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Your child might benefit from online learning, too.

Thank you for using our Professional Learning Portal! Since you find online learning valuable for your own continued education, we thought maybe you'd appreciate hearing about some of the online learning opportunities we offer to Michigan students during the summer.

If you have children in grades 3-12, we encourage you to explore our summer learning opportunities below to see if any of them are a good fit for your family.

The beauty of online summer learning is that students can keep their minds active during their break without missing out on the family trip, keeping a summer job, or spending time with friends!

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Here are 5 ways to keep your child learning this summer:

Over 150 online summer courses!

Grades 6-12
10 week term | Flexible pacing | Taught by highly qualified, Michigan-certified teachers

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Social & Emotional 360

Grades 3-12

A digital library of expert resources for parents and students on hard-to-talk-about topics including bullying, mental health, substance abuse, vaping, and more.

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Minecraft Online Summer Camp

Grades 3-8
4 weeks | Let your students have their games and learn something, too, with weekly educational challenges in Minecraft: Education Edition

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Innovation Online Summer Camp with The Henry Ford

Grades 6-12
4 weeks | Harness entrepreneurial skills & teach them the habits of famous innovators with content from the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.

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EdReady Math

Grades 4-12
Target knowledge gaps with this browser-based program that creates personalized playlists for students to master math skills & meet grade-level expectations.

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How will summer learning
benefit my child?

If you're trying to decide whether or not online summer learning will benefit your child, check out the following infographics. You can click on the images below to view a downloadable copy.

Top 10 Reasons Students Take Our Summer Courses:

Top 10 Reasons Students Take Summer Courses: To learn more about a career interest — For example, we offer online courses in veterinary science, computer programming, medical terminology, astronomy, oceanography, and many more! To recover credits in a course they failed during a previous semester — We offer a special program called Essentials for online credit recovery students that provides them with extra support in their online courses To fulfill prerequisites, so they can begin AP courses or dual enrollment in the Fall To create more space in next year’s schedule, so they can take band, orchestra, choir, AP courses, or dual enroll To practice their math and English skills over the summer — Studies show that students lose up to 2 months of math and reading skills over the summer. With EdReady Math and EdReady English, they can keep their minds active, prepare for college, and either catch up to or surpass grade-level expectations To keep their world language learning skills fresh, so they don’t lose three months of practice over the summer To begin learning a new language — We offer 6 languages over the summer, including Spanish, French, German, American Sign Language, Japanese, and Latin To audit a challenging course they plan to take in the Fall — If students choose to audit a course, it will not count as a credit, but also will not affect their GPA To earn NCAA credits (for student-athletes) — Online courses that are NCAA-accredited can help student-athletes get ahead on college requirements over the summer, so they have more flexibility for balancing sports and school in the upcoming year To prevent summer brain drain — On average, it is predicted that students lose about one month’s worth of learning over the summer. Online summer courses help students keep their minds active during summer break!

4 Types of Courses Your Students Can Take This Summer:

4 Types of online courses your student can take this summer. 1. Prerequisites: Summer learning provides a great opportunity for students to get ahead on prerequisites needed for next year's AP courses or dual enrollment. 2. Core requirements: If your student needs to recover credits OR simply wants to free up space in next year's schedule, they might benefit from taking a required core course over the summer. 3. Career Interests: Does your student have an interest in veterinary science? Computer programming? Astronomy? What about psychology or criminology? By taking an online summer course, they can learn more about one of their career interests. Explore our summer course catalog to see all 150 course options. 4. World Languages: Taking three months off during the summer can have a negative impact on student proficiency in a world language. One way for students to keep their language skills sharp during the summer is by taking online world language courses with a highly qualified instructor.

7 Ways Online Summer Courses Benefit Your High-Achieving Students:

7 ways online summer school benefits your high-achieving students: #1 — By freeing up space in their schedules for next year's electives and dual enrollment: #2 — By allowing them to complete necessary prerequisites for next year's AP courses #3 —By keeping their language learning skills fresh, so they don't lose 3 months of practice #4 — By keeping their minds active and preventing summer brain drain #5 — By giving them maximum flexibility to fit summer learning into their busy schedules #6 — By helping college-bound student-athletes earn NCAA credits #7 — By giving them the opportunity to audit a challenging course they plan to take in the fall

Here are 5 ways to keep your child learning this summer:

Over 150 online summer courses!

Social & Emotional 360

Minecraft Online Summer Camp

Innovation Online Summer Camp with The Henry Ford

EdReady Math

How will summer learning benefit my child?

How will summer learning
benefit my child?