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Summer Slide: Not Your Average Playground (Free Lunchtime Seminar)

The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) continues its fall
lunchtime seminar series November 7th with “Summer Slide: Not Your Average
Playground,” presented by Georgia Hall, Ph.D.



Research on the
achievement gap suggests that the average student loses the equivalent of one
month of instruction over the summer, and that the amount of loss differs for
subsets of students. Enter – summer learning programs. In this presentation,
learn and share how innovative school communities have repurposed summer learning
programs to focus on more enriching and engaging, academically-focused learning
experiences.



Hall is a senior
research scientist at the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) and
specializes in research and evaluation on youth development programs, settings,
and learning experiences. Hall is currently the Principal Investigator for
several summer learning initiatives including the Boston Summer Learning
Project, Providence After School Alliance, Summer Scholars, and the
Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers Summer Pilot.

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Lunchtime seminars are held Thursdays, 12:30-1:30
p.m. at the Centers' Cheever House location, 828 Washington Street, Wellesley,
MA. The programs are free and open to the public. Guests are invited to bring
their lunches, WCW will provide tea and coffee. To confirm program line-up,
call 781 283 2500 or visit www.wcwonline.org/calendar.



The Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley
College is one of the largest gender-focused research-and-action organizations
in the world. Scholars at the Centers conduct social science research and
evaluation, develop theory and publications, and implement training and action programs
on issues that put women’s lives and women’s concerns at the center. Since
1974, WCW’s work has generated changes in attitudes, practices, and public
policy.

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