3 Ways to Infuse Global Learning Into Summer Programs
Monica Logan, Education Week
Published: May 28, 2015
Monica Logan discusses using art, reading exercises and global themes to teach about global issues and remind kids that there is a big world out there.
Article Excerpt
Summer will soon be upon us. According to a report supported by The Wallace Foundation, an estimated 25 percent of our nation’s youth participate in summer learning programs leaving the majority subject to the troubling effects of summer learning loss. Monica Logan, vice president of program and systems quality, National Summer Learning Association, shares strategies to mitigate this.
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