Summer Slide
Research suggests that the majority of the achievement gap is attributable to “summer slide,” the accumulated lack of summer experiences that cause a child to lose academic ground. Without programs like Horizons, students from under-resourced communities experience a substantial and cumulative erosion of reading and math skills that can ultimately leave them years behind their peers.
Horizons at The Ethel Walker School addresses the opportunity and achievement gap for under-served students by offering our range of academic and healthy youth development programs free of charge to the community. Students benefit from long-term participation in our six-week summer learning program and through after-school and special weekend programs.