summer school

noun

1. study programs offered by a school, college, or university during the summer to those who wish to obtain their degrees more quickly, who must make up credits, or who wish to supplement their education.
2. a school offering such programs.

summer school

noun

1. a school, academic course, etc, held during the summer

Word History and Origins

Origin of summer school¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

Instead of spending the aid on summer school or technology, New York City’s district, the largest in the country, used its federal funds to plug a gap in its budget, which had been cut by the state.

From ProPublica

When Alvarez was a teenager, he participated in a science summer school program through UC San Diego.

From Voice of San Diego

At the beginning of summer school, 1 in 1,000 tests came back positive for the coronavirus compared with 6 in 1,000 at the end of the program.

From Science News

On the first day of summer school this week, 10-year-old Yoonji Oh woke up grumpy.

From Washington Post

Fewer than 3,000 students enrolled for summer school in the summer before the pandemic.

From Voice of San Diego

In about three weeks it seemed as if Id always taught summer-school at Jericho, and might have to keep on.

From Project Gutenberg

I have been giving a course of six lectures on psychology "for teachers" at a so-called "summer-school" in Colorado Springs.

From Project Gutenberg

He was roused by the sound of a dinner-horn such as they used to blow at a summer-school he had once attended in the Adirondacks.

From Project Gutenberg

"I've decided to stay over for summer-school, dear," he said to her one afternoon in mid-June.

From Project Gutenberg