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SPS Summer Programming

Registration Closes June 2, 2023

Register Online

Register In-Person

Support for registration will be available in three different ways:

  1. Contact your school liaison. 
  2. Go to 8 Bonair Street, Room 109, April 3rd-17th, Monday through Friday, 8:00–10:00a.m.
  3. Go to the Mystic Activity Center on Thursday, April 6th, 2:30-5:30p.m. at 530 Mystic Ave #112, Somerville, MA 02145

Find Programs outside SPS

Are you looking for summer programs that are not run by Somerville Public Schools? Find a list of local summer programs in the SomerPromise Summer Activities Guide or visit the SomervilleHubConnect website. Either use their database feature to find programs or scroll down and click on the link to "Summer Programming." Visit the Somerville Recreation Department webpage to learn about their low-cost programs and activities.

SPS Programs with Open Enrollment

Any students can register for these programs

Middle Grades CTE

This program is for all rising 6th-8th graders. Somerville High School CTE is offering career technical summer programs. Each program offers lots of fun, hands-on lessons and activities in a program of your choice.
Dates: July 10 - July 28
Time: 8:30 am - 1 pm
Location: Somerville High School
Contact: James Hachey

Middle Grades Robotics

FULL: All applicants will be placed on a waiting list.
Explore engineering and robotics with high school students from the SHS Robotics Team. Learn how to use 3D printers, laser cutters, and vinyl cutters in the high school Fab Lab to make your robots even cooler.  This is a 1-week program.
Dates: July 10 -14 OR July 24 - 28
Time: 9 am - 12 pm
Location: Somerville High School
Contact: Jason Behrens

Summer Music Program

For rising 3rd-8th grade students. Two-week orchestra summer program. Classes include chamber music, improv, chorus, fiddle, technique, music theory, and orchestra rehearsals for woodwinds, brass, and string instruments. Beginners welcome. Breakfast and Lunch provided.  
Dates: July 24 - August 4, Concert: Friday 8/4, 10 am
Time: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: East Somerville Community School
Contact: Joanne Sadler

Summer Success 9th Grade Orientation

For rising 9th grade students who will attend Somerville High School in the fall. 2 week introduction (10 class meetings) that prepares students for success in high school. Topics include courses and extracurricular opportunities available, the layout of the new building, the high school class schedule, the Communities structure at SHS, as well as time management, self-advocacy, and an introduction to online platforms.

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Dates and Times: There are 4 sessions to choose from. Register for the course that best fits your schedule.
Option 1: July 10-July 21, 8:30a.m. to 10:30a.m.
Option 2: July 10-July 21, 10:40a.m. to 12:40p.m.
Option 3: July 24-Aug 4, 8:30a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Option 4: July 24-Aug 4, 10:40a.m. to 12:40p.m.
Location: Somerville High School
 

SPS Programs through Referral

Educators and administrators refer students into these programs based on academic need. 

The Calculus Project

The Somerville Calculus Project (TCP) supports Black and Latinx students as they develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of mathematics. This summer, rising 7th through 12th grade students will come together for a 4 week, in-person program that includes advanced math instruction, community building activities, fun field trips, enrichment clubs, and more.
Dates: July 10 - August 4
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: East Somerville Community School
Contact: Amber Jackson

Elementary SPELL

FULL: All applicants will be placed on a waiting list.
SPELL is a summer program for multilingual learners at the beginning stages of English. The SPELL program provides students with theme-based language learning experiences that develop students' reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Enrichment activities will be built in throughout the week. This program is by referral only by students' ESL teachers.
Dates: July 10 - August 4
Time: 8 am - 1 pm (extended day option available for students entering grade 3, 4, 5, or 6)
Location: Argenziano School

Middle Grades and High School SPELL

FULL: All applicants will be placed on a waiting list.
SPELL is a summer program for multilingual learners at the beginning stages of English. The SPELL program provides students with theme-based language learning experiences that develop students' reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Enrichment activities will be built in throughout the week. This program is by referral only by students' ESL teachers.
Dates: July 10 - August 4
Time: 8 am - 1 pm (extended day option available for students entering grades 7, 8  or 9)
Location: Somerville High School

Next Wave/Full Circle Summer Program

A summer program with project based learning and field trips. For currently enrolled Next Wave/Full Circle students.
Time: 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Somerville High School

SHS Summer School

Dates: July 10 - August 4
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Somerville High School

SomerSession

Research based intervention in reading and math for students combined with opportunities for project based learning and enrichment activities. Registration is by invitation through teacher referral.
Dates: July 10 - August 4
Time: 8:30 am - 1 pm (extended day option available)
Location: Winter Hill Community Innovation School
Contact: Uri Harel

Summer Explore

REGISTRATION CLOSED
Summer Explore is for rising kindergartners and first graders who benefit from an extended year to ensure school readiness. Includes developmentally appropriate academic learning, playtime, art, and physical movement. Registration is by invitation through teacher referral.
Dates: July 10 - August 4
Time: 8 am - 1 pm (extended day option available)
Location: Capuano Early Childhood Center

Summer of Yes

Hands-on, project-based STEAM activities range from rocketry to robotics, painting to PVC pipe structure building, and many other creative, engaging activities that put young people at the center of their learning. Featuring programming from Somerville Media Center, Parkour Generations Boston, DEILab, Somerville Arts for Youth, Parts and Crafts, and more. For students ages 7–13 with mild/moderate disabilities and/or behavioral/emotional needs, Black and Latino students, and/or students from low-income families.
Dates: July 10 - August 4
Time: 8 am - 4 pm