Summer Youth Program (SYP)

The Summer Youth Program (SYP) is a program designed to build on students’ strengths to improve their academic and life potential. Youth will engage in academic enrichment, field trips, and recreation. The 6-week program will be held three times per week Tuesday to Thursday from 1 to 5pm (with occasional fieldtrips outside those hours) at New Holly Learning Center, located at 7058 32nd Ave S., Seattle, WA, 98118.

Every year, the summer program divides students  into levels depending on grade level. It serves students between pre-K through elementary school.

Starting and Ending Dates for 2012: The Program will start on July 10th and end on August 16th.

Goals: Through this program, we hope to accomplish the following goals:

  • A fun and safe program for students
  • Provide a non-traditional education experience that encourages:
    • Creativity
    • Critical Thinking
    • Leadership
    • Cultural Appreciation
  • Expansion of the program in
    • Partnerships with other organizations
    • Students
    • Programming

Fees: $250 for all grades and levels. $150 for students who qualify for free/reduced lunch in their schools or who come from low-income households.

Flyers: Summer_Flyer_(Vietnamese)  2012 and Summer_Flyer_(English) 2012

Registration: Download the SYP Application Form (English and Vietnamese language). Or visit the VFA office at 7101 S. Martin Luther King Jr Way, Suite 212A, Seattle, WA 98118 to pick up a paper copy.

Contact: For more information, or to register, please contact us at 206-760-1573.

High School Service Learning Connection: While high school students are excluded from this program as students, VFA will engage high school youth as active participants in the planning and running of SYP. To learn more about the intern position, please contact James Lovell at james.lovell@vfaseattle.org.

Students work in teams to build bridgets out of straw, learning about tension and compression along the way.

Students work in teams to build bridges out of straw, learning about tension and compression along the way.

As part of community service, students visit and sing for elders at the Vietnamese Seniors Association at Garfield Community Center

As part of community service, students visit and sing for elders at the Vietnamese Seniors Association at Garfield Community Center

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