202 6 center f or learni ng summer offerings
ort on gil lingham
Date: June 22 – August 10
Time: Flexible
Grade: Rising Kindergarten – Fourth Grade
Rates: $125/hour for Individualized Support
$75/hour for Small Group Support
Instructors: Center for Learning Staff
The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling does not come easily to individuals, such as those with dyslexia. Over the summer, Orton Gillingham is provided at the Lower School level, and in both small group and individualized settings, depending on student need and scheduling availability during the summer. Sessions will be one hour and available to schedule at times that work for the family and the interventionist. If your child is at camp here, we are happy to coordinate intervention services during their camp day so you don’t have to make another trip!
phonol ogical fun
Date: August 3 – August 13
Time: Monday-Thursday (8:00-9:00 a.m.)
Grade: Rising Kindergarten
Rate: $200
Instructor: Sara Gallagher
Get your 4- or 5-year-old ready to step confidently into Kindergarten! This engaging, play-based class helps young learners build the essential foundations for reading while having fun. Through interactive games, songs, stories, and hands-on activities, children will strengthen key phonological awareness skills, begin making meaningful letter-sound connections, and get their first introduction to high-frequency words they’ll encounter in early reading. Along the way, students will listen to and explore a wide variety of stories, sparking curiosity and building a lifelong love of books. Each session is designed to nurture confidence, encourage participation, and keep learning joyful and active.
summer book club
Dates: Session One: June 23 – July 16 (4 weeks) & Session Two: July 21 – August 13 (4 weeks)
Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays (9:00-10:00 a.m.)
Grade: Rising Third – Fifth Grade Rate: $400/session
Instructor: Sara Gallagher
Dive deeper into reading with a class designed to strengthen comprehension and help students confidently show what they know when writing about what they read. Students will learn practical strategies for understanding texts, thinking critically about characters, events, and ideas, and clearly expressing their thoughts in writing. Through engaging stories, guided discussions, and targeted writing activities, participants will practice identifying key details, making connections, and supporting their ideas with evidence from the text. They’ll also learn how to organize their thoughts, write clear responses, and communicate their understanding in meaningful ways.
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back-t o-school boot camp
Dates: Session One: August 3 – August 7 & Session Two: August 10 – August 13
Time: Monday-Thursday (9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Grade: Rising Fourth – Eighth Grade Rate: $600/session
Instructor: Laura Steppe
Back-to-School Bootcamp is a small-group targeted enrichment program designed to help students maintain academic momentum and prevent summer learning loss. Through engaging, structured sessions, students strengthen core skills in reading comprehension, writing, math fluency, and executive functioning. In addition to academic reinforcement, students build critical skills such as organization, planning, time management, and task initiation, helping them return to school in the fall confident, prepared, and independent. Sessions are interactive, personalized, and designed to feel productive without feeling like school.
page t urners: a summer reading & writing group (virt ual)
Dates: Session One: August 3 – August 7 & Session Two: August 10 – August 13
Time: Monday-Thursday (2:00 – 3:00 p.m.)
Grade: Rising Fifth – Eighth Grade Rate: $200/session
Instructor: Laura Steppe via Zoom
Help your child start the school year feeling confident, prepared, and excited about reading with an online class that they can access regardless of where your summer takes you. This small-group summer program is designed for rising Upper School students who have been assigned summer reading books. Together, students will read, discuss, and write about their assigned texts in a supportive and engaging environment. During each session, students will practice key middle school skills such as identifying themes, analyzing characters, participating in thoughtful discussions, and developing clear written responses. The group will also focus on strategies for annotating texts, organizing ideas, and crafting strong paragraphs. In addition to strengthening reading comprehension and writing, the group helps students build confidence sharing their ideas, asking questions, and engaging with literature alongside peers. By the end of the two week program, students will not only have made meaningful progress on their summer reading but will also feel better prepared for the expectations of Upper School Language Arts classes at St. Anne’s School. This is a great way to turn summer reading from a solitary task into an interactive experience that builds skills and prevents the “summer slide.”
