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summer schools

  • plural
    of summer school.
    summer school
    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.

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The international organization Scientists for Palestine traditionally organized mentoring for students in Gaza and college-level summer schools and conferences in the West Bank.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 7, 2024

In Orange County, Fla., summer schools are providing music and art enrichment alongside academic instruction; in Texas, they teach canoeing and swimming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

He taught law classes at Boston College and at Harvard’s extension and summer schools, and served as chairman of the board of Veterans Legal Services, a nonprofit in Massachusetts.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

They are taking part in week-long summer schools to help students catch up on lost learning.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2021

A few years later he received the title of Principal and gave to the summer schools his unremitting attention until 1917.

From The Story of Chautauqua by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

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