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2025 Summer Programs

Elementary Summer Learning

Let’s make Summer 2025 a time for learning and exploring together!

Join us for 20 days of excellence!

General Program Information:
  • This program is for K – 4 students who were referred by Expanded Learning, recommended by school staff, and meet the eligibility requirements.
  • Students who attended Summer Learning the previous year but no longer meet the qualification criteria may attend for one more year. After that, students must re-qualify based on updated data.
  • Students must be currently enrolled in Seattle Public Schools as of January 6, 2025.
  • The program runs for 4 weeks during the summer. Students must be available to attend all weeks of programming.
  • Transportation will be provided to students who qualify for transportation.
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Program Dates & Times:
  • July 8 – August 1, 2025
  • Student Hours: 9:00am – 2:30pm
  • Schools open at 8:30am for bus arrival and breakfast
Attendance Policy

To maximize student success, families are expected to send their child every day. The program runs for 4 weeks during the summer. Students must be available to attend all weeks of programming. If your child is sick, please keep them at home until they are fever free for 24 hours. If a student misses more than three days of instruction, they may be dropped from summer learning. During summer, chronic absenteeism is defined as 4+ absences.

Summer Site HUB Locations for 2025:
  • Concord Elementary School
  • Hazel Wolf K8 School
  • James Baldwin Elementary School
  • Kimball Elementary School
  • Olympic Hills Elementary School
  • Orca K8 School
  • Queen Anne Elementary School

Students are assigned to a Summer 2025 HUB site based on home address.

Transportation
  • Transportation is be provided to students who live at least one mile from the Summer Learning HUB site.
  • Transportation is limited to the home address of the student. 
  • Transportation is not provided from daycare or other non-home address sites.
Enrollment

Enrollment is currently closed. Please follow the steps below to be added to the waitlist.

All SPS families will have access to their student’s Universal Screening results in the Source.

Families may request that their student be placed on the Summer Learning Waitlist after March 30.

Students are eligible to be placed on the Waitlist if they qualified for Summer Learning 2025 based on Map scores, families received an invitation to register, but families did not register the student.

Steps to submit an appeal:

Submit one Waitlist form per student: Summer Learning Waitlist Form

No students will be moved from the Waitlist after June 30, 2025.

Waitlist Process for Summer Programs:

  1. Submission of Waitlist Request:
    • Families submit a request to be placed on the waitlist for the summer program.
    • Students are assigned a Waitlist number based on the order in which the request is received.
  2. Waitlist Movement:
    • To move off the waitlist, there must be available space in the student’s grade and the corresponding summer school site.
    • Transportation: There is no guarantee of transportation being available when a student moves off the waitlist.
  3. Email Notification:
    • When a spot becomes available for a student, the family will receive an email notification informing them of the availability.
  4. Response Time (24 Hours):
    • Families have 24 hours to respond to the offer:
      • If the family accepts the seat, the student will be enrolled in the program.
      • If the family declines the seat, the student will be removed from the waitlist.
  5. No Response:
    • If there is no response within the 24-hour time frame, the offered seat will be extended to the next student on the waitlist.
    • The student whose family did not respond in time will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist for that summer site and grade.

Transition into Kindergarten School-Based Programs

The purpose of the transition into Kindergarten program is to provide incoming Kindergarten students with a welcoming, low-pressure environment to become familiar with their new school setting. This program offers students the opportunity to meet their peers, interact with their Kindergarten teacher, and explore the school building in a calm and supportive atmosphere, ensuring a smoother, more confident start to their formal education

To see if your school offers this program and for more details on specific dates, please refer to the list of schools participating in the Transition into Kindergarten program below. For additional questions or to inquire about the program at your school, please contact your school directly.

Schools participating in Transition into Kindergarten
SchoolDates
Adams ElementaryAugust 25 to August 29
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Arbor Heights ElementaryAugust 20
8:30 – 11:00 a.m.
BF Day ElementaryAugust 20 to August 22
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Broadview Thomson K8August 18 to August 19
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Bryant ElementaryAugust 21 to August 22
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Green Lake Elementary		August 19 to August 20
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Greenwood ElementaryAugust 18 to August 19
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hazel Wolf K8August 19 to August 21
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Highland Park ElementaryAugust 18 to August 20
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
James Baldwin ElementaryAugust 20 to August 22
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lawton ElementaryAugust 19 to August 21
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Louisa Boren STEM K8August 21 to August 22
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Loyal Heights ElementaryAugust 20 to August 21
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Madrona ElementaryAugust 18 to August 20
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
McGilvra ElementaryAugust 22
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
North Beach ElementaryAugust 19 to August 21
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Olympic Hills ElementaryAugust 19
4:45-5:30 p.m.
August 20 and 21
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Salmon Bay K8August 18 to August 22
Thurgood Marshall ElementaryAugust 19 to August 21
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Viewlands Elementary
August 20 to August 21
8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Parent meeting 4:40 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 8/21

Wing Luke Elementary		August 20 to August 22
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Music During Summer Break

Summer Music

Summer Music is a way for students to continue their music learning over summer break. Further information, including program dates to be updated by 2/10/2025.

General Program Information:
  • Students who are entering grades 5-9 (4th grade completed) and have had at least one year of instrumental music instruction may participate. 
  • Classes in Beginning and Advanced Band and String Orchestra are offered and taught by current Seattle Public Schools music teachers.  
  • This is a fee-based program. Scholarships are available.
All City Band

All City Band was established in 1951 bringing together high school students from across the district to participate in about 20 parades and community celebrations throughout the summer.

General Program Information:
  • The All City Band program runs June 24 – August 27, 2025
  • This is a fee-based program. Scholarships are available.

For more information about Summer Music and All City Band please visit the SPS Visual & Performing Arts Summer Music webpage. 

Special Education Extended School Year (ESY)

Special Education Extended School Year (ESY)

Extended School Year (ESY) are special education services beyond the normal school year.

The purpose of Extended School Year (ESY) services is to provide special education services for eligible students beyond the dates of a normal school year when doing so is needed to support their progress on goals. The consideration for ESY services is a team decision, based on the individual needs of a student, and supported by data.

The program is offered at no cost to families.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all participating students.

Program Dates & Times:
  • July 8 – August 1, 2025
  • Student Hours: 9:00am – 12:30pm
  • Schools open at 8:30am for bus arrival and breakfast

The program runs for 4 weeks during the summer.

Locations:
  • HUB Sites across the school district will be identified by January 2025
Transportation:
  • Transportation is be provided to students

Please contact your child’s Case Manager if you have questions about ESY.

High School Credit Recovery

High School Summer Credit Recovery
General Program Information:

High School Summer Credit Recovery will be hosted in partnership with Cascade Virtual Option School. Students will learn through an asynchronous learning experience offered through Imagine Learning, an online platform. SPS certificated teachers will work with every student to monitor progress toward course completion and meet in live, remote sessions with students to provide mentorship.

Eligibility Criteria

Students must meet all the eligibility criteria below to participate in this summer program.

  • Students must be currently enrolled in Seattle Public Schools as of January 5, 2024.
  • Students must have failed a course required for graduation prior to second semester of the 2023-24 school year.
  • Students are not able to take a course for initial credit or for a credit not obtained due to a school/district transfer. 
  • Students must talk to their counselor to obtain a referral.

High School Skills Center Summer Courses

Summer Courses through the Skills Center

Learn more about Summer Courses through the Skills Center.