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The case for year-round school
Why Harambee students are already 1 week into the school year
While most students are still biding their time before heading back to school, students at Harambee Christian School have already completed their first week of classes, homework, and the After School Program.
 Research shows that Summer months contribute strongly to the significant discrepancy between low-income and high-income students.
As stated in Time, "Test scores show that all students' learning skills improve at similar rates during the school year, but higher-income kids keep up the pace during the summer while lower-income kids plateau or lose ground. The problem compounds over time and plays a huge role in overall achievement gaps" (Von Drehle, David. The Case Against Summer Vacation, August 2010).
Likewise, the same report shows that, "Students from disadvantaged backgrounds at the end of grade school score what their more advantaged classmates did almost two years earlier [...] By ninth grade, summer learning loss could be blamed for roughly two-thirds of the achievement gap separating income groups."
Moving to year-round school will enable Urban Concern to better empower students to succeed academically, personally, and spiritually.
Harambee opened its doors for the 2011-12 school year on July 25th, successfully transitioning to our first year on a year-round school calender. 120 students are enrolled in grades K-7.
Harambee Christian School operates through the help of generous supporters like you. Consider making a pledge of your time or treasure to empower students and families in South Linden to become agents of positive chance.
Contact Michael by email or by calling 614.291.0885 to learn about how you can contribute to what God's doing in South Linden.
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