Answers to your questions about
Extended Learning Opportunities 2017
Summer
Adventures
in Learning
(ELO SAIL)
A Free Summer Program of
Fun and Learning
For students entering kindergarten through
second grade at 22 selected Title I schools
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
Funding for this Extended Learning Opportunities Summer Adventures in Learning program (ELO SAIL)
is provided through Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015.
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Extended Learning Opportunities 2017
Summer Adventures in Learning
(ELO SAIL)
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our child’s school is providing a special opportunity this summer
for students to improve reading, writing, and mathematics
skills—and have fun at the same time.
• WHEN
• July 10 through August 11, 2017, for four hours each weekday morning.
• WHO • For students entering kindergarten through second grade in September 2017.
• WHAT • A fun—and free—summertime program that will help your child
succeed in school.
• Bus transportation provided
• Breakfast and lunch provided
• REGISTER • For the Extended Learning Opportunities Summer Adventures in
Learning (ELO SAIL) at your child’s school.
If you have questions about the program, call
301-230-0660.
Register now at your child’s school.
Participating elementary schools:
• Arcola
• Bel Pre
• Brookhaven
• Brown Station at Clopper Mill
• Capt. James E. Daly
• Gaithersburg
• Georgian Forest at Bel Pre
• Harmony Hills
• Highland at Rock View
• Jackson Road at Burnt Mills
• JoAnn Leleck ES at Broad Acres at
Roscoe R. Nix
• Kemp Mill at Arcola
• New Hampshire Estates at Oak View
• Rolling Terrace
• Roscoe R. Nix
• Sargent Shriver at Rock View
• South Lake at Stedwick
• Summit Hall
• Washington Grove
• Watkins Mill at Stedwick
• Weller Road
• Wheaton Woods at Brookhaven
Extended Learning Opportunities 2017
Summer Adventures in Learning
(ELO SAIL)
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ere are the answers to commonly asked questions about
Extended Learning Opportunities Summer Adventures in
Learning (ELO SAIL), a free summer program available this year
to kindergarten through second grade students in 22 selected
elementary schools in Montgomery County.
1. What is the Extended Learning
Opportunities Summer Adventures
in Learning (ELO SAIL) program?
ELO SAIL is a special opportunity for
children to improve reading and
mathematics skills. The program will
provide a head start on learning for
the upcoming school year.
with their school and the school
routines. We believe that everyone
who is eligible should enroll.
2. Who is eligible to attend the
program?
Students entering kindergarten
through second grade in September
2017 in any of the 22 participating
Title I schools may attend.
5. How will my child get to and
from the program?
Montgomery County Public Schools
will provide free bus transportation
to and from the program from
established neighborhood bus stops.
3. Is my child required to attend
the program this summer?
The program provides an additional
25 half-days of instruction and is
viewed by many as the first days of
the school year. The benefits for
students include maintaining and
improving skills in reading and
mathematics during the summer,
when children tend to lose skills.
Students preview and work on skills
for the next grade. Young children
have the chance to become familiar
6. Will food be provided as part of
the program?
Breakfast and lunch will be served to
each child.
4. When is it offered?
The program is four hours each
weekday morning for five weeks,
from July 10 through August 11, 2017.
7. How can I register my child for
Summer Adventures in Learning?
You should register at your child’s
school.
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