Americorps

Spring 2016
Summer Literacy Camp Proposal
Project

Americorps Summer Literacy Camp

What

To establish a series of weekly events to promote and establish

literacy during the summer months when kids are not in school.
This is mostly geared towards the ECEAP sites that get out in
April and May.

Why

Foster parent participation and reduce summer loss of skills

Objective
s

Facilitate classroom activities from May 16th to June 17th

Sites

Sites

Sites

that end before May 16th

Birches
Fisher
Birchwood
Custer
Nooksack
that end between May 16th and May 31st
Alderwood
Carl Cozier
Silver Beach
Heather Commons
that end between May 31st and June 17th
Roosevelt
Kellogg
Mt. Baker
West County

Timeline:
1. February- contacting site supervisors to let them know
about the event, and to ask about locations (Pam- BW)
2. March- planning all the activities, making and distributing
fliers, and finalizing a schedule and location
3. April- pre-registration for attendance (tracked via Google
Docs), purchase supplies
4. May (before the 16th)- obtain keys for sites, remind
parents, remind volunteers about the volunteer
opportunity
5. May 16th Kickoff!

Results

As a result of the summer reading camp, we hope to close the

gap in learning that often happens during summer months. We
also hope to give children things to do with their parents during
the summer, to continue learning and also promote parental
responsibility and involvement.

Deliverabl
es
Constrain
ts

Literacy activities and events for children that attend.

Approval

Questions:
When should we be doing this?
How should we be staffing this?
Where should we be doing this?
Do we want this to be a kids and parents event? Or just
kids?

Constraints:
Access to classrooms and kitchens,
Balancing start dates with other Americorps literacy
activities
Number of families attending
Snacks that can be provided
Budget
Inability to serve all kids due to different end dates, and
fluctuating attendance