over the summer.
Our summer programs focus on mastering skills necessary for success in the next grade level, preventing the summer slide, and providing enrichment opportunities. Breakfast and lunch will also be provided free of charge for all summer programs.
Explore the summer learning and enrichment programs available during summer 2023.
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Shuttle bus stops for summer school
Click on the button below and follow these steps to find the summer school shuttle bus stops and times using the interactive map. You can also find your stop with the printable schedules linked below.
- Enter your home address.
- On the left, locate which summer school your student will attend.
- Click on the bus stop most convenient to your home address. AM and PM are listed separately.
- Your child’s designated bus stops, bus numbers & AM/PM stop times will display on the map.
Reminder: Have your student at the bus stop 5 minutes prior to stop time.
Find your bus stop with the interactive map
Print versions of the Summer School Shuttle Bus Schedules:
Summer Learning PK-8
These programs are for students who have been in prekindergarten-8th grade during the 2022-23 school year. The programs are intended to extend the identified students learning over the summer to better prepare them for the upcoming school year.
| Program Title | Description | 22-23 Grade Level | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergent Bilingual Summer School for Prekindergarten and Kindergarten |
By Invitation Only: Our PreK-K Emergent Bilingual Summer School is a free program for ELIGIBLE Emergent Bilingual (EB) students who are currently enrolled in prekindergarten or kindergarten. This program will provide students with multiple opportunities to engage in meaningful linguistic and academic experiences to prepare them for the next grade level For more information, contact: Julie Xu |
PK-K |
June 5-23 |
8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Pre-K Cisneros Parsons Kindergarten Bradfield Daughtery Northlake |
| Newcomer Elementary | By Invitation Only: Identified Newcomer students, SIFE (students with interrupted education), and Newcomers in need of more support will be given the Newcomer curriculum to help bridge the summer gap and aid in language acquisition and basic English literacy. For more information, contact: Margaret Rutaquio |
1-5 |
June 5-23 |
8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Daughtery |
| Elementary Math & Reading Summer Learning |
By Invitation Only: GISD’s Math & Reading Summer Learning program is a proactive measure to support student academic growth for identified students. Targeted instructional interventions in math and reading address learning gaps before students transition to the next grade level. The program helps students be prepared for the next academic school year and provides a solid foundation for continued success. For more information, contact: Tiffini Bruman |
2-5 |
June 5 - 15 |
8:10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | Southgate, Lister, Cooper, Bullock, Couch and Rowlett elementary schools |
| Middle School Math & Reading Summer Learning |
By Invitation Only: GISD’s Math & Reading Summer Learning program is a proactive measure to support student academic growth for identified students. Targeted instructional interventions in math and reading address learning gaps before students transition to the next grade level. The program helps students be prepared for the next academic school year and provides a solid foundation for continued success. For more information, contact: Tiffini Bruman |
6-8 |
June 5 - 15 |
8:50 a.m.-4:10 p.m. | Coyle, O'Banion, Lyles, Webb, Houston and Sellers middle schools |
| Newcomer Middle School Language Enrichment and Language of Math |
By Invitation Only: For identified newcomers in middle school who need support in language and Math. For more information, contact: Margaret Rutaquio |
8 |
June 5-22 |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | NGHS |
| AMS/Accelerated Geometry |
By Invitation Only: Full-day accelerated Geometry Honors course hosted by North Garland Accelerated Math & Science (AMS) math teachers. Incoming AMS students can earn their Geometry credit early before their 9th-grade year. The remaining seats will be awarded to qualifying students based on a lottery. For more information, contact: Natalie Mathew, Elizabeth Johnson |
8 |
June 5th - 29th |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | NGHS |
| AMS/MST Accelerated Biology Enrichment Camp |
By Invitation Only: Full day accelerated Biology Enrichment Camp will be offered to qualifying incoming 9th grade students accepted into the MST and AMS program at North Garland. They will prepare to take AP Biology their freshman year. Qualifications include: incoming AMS 9th graders currently enrolled in Geometry H or equivalent and incoming MST 9th graders with a 75% Reading MAP score or higher. For more information, contact: Natalie Mathew |
8 |
June 5th - 29th |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | NGHS |
| 8th Algebra I EOC remediation and retest |
By Invitation Only: Algebra I EOC remediation and re-test for 8th-grade students that failed Algebra I EOC Spring 2023 For more information, contact: Tiffini Bruman |
8 |
Remediation sessions Retest |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | South Sachse |
| Extended School Year (ESY) |
By Invitation Only: Extended School Year (ESY) services is an individualized instructional program for eligible students with disabilities that is provided beyond the regular school year. The need for ESY services must be determined on an individual basis by the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee. For more information, contact: Bentley Parker |
K-12+ |
June 12- 29 |
8 a.m.-12 p.m. | Weaver |
Summer Learning 9-12
These programs are for students who have been in grades 9-12 during the 2022-23 school year. The programs are intended to extend the identified students' learning over the summer to better prepare them for the upcoming school year.
| Program Title | Description | 22-23 Grade Level | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomer High School Credit |
By Invitation Only: Newcomers in high school who need credit for the fall semester (Part A) of select Math or English courses will have the chance to complete their course. Courses offered are ESOL 1A, Algebra A, Gemoetry A, and Biology A. For more information, contact: Margaret Rutaquio |
9-10 |
June 5-22 |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | NGHS |
| Early College Geometry |
By Invitation Only: EC Geometry is an Accelerated Geometry program for ECHS/PTECH students who would benefit from taking Geometry during the summer after their 9th or 10th-grade year to free up room in their schedule to complete their ECHS/PTECH dual credit requirements during the school year. For more information, contact: Amanda Benton |
9-10 |
June 5th - 30th |
Full-day (virtual) | Online |
| EOC Remediation |
By Invitation Only: To graduate high school, all students must pass an end-of-course (EOC) exam for each of these subjects: Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II, and US History. Garland ISD is committed to helping students pass these exams by offering EOC exam remediation and EOC summer retesting for students that were not successful on EOC exams in the spring. For more information, contact: Tiffini Bruman |
9-12 |
June 5 - 15 |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | All 7 high schools |
| EOC Retest - Biology |
By Invitation Only: Re-test for students that failed the Biology End-of-Course (EOC) Spring 2023 exam For more information, contact: Tiffini Bruman |
9-12 |
June 21 |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | All 7 high schools |
| EOC Retest - English I |
By Invitation Only: Re-test for students that failed the English I End-of-Course (EOC) Spring 2023 exam For more information, contact: Tiffini Bruman |
9-12 |
June 20 |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | All 7 high schools |
| EOC Retest - English II EOC |
By Invitation Only: Re-test for students that failed the English II End-of-Course (EOC) Spring 2023 exam For more information, contact: Tiffini Bruman |
9-12 |
June 22 |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | All 7 high schools |
| EOC Retest - US History |
By Invitation Only: Re-test for students that failed the US History End-of-Course (EOC) Spring 2023 exam For more information, contact: Tiffini Bruman |
9-12 |
June 21 |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | All 7 high schools |
| Extended School Year (ESY) |
By Invitation Only: Extended School Year (ESY) services is an individualized instructional program for eligible students with disabilities that is provided beyond the regular school year. The need for ESY services must be determined on an individual basis by the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee. For more information, contact: Bentley Parker |
K-12+ |
June 12- 29 |
8 a.m.-12 p.m. | Weaver |
Enrichment Offerings K-12
These programs are available to students who have been in grades kindergarten -12 during the 2022-23 school year. The programs provide enrichment experiences beyond traditional classroom learning.
| Program Title | Description | 22-23 Grade Level | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyslexia Enrichment Camp |
This program is for all students identified with dyslexia. Dyslexia instructional components, supports, strategies and enrichment activities are implemented to increase literacy and to mitigate learning loss over summer. Registration required. Seats are limited. See your school's Dyslexia teacher for registration details or register online. For more information, contact: Marcy Eisinger |
K-8 | June 19-22 Mon-Thu |
8:50-4:10 | Sellers |
| Camp GISD |
CampGISD is back! Students entering grades 1-8 are invited to join us for our FREE SUMMER CAMP. This camp will provide a variety of engaging experiences to foster student collaboration, growth, learning and development. For more information, contact: Charmaine Curtis |
1-8 | June 26-29 Mon-Thu |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | Garland High School |
| AVID Excel Summer Bridge |
By Invitation Only: AVID Excel Summer Bridge is for students who will be entering grade 7 or 8 next year. These students will engage in academic routines that will increase their confidence, academic language, and literacy development. They will participate in community-building activities to establish a positive peer group. Excel Scholars will also regularly interact with targeted vocabulary from the Academic Word List (AWL) in a variety of ways to further develop reading, writing, and speaking when engaging in a Socratic Seminar. AVID Excel Summer Bridge focuses on community building, the development and use of more precise and sophisticated academic language, and exploring leadership traits. Excel Scholars will have an opportunity to develop self-advocacy, autonomy, and problem-solving skills, as well as foster metacognitive growth throughout the session. For more information, contact: Xelina Welsh |
6-7 | June 19-22 Mon-Thu |
8:50 a.m.-4:10 p.m. | Sellers |
| College Bridge |
By Invitation Only: 8th graders who will be entering 9th grade and who have been accepted into the ECHS, P-TECH and NF Collegiate Academy are requested to attend College Bridge. During Bridge, the Early College campus team will lead the students in team building, preparing for the TSIA2 test, learning successful high school habits, and preparing for honors, AP and dual credit classes. Students will get to know their new high school building, the adults they’ll be working with and like-minded students working toward the same goals. For more information, contact: Audrey Smallwood |
8 | June 19-29 Mon-Thu |
7:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. | All 7 high schools |
| Accelerate Her STEM Camp |
The Accelerate Her STEM Summer Camp is designed by Design Connect Create for our high school female students interested in learning more about Physics/ engineering concepts and careers. The camp includes labs, build challenges and guest speakers all centered around women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). For more information, contact: Richard Steinberg |
9-12 | June 5-8 Mon-Thu |
8 a.m.-2 p.m. | RHS |
| CodeHER Python Camp |
CodeHER Python Summer Camp is designed for our middle and high school STEM female students interested in learning more about careers in Computer Science and how to program in Python. For more information, contact: Jasna Aliefendic |
9-12 | June 5-8 Mon-Thu |
8 a.m.-2 p.m. | RHS |
| Cybersecurity: Intro to the Cloud Camp |
This summer camp will cover topics related to CISCO Network, CMWare, Virtual Machines and more. Registration is required and space is limited. For more information, contact: Jasna Aliefendic |
9-12 |
June 5-8 Mon-Thu June 12-15 Mon-Thu |
8 a.m.-3 p.m. | GRCTC |