Executive Summary: An Evaluation of Scholastic Presents LitCamp in Schenectady City School District, NY

SUMMARY

LitCamp is a summer literacy and enrichment program for students in grades K–8 that builds students’ social-emotional skills around what the program refers to as “the 7 strengths”—belonging, curiosity, friendship, kindness, confidence, courage, and hope—by incorporating them into reading and writing texts and lessons using an engaging, camp-like approach. This Executive Summary outlines the implementation and findings from research conducted on LitCamp implemented as part of a Summer Enrichment Program in Schenectady City School District in Schenectady, NY for students in grades K–6.