Summer Programs Grant Opportunity
Schools and community programs that have partnered with a school can apply for funding to enhance and expand summer programs! Programs that participate will utilize the state pooled testing program to manage outbreaks and limit the need for widespread quarantine. Information on pooled testing can be found below. Application coming soon!
Summer 2021 Learning and Enrichment
In Maine, nearly every school has been open for some in-person instruction since Fall 2020. In most schools across the country, particularly in highpoverty and underserved communities, partially or fully remote instruction has lasted for the majority of the 2020-2021 school year. Summer 2021 provides an immediate opportunity to address inequities. A whole student approach that is based in the science of learning and development can help schools in addressing the conditions and needs for student growth.
Academics
Summer learning resources that include materials, activities, ideas for community partnerships and more to support student learning over the summer! These academic resources include high-interest activities that can be adapted for any grade-level and are designed to engage students and ignite their unique interests!
- Activity Calendar Ideas
- Learning Kits
- Organizations/Community Partners
- View Content Resources
Summer Food Services Program
The USDA Summer Food Service Program provides complementary meals and snacks to children and teens 18 or younger in the Summer months when school is not in session. Sponsoring organizations, such as schools or recreation departments, manage meal sites that operate in areas where at least half of households qualify for free or reduced price meal benefits. There are hundreds of sites operate throughout all sixteen counties in Maine.
Social / Emotional / Behavioral Learning
Summer 2021 programming resources to support student and staff social, emotional, and physical-wellbeing – all of which have been impacted by the pandemic itself. These resources may be used to inform in-person and remote summer engagement experiences for students at all grade levels.
- ASYNCRONOUS MENTAL HEALTH TRAININGS and PRESENTATIONS
- Social Emotional Learning
- SEL4ME - A free, preK-12, CASEL aligned, SEL curriculum, Owned and Maintained by Maine DOE
MOOSE
MOOSE offers over 250 interdisciplinary, project-based, learning modules that span PK-12th grade are aligned to the Maine Learning Results. All modules are created by Maine educators with guidance from Maine DOE content experts and input from community members with special expertise on the topics. MOOSE is a great resource for summer learning because students can access modules on their own or with the support of a teacher, and since all modules are project-based, there are many opportunities for engagement beyond the platform itself.
