Registration for the FREE Summer Advantage program is currently available for Kinder through 5th grade students in Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. Applications for Teachers and Teacher Assistants also being accepted.
PROGRAM DATES: June 20 – July 22, M-F, from 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
PROGRAM LOCATIONS: at Basalt Elementary School, Crystal River Elementary School, Glenwood Springs Elementary School and Ross Montessori School. Daily free bus transportation is provided by the Roaring Fork Schools.
The Summer Advantage FREE academic and life enrichment program is available to all elementary aged children who live in the Roaring Fork Schools’ boundaries (13 schools). The program is sponsored by Summit54 and Roaring Fork Schools. This is the 10th anniversary of Summer Advantage in the Roaring Fork Valley.
Actualmente, la inscripción para el programa Summer Advantage GRATUITO está disponible para estudiantes de Kinder a quinto grado en Basalt, Carbondale y Glenwood Springs. También se aceptan solicitudes para maestros y asistentes de maestros.
FECHAS DEL PROGRAMA: del 20 de junio al 22 de julio, de lunes a viernes, de 8am a 2:30 pm.
UBICACIO NES DEL PROGRAMA: en la Escuela Primaria Basalt, la Escuela Primaria Crystal River, la Escuela Primaria Glenwood Springs y la Escuela Ross Montessori. Las escuelas de Roaring Fork ofrecen transporte gratuito diario en autobús.
El programa de enriquecimiento académico y de vida GRATUITO Summer Advantage está disponible para todos los niños de primaria que viven en los límites de las escuelas Roaring Fork (13 escuelas). El programa está patrocinado por Summit54 y Roaring Fork Schools. Este es el décimo aniversario de Summer Advantage en Roaring Fork Valley.
Student registration is currently available on-line at www.Summeradvantage.org in both Spanish and English. Registration is also available via phone: 1-866-924-7226 (*9 for Spanish).
Applications for teachers and teacher assistants are also available on-line at www.Summeradvantage.org.
La inscripción de estudiantes está actualmente disponible en línea en www.Summeradvantage.org en español e inglés. La inscripción también está disponible por teléfono: 1-866-924-7226 (*9 para español).
Las solicitudes para maestros y asistentes de maestros también están disponibles en línea en www.Summeradvantage.org.
We are proud of the heights we’ve reached supporting education
In 2011, Summit54 was founded by Tony Caine after he summited all 54 of Colorado’s peaks taller than 14,000 feet during one year. His achievement is symbolic of the mission of Summit54 - to help young students reach the peak of their potential and success by providing support and services to overcome obstacles in their path.
Terri Caine, Tony's wife, simultaneously pursued bringing academic and life enrichment programs for elementary-aged children to the Roaring Fork Valley.
Help us reach new heights!
Your donation will provide free academic and life enrichment summer programming and free afternoon tutoring for low-income children in Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.
Donations may also be mailed to
Summit54 at 625 E. Main Street, Suite 102B-115, Aspen, CO 81611
Summit 54 is grateful to all our supporters who make this work possible.
Due to pandemic learning losses, our tutoring and summer learning programs are now more important than ever.
Reasons to support summit 54
LOOKING BACK
During the past 10 years, Summit 54 has provided support and critical services for thousands of students in Colorado, by bringing both College Track and Summer Advantage to Colorado and by developing year-round tutoring programs during the pandemic.


College Track Success Stories
Sponsored by Summit 54
Summit 54 is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving Colorado's economy and society through effective, efficient and accountable investments in education.
In the Summer of 2021
527 scholars in grades K-5 attended our Summer Advantage program.
76% of scholars
identified Latinx, 17% Caucasian, 1% African American and 6% Other.
68% of Scholars
who applied to attend Summer Advantage qualified for free or reduced-price meals.
Research shows
that children living in low-income communities who do not have access to high quality summer learning programs historically lose three months of academic skills every summer.
Thank you to all our partner organizations and donors who contribute to making Summit54 programming possible
Platinum Level Donors
Adam & Melony Lewis
Freedman Family Foundation
John & Jessica Fullerton
Melvyn & Bren Simon Charitable Foundation
Roaring Fork School District RE-1
Robert Glickman
Robert Pew
The Denver Foundation
Wend II, Inc.

Melvyn & Bren Simon Charitable Foundation

Roaring Fork School District RE-1

The PEW Charitable Trusts

Wend II, Inc.

The Denver Foundation
Gold Level Donors
Carrie Penner
Hurst Family Foundation
Marilena Lucier
Mark & Jennifer Styslinger Charitable Foundation
The Beacon Fund
Silver Level Donors
Aspen Community Foundation
Aspen Skiing Company Family Fund
Aspen Thrift Shop
Bubba and Tracy Eggleston
Colorado Humanities
Debbie & Richard Jelinek
Ernie & Lacy Fyrwald
Fred & Susan Lodge
Mariah & Craig Morris
MBS Associates, LLC
Meridian Jewelers
Michael & Lisa Hasfield
Michael & Katie Solondz
Pitkin County
Rich Vossler
Steelecase Foundation
We also wish to gratefully acknowledge all of our many individual donors.
Success Stories
Summer Advantage offers
invaluable summer learning and enrichment opportunities for students in the Roaring Fork Valley, with special consideration for at-risk students who otherwise would have little access to summer programs.
In addition to the academic and life-enrichment offerings, Summer Advantage provides two nutritious daily meals, daily physical activity, and a low student to teacher ratio ensures students have the attention of caring adults trained as a mentors.
Summer Advantage also provides an access point for weekend food bags, medical and dental care, and other important family services.
Another ancillary benefit of Summer Advantage is that it provides summer employment opportunities for teachers in the Valley who need year-round employment in order to be able to afford to live and teach in Roaring Fork schools.