News Release: 4/5/2017

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April 05, 2017
 1001 E. Sandy Lake Road
     Coppell, Texas  75019
            972- 393- 3200

 
Dear Parents,
This letter is to inform you of an exciting opportunity that will be available to all that apply. The Universal Satori Learning Centers, Inc. summer program in partnership with Universal Academy is available to all students that are 4 years old through 11th grade for a small fee.  Our staff has been looking at the current research on what is termed the “summer loss in learning” and the findings are pretty convincing. Research indicates the following:
  • All young people experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer.
  • On average, students lose approximately 2.6 months of grade-level equivalency in mathematical computation skills over the summer months.
  • Some students can lose about 2 months of reading achievement.

     
The international average of number of days a student attends school is 193 days. Universal Academy students attend school for 175 days. If we are going to keep pace globally it is important for our students to be engaged academically over the summer months.
In an effort to assist parents in reducing the “summer loss of learning”, we have created Summer Steps for students in grade levels Pre-K-11. Each class consists of math, reading, language, and writing activities. The goal of the program is to have students work on skill based activities that are designed to provide the first 6 weeks of instruction for their new grade level. All of these students will have an academic advantage for the upcoming school year. The activities are designed to be both a review of material from the past school year and an introduction of the new material for the upcoming school year. This should also limit the time teachers have to spend “reviewing and re-teaching” skills from the past year.
 We are also encouraging you to make use of our computer program called Activate. COGNITIVE SOFTWARE
 6 computer games improve 8 cognitive skills necessary for Executive Function.
Goal levels for students are also included in the journal.
We hope that you will find our summer program to be a tool to help reduce the “summer loss of learning”. Students will also have access to “fun” projects, foreign language classes, SAT/ACT prep, coding classes and sports programs.
We appreciate your interest and continued support!  
“Together We Fly”
 
 
Contact:
Sanae Stroud
Sanae.Stroud@universalacademy.com