Summer School Programs

Are you looking for ways to keep your child's learning active over the summer? We have some ideas on how you can prevent summer brain drain by using everyday activities to encourage learning.

We also offer a variety of summer courses and programs to meet the needs of our elementary, secondary and adult students.

High School Summer Credits

Our Continuing and Adult Education program and International Education program provides summer courses for students and adults. We offer a wide selection of courses to meet your needs. We offer the following high school summer credits:

• Grade 8 Reach Ahead Program (Gr. 9 credit);
• Accelerated and eLearning Courses (Gr. 9-12);
• Grade 9 and 10 Credit Recovery Courses;
• Grade 11 and 12 Credit Recovery Courses; 
• Summer Cooperative Education; and
• Travel for Credit Courses.

Elementary Summer Programs

We also offer a variety of summer programs for our elementary students in Kindergarten to Grade 8.

• Summer Camps for Literacy and Numeracy (For students in Grades 7 and 8).
• Elementary International Languages;
• French for Students in Kindergarten to Grade 3; and
• Head Start program for students transitioning to High School.

For questions about elementary summer programs or to register online (click on the links for each program)
or call our Ajax Campus at (905) 683-7713.

School's Cool

School's Cool is a program that supports the transition into Kindergarten for children 3 to 5 years of age. School's Cool is offered in early July to mid-August on Monday - Thursday mornings for 8 weeks.

The program focus is to help children develop early reading and math skills. It prepares children for classroom routines and gives them an opportunity to socialize with their peers.

Stay and Play

Stay and Play is a school readiness program that is free to children 0 to 6 years of age and their caregiver. The program runs in July and August, one to two mornings per week at three of our elementary schools.

The program is facilitated by trained and qualified staff. No pre-registration is required, come as often as you wish.

Summer Rays Learning Program

Our Summer Rays Learning program is available to students who have completed Senior Kindergarten and are going into Grade 1 in September. Students are recommended to this program by their current classroom teacher.

Our four-week learning and recreation program focuses on improving students' literacy skills while offering all the benefits of activities such as field trips, arts and games.

Summer Rays is offered for 16 days during the month of July from Mondays to Thursdays. There is no school on Fridays.