Summer Program

Registration for Charles Armstrong School’s Summer Program 2026 is Open!

June 22 to July 17 (no school on July 3rd) from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Overview

Designed for students with dyslexia, Armstrong’s Summer Program blends expert academic support with engaging, strength-based specialty classes. Our Summer Program is more than academics. It’s about belonging, growth, and momentum, so students return to the school year feeling capable, confident, and proud of their progress. The Summer Program is a great opportunity for current Armstrong students to continue strengthening their skills, for incoming students to begin their Armstrong journey, and for other students with dyslexia to benefit from our immersive, research-based remediation.

New This Year

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Now accepting incoming 1st - 8th graders
Aftercare available until 4:30 pm

What Makes Armstrong’s Summer Program Different?

Structured Literacy experts in every classroom
Small Group instruction in Structured Literacy and Math
Strength-based Specialty classes that highlight creativity, skill building, collaboration, and confidence
Intentional routines that support Executive Functioning and Social-Emotional growth
A balance of academics and joy

Site Update for Summer Program 2026

Due to potential campus construction, the location of our Summer Program 2026 will be thoughtfully split between Armstrong and San Carlos Charter School, located adjacent to Armstrong. Students will be supervised when moving between campuses, ensuring safe and easy transitions, and allowing us to maximize learning spaces while maintaining the warm, supportive Armstrong environment families know and trust.

Small Group Structured Literacy Classes

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Grades 1-3

Classes use Fundations Ready to Rise® Program Level 1 or 2. This 20-day program focuses on three key skills: decoding, transcription, and fluency. Students will also work on developing vocabulary and listening comprehension skills.
Grades 4-5

Classes use the Wilson Reading System® Fluency program, focusing on applying decoding, morphology, and spelling rules to increase reading automaticity and fluency. Students will also practice listening and reading comprehension skills with controlled and non-controlled text.
Grades 6-7

Classes use a Read180® workshop and codebook to improve literacy skills, including understanding syllable types and morphology, studying vocabulary, and practicing fluency and comprehension.
Grade 8

Classes will use Common Lit and other grade-level material to develop fluency skills and grade-level reading comprehension skills.

Small Group Math Classes

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Grades 1-3
- Curriculum: MathUSee
- Place value (within 100 in 2nd grade, within 1,000)
- Addition and subtraction facts within 20, progressing to multi-digit operations with and without regrouping
- Introduction to multiplication
Grades 4-5
- Curriculum: MathUSee
- Multiplication and division facts and multi-digit operations (area model, standard algorithm, etc.)
- Fractions (understanding numerator/denominator, comparing, equivalent fractions, operations with like and unlike denominators)
- Decimal place value and operations
Grades 6-8
- Curriculum: MathUSee
- Ratios, proportions, and percents (including conversions between percents, decimals, and fractions)
- Operations with decimals and order of operations (PEMDAS)
- Geometry and measurement (area and circumference of circles, angles)
- Statistics/probability

*For Strength-Based Specialty Classes

Students rotate through offerings that may include:

Art & Design Thinking
STEM
Movement, Wellness & Collaboration
Cooking
Music

These classes allow students to shine, try new things, and build confidence—often discovering strengths they didn’t know they had. Students will be placed in groups and classes based on age and social-emotional needs to ensure students have a sense of community, growth, and belonging.

Register/Apply

Register for:

Students currently enrolled at Armstrong
Students who will be newly enrolled in Armstrong for the 2026-27 school year
Students in the application process for the 2026-27 school year
Students who have previously attended the Armstrong Summer Program in 2025

Apply:
If this is the first time applying to the Armstrong Summer Program, and your student is not enrolled or does not plan to enroll at Armstrong, you must apply and be admitted to the program.