summer school

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noun

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.

a school offering such programs.

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Origin of summer school

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby summer school

summerly, summer pudding, summer roll, summersault, summer sausage, summer school, summer solstice, summer sores, summer squash, summer stock, summer-sweet

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How to use summer school in a sentence

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.
The Federal Government Gave Billions to America’s Schools for COVID-19 Relief. Where Did the Money Go?|by Annie Waldman and Bianca Fortis|October 20, 2021|ProPublica
When Alvarez was a teenager, he participated in a science summer school program through UC San Diego.
San Diego 101 Podcast: Your Role in Local Government|Maya Srikrishnan|October 5, 2021|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.
6 answers to parents’ COVID-19 questions as kids return to school|Sujata Gupta|August 11, 2021|Science News
On the first day of summer school this week, 10-year-old Yoonji Oh woke up grumpy.
But ‘it’s break!’: Thousands of D.C.-area kids head to summer school, sometimes reluctantly|Hannah Natanson|July 9, 2021|Washington Post

Fewer than 3,000 students enrolled for summer school in the summer before the pandemic.
Morning Report: Another Report Finds Disparate Police Treatment|Voice of San Diego|June 18, 2021|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.
Atlantic Narratives|Mary Antin
I have been giving a course of six lectures on psychology "for teachers" at a so-called "summer-school" in Colorado Springs.
The Letters of William James, Vol. II|William James
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.
"Captains Courageous"|Rudyard Kipling
"I've decided to stay over for summer-school, dear," he said to her one afternoon in mid-June.
Ann Arbor Tales|Karl Edwin Harriman

British Dictionary definitions for summer school

summer school

noun

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

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