This school year, Miami-Dade County Public Schools will be launching one of the most comprehensive and multidimensional suites of summer services the school district has ever offered students and families.

Our district has reimagined summer school to create a program that will be academically solid, fun and engaging, and will meet the unprecedented needs of our students to mitigate the learning loss many of them may have experienced. During “Summer 305”, which will run from June 28 to July 30, 2021, students will be able to explore, experience, and excel through a menu of options that goes beyond academics to include social-emotional learning, mental health services, physical activities, arts programs, internship opportunities and more.

Although we have taken a series of steps since March 2020 to lessen the impact of the pandemic on our students’ academic performance and social emotional well-being and our campuses have been open since the fall of 2020, summer school will provide a unique opportunity to further the academic recovery process and jumpstart the 2021-2022 school year.

What can families expect this summer?

This year, for the first time, our district is partnering with The Children’s Trust, the largest provider of camps with over 300 sites across the community, during the summer months. If your child is attending one of these camps, they will receive academic support from district teachers through small-group instruction. Thanks to this innovative approach, our district will reach children where they are and address their academic needs to ensure a smooth transition into the new school year.

Students in all grade levels will have access to the E-Learning Toolbox, a host of online applications and games available anytime, anywhere through the student portal. These resources will allow students to practice and apply what they learned during the school year and explore new knowledge.

For students in Pre-K through grade 5, the district will also offer Smart Start Elementary Camps. This multidimensional educational experience will provide hands-on and interdisciplinary learning in Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies and address social emotional learning. These students will also be able to participate in foreign language immersion camps available in all elementary schools. Students in Pre-K through grade 3 will receive a take-home backpack containing resources and activities to ensure they can continue learning during the summer.

For middle school students, we will offer Smart Start Teen Summer Camps, an interdisciplinary summer program that will provide fun, engaging, hands-on activities and project-based learning. These students will also be able to participate in the Academy of Future Entrepreneurs Summer Camp, where they will have the opportunity to turn their hobbies into viable business ventures. In addition, middle school students who have failed courses will be able to recover up to two courses this summer.

High school students will have the opportunity to participate in a paid internship through our Summer Youth Internship Program, enroll in Career Technical Education Summer programs, take Dual Enrollment courses, or prepare for important assessments such as the Algebra I End-of-Course exam or the ACT and the SAT from the comfort of their homes by accessing the student portal. High school students who have failed courses can also recover those credits in the summer, both in school and online.

We are looking forward to having our students come back to school campuses throughout the district for a very special summer program that will spark their intellectual curiosity and give them the opportunity to socialize with other children in a safe and nurturing environment. Schools are special places where students acquire academic knowledge and learn core values as they forge relationships that last a lifetime and make us a better community.

For more information about Summer 305 or to register, please visit summer305.dadeschools.net or contact your child’s school.