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Families can catch movies for just $1.75 this summer as Cinemark brings back its annual program at 285 theaters nationwide. The 10-week initiative makes the big screen accessible for families struggling with rising entertainment costs.
Districts across America are redesigning summer school into an experience kids actually enjoy, boosting attendance above 90% while closing learning gaps. The secret? Treating it like summer camp with themes, prizes, and adventure.
A free summer program in New Mexico helped students gain an entire reading level in just six weeks, prompting expansion to 150 schools. This year, they're adding math lessons after seeing remarkable success.
Santa Clarita's public libraries are recruiting teen volunteers for their seven-week Summer Reading Program, offering high schoolers a chance to inspire young readers while earning community service hours. The "Unearth a Story" program needs friendly faces to help sign up families, distribute prizes, and assist with crafts and activities.
NASA is offering free summer programs where teens can build projects with real space mission data, anyone can help track Martian clouds, and students can explore surprising career paths beyond astronauts. The programs run June through September and require only a phone or computer.
Employees rolled up their sleeves to refresh Camp Liberty, the oldest day camp in Liberty State Park. The volunteer cleanup ensures Jersey City kids will have another summer of fun at the beloved 1974 program.
Fourteen community programs across Ontario's Kenora District just received $130,145 to make sure kids in need can access food, sports, and summer camps. From nutrition programs to equine therapy camps, local organizations are stepping up to level the playing field for children facing poverty.
NASA's Glenn Research Center is now accepting applications for a free five-day summer engineering institute where high school students will tackle real aerospace challenges alongside NASA experts. Rising juniors and seniors can apply through May 1 for one of three sessions in July.
Fifteen children traded their devices for milking cows, harvesting vegetables, and riding bullock carts at a unique summer camp near Madurai, India. The four-day program teaches teamwork and patience through hands-on farming experiences.
TED is bringing its world-changing ideas to high schoolers this summer. Students aged 15-18 can now spend two weeks learning to craft and share their own big ideas with expert guidance.
Murphy is opening registration for two free weeklong police academy camps this summer, giving local students hands-on experience with law enforcement. The camps run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for middle and high schoolers.
Corporate volunteers spent a day revitalizing Camp Liberty, Jersey City's longest-running day camp that's been creating summer memories since 1974. Their cleanup work will welcome hundreds of local children back for another season of fun.
Roswell Park Cancer Center launches two free 12-week programs that blend fitness with research to help survivors restore their strength and confidence. Both virtual and in-person options make recovery support accessible to everyone.
United Way of Greater Nashua is rallying volunteers to help stock local food pantries before summer hits and donations typically drop. The annual drive tackles a critical gap when school meals end and families face rising costs.
Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center is offering free summer camp scholarships to families in need, covering everything from drawing to cooking classes. Applications are open now through mid-April.
While Oklahoma ranks near the bottom nationally in education, afterschool programs are showing real results with 75% of participants reporting better school performance. Now parents and students are pushing lawmakers to fund these proven programs statewide.
A five-year study proves Louisiana's Prime Time program moves preschoolers from average to top performers in reading and math. The free family literacy program is now a national model operating in eight states.
China is merging its robotic and human spaceflight programs into one unified effort to land astronauts on the moon by 2030. The integration brings together decades of expertise from both programs to accelerate the nation's lunar exploration timeline.
A Minnesota cancer survivor launched a free exercise program for patients, and one year later, clinical data proves it's making a measurable difference. Aaron Leventhal's Fit Studio pilot program is giving hope to those fighting the disease. #
With over 800 lakes and ponds to protect, Vermont is calling on everyday people to become citizen scientists this summer. Four volunteer programs make it easy to help track water quality, invasive species, and algae blooms.
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