NSLA Summer Learning Awards - Call for Submissions: Win $10,000!

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The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) seeks applications from youth-serving organizations nationwide for the 2020 Summer Learning Awards sponsored by the New York Life Foundation. This coveted award recognizes exceptional informal or enrollment-based summer programs that keep students safe and healthy, support their academic growth and improve the well-being of our nation’s most vulnerable children and youth. 

Eligible candidates for the Summer Learning Awards must submit their application by December 4, 2019 and demonstrate strong outcomes in promoting healthy youth development during the critical summer months through creative curricula, unique programming and effective family engagement strategies. This is a chance for you and/or your peers to be recognized as the best of the best in the field of summer learning and to shine a spotlight on all the amazing work you do for children and youth in your program.
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Each award-winning program will receive:

• a monetary prize of $10,000, generously provided by The New York Life Foundation;
• national recognition through speaking engagements, NSLA’s publications, and media campaigns to include a press release and visability on NSLA's social media platforms;
• an award reel shown at NSLA's national conference Summer Changes Everything™; and
• an official award seal for use on their website and in program publications. 

A national review panel of education experts will measure all award applicants against the Summer Learning Program Quality Assessment, developed in partnership with NSLA and the Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality.

Visit www.summerlearning.org to learn about the 2019 Excellence in Summer Learning Award Winners and for more details on submission criteria.
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Pass this opportunity along to your peers! Once again, the deadline to apply is December 4, 2019.

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