June 1-26, 2026
Monday - Friday, 9:00am - Noon
Open to students entering grades 1-3
Cost: $300 per student
($180 per student if qualified for free/reduced lunch)
SET OFF ON A READING ADVENTURE!
Designed to ignite a lifelong love of reading, this engaging program blends interactive learning with hands-on activities to make reading exciting and fun. With certified teachers as their guides, students at Loper Launch Reading Academy will:
- Build strong reading skills and grow their vocabulary
- Strengthen reading comprehension
- Discover a love of reading
- Learn through group work and collaboration
Students will travel through themed weeks filled with STEM, art, outdoor games, snacks, and a campus field trip.
- Wacky Water Week
- LEGO Builders Week
- Space Explorers Week
- Shrek’s Swamp Week
Want to be the among the first to know when registration opens March 13? Fill out the Reading Academy Interest Form!
Hear From Former Reading Academy Instructors
"I adore the flexibility and creativity that the Reading Academy provides for all. We get to navigate and pursue an educational and enjoyable journey of learning through a variety of activities."
– Michelle Mosley
"My favorite thing about Reading Academy is getting to get kids to fall in love with books. I love getting to introduce them to new authors and genres and help them find books they love."
– Michelle Fouts
“I love how we are able to blend together reading instruction with summer fun to create Reading Academy! There is a focus on improving individual reading skills with phonics and expanding vocabulary, but we also like to have fun with weekly STEM challenges and field trips around campus that are connected to the reading instruction.”
– Angie Ourada
"I love Reading Academy because it allows students to be successful when practicing reading skills in the summer! It's a fun way to enhance their skills while doing super cool things like STEM, field trips and author studies!"
– Emme Brown
