Elementary Summer Learning

Our Student Services, Special Education, Extended Year program offers individualized lesson plans based on student need.

Dates: July 9-25

Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Site: Skyline Elementary School

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Schools will identify and invite students to participate.

For more information contact the Student Services (SPED) team.

Individual programming may be provided at other locations and times.

Tacoma Schools currently serves over 40 different language groups at more than 30 program schools. Our English Language Learners program helps students with limited English skills live successfully in an English-speaking culture and in a multilingual, multicultural world.

Schools will identify and invite students to participate.

For more information contact the English Language Learner (ELL) team.

Registration opens April 29 for "Summer Beyond the Classroom" programs available to TPS elementary school students this summer. Programs are similar to Beyond the Bell – run by Metro Parks Tacoma in Tacoma’s schools.

Programs run weekly, Monday-Thursday, from July 1 to Aug. 8. (closed July 4 in observation of Independence Day). Families may pick the location that works best for them and must provide their own transportation.

Elementary (finishing grades K-5)

• Locations: Franklin, Lister, Manitou and Northeast Tacoma elementary schools 
• Morning session: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 
• Afternoon session: 12:30-3:30 p.m.
• Lunch is included and served at 12 p.m. Lunch is only provided for those enrolled in both morning and afternoon sessions.  
• Families can register for the morning or afternoon session, or both.  Morning and afternoon sessions offer different themes. See the schedule and list of themes on Metro Parks website.
• Cost: $175/week for morning or afternoon. Cost for full day is $350/week. 

Financial assistance available through Metro Parks Tacoma: www.metroparkstacoma.org/contact-us/financial-assistance  

Register April 29 at Compass/Family App. 

Search TacomaLearns.org, a directory of youth programs throughout Pierce County for kids in pre-K through 12th grade, to find available activities this summer. Families and students can search by grade level, cost, interest and location. 

This summer, students who just completed kindergarten through eighth grade can use their school-supplied laptops to participate in online learning using iReady at their own pace and from any location.