Keystone Magazine Learning the Keystone Way 2015-2016 EN | Page 62

teacher talks
Make the
Most of
Your Child’s
Summer:
Ten Things
to Keep
in Mind
By Dr. Maureen McCoy,
Head of Middle School
S
ummer is celebrated in song as the time for laziness,
fun in the sun, and general relaxation. But for our Key-
stone students, and for most of the students around
the world who will be in the same applicant pool for
colleges, summer is a time for opportunity and learning.
It’s the time to improve learning, build a profile for col-
lege admissions, while having a little fun too.
I want to tell you about ten different purposes of summer pro-
grams, and let you consider how your family’s summer plans can
support student learning over the summer. There are a multitude
of different activities and programs that students can do over the
summer months, and most meet more than one purpose. Let’s see
how your family’s summer plans can allow students to keep on
learning, in a different way.
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