Just because the doors to the local schools are closed for the summer, does not mean that the learning has to stop, and the Sturgeon Bay branch of the Door County Library has that opportunity to keep your kids brain sharp and avoid any summer drop off. 

The opportunity to have kids get outside during their summer vacation and keeping their brains sharp for when school starts back up in less than two months was something the Door County library took account for when planning this event. Door County Youth Services Librarian Beth Lokken talks about keeping kids' minds sharp and active while on summer vacation. 

A study that was recently published in the American Educational Research Journal found that the average student across 1st to 8th grade lost 17-34% of the prior year’s learning gains during summer break, as well as that students who lose ground in one summer are more likely to also lose ground in subsequent summers. Lokken called this drop the “Summer Slide”, which many kids, like the study shows, go through during the summer. 

From books to a science educational activity this weekend at the Sturgeon Bay Farmers Market, the Door County Library will have it all to keep your child's mind fresh over the last few months of summer.