Summit 54 is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving Colorado's economy and society through effective, efficient and accountable investments in education.
Summer Success RFV Summer 2020!
Summit 54 has developed a new concept to provide FREE academic tutoring, social/emotional support, mindfulness practice, exercise and healthy meals for our Valley’s most vulnerable youth. The new Summit 54 program is called Summer Success. Summit 54 is sponsoring Summer Success in partnership with Valley Settlement.
Our goal is to help students who have missed learning opportunities and social connections during school closures. To that end, Summer Success will provide free small group tutoring in unique outdoor settings using an experienced, licensed teacher and a teaching assistant. Summer Success will be held from 9 AM - 12 PM, Monday through Thursday, from June 22 to July 23. Each group of approximately nine students will meet with the same teacher and TA in a unique outdoor setting and no group will have contact with another. All CDC and CDH guidelines will be strictly enforced.
The Summer Advantage program Summer Advantage will resume in 2021
harnesses the power of summer learning to help children raise their achievement, improve their self-esteem, and return to school better prepared to succeed academically.
In the Summer of 2019
585 scholars in grades K-4 attended our program.
84% of scholars
identified Hispanic, 14% Caucasian, 1% African American and 1% Other.
77% 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.
We’re thankful for the overwhelming support
Platinum Level Donors
Wend Foundation
United Way
Fullerton Family
Roaring Fork Schools
Dornick
SIF
Melvyn & Bren Simon Charitable Foundation
Melvyn & Bren Simon Charitable Foundation
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.