03/13/2026
When local schools wrap up for summer, the learning — and fun — will continue for primary students at Brock University.
The Faculty of Education’s Brock Learning Lab (BLL) is launching SummerBoost which aims to improve early literacy and foundational numeracy skills for students who have completed junior kindergarten to Grade 2.
BLL Acting Director Yvonne Messenger says the initiative, which adds to Brock’s robust schedule of summer youth programming, meets a significant need in the community.
Messenger says researchers and educators alike are reporting higher rates of language delays and other challenges among children in primary grades who were born, and lived their toddler and preschool years, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Having the opportunity to continue structured learning in the summer, along with the social benefits of being with other children in a camp-like setting, will provide these youngsters a chance to build their skills,” says the Assistant Professor of Educational Studies.
In addition to full-group instruction, learners will work in one-on-one and small-group settings, receiving individualized instruction that covers a range of topics. Participants will boost learning in phonics, spelling, writing, reading and comprehension as well as foundational numeracy skills, including number recognition, addition and subtraction, patterns and spatial reasoning.
Registration for the SummerBoost is now open, with weeklong sessions beginning Monday, July 6; Monday, July 13; and Monday, July 20. To learn more about the programs and to register, please visit the BLL website.
https://brocku.ca/learning-lab/summer-boost-program/
