EXTENDED LEARNING
After School and Summer School
When time is limited but the need is great, GrapeSEED delivers. Our teacher-led lessons help build confidence and fluency through the continual language acquisition processes of exposure, comprehension, use, corrective feedback, and reinforcement. Students learn to communicate, allowing them to make friends, feel included, and excel in class! Whether you're looking to prevent summer slide, or offer high-quality enrichment after school, GrapeSEED is your solution for building confident, capable communicators—year-round.
An After School Program That Truly Enriches
After school hours offer a powerful opportunity to reinforce classroom learning in a low-stress, high-engagement setting. GrapeSEED turns after school into a fun, productive space for language development with:
- Interactive materials that feel more like play than work
- Lessons that are easy for teachers, paraprofessionals or after school staff to facilitate
- Activities that reinforce speaking, listening, and social language
- Built-in routine and structure to create predictability for students
Students leave each session with more confidence and more excitement to return the next day.
GrapeSEED can be used flexibly in after school programs as a “stand-alone” curriculum taught during intensive after school programs or in a “curriculum continuation” model extending the lessons taught during the school day. Students can also engage with the student app to get repeated exposure and practice with the language while teachers provide differentiated instruction for students.
Why GrapeSEED Works for Summer School
Summer learning programs need to do more than fill time—they must accelerate progress and close learning gaps. GrapeSEED helps districts make the most of short instructional windows by:
- Delivering ready-to-use, consistent daily lessons
- Offering instruction in small groups or full classes
- Focusing on high-frequency vocabulary and natural sentence patterns
- Promoting active listening, speaking, and comprehension skills
- Providing fun, engaging stories, songs, and visuals to sustain interest
Students build language skills naturally and joyfully, even in condensed summer timelines. In just a few weeks, schools report improvements in student confidence, participation, and verbal fluency.
Research shows that summer school programs can have a positive effect on academic performance. Teachers who use GrapeSEED with students during the summer can use GrapeSEED as a “stand-alone” curriculum during the summer session or in a “curriculum continuation” model adding to the units that were taught during the regular school year. Students will gain confidence as they acquire language and will feel eager and ready to begin a new school year.
What GrapeSEED Includes
GrapeSEED offers a comprehensive and engaging language development curriculum. Students explore theme-based units that introduce and reinforce language skills through a spiral review approach.
Engaging Learning Materials
- Each unit is filled with songs, stories, big books, poems, and action activities that actively engage learners in developing their language.
- A student app that reinforces what is taught in the lessons.
Teacher-Led Daily Lessons
- Includes a gradual release of responsibility empowering students as they develop their language skills.
- Designed to build vocabulary and basic conversation skills, learn shapes, colors, letters and sounds, as well as emergent reading skills.
Comprehensive Teacher Support
- Foundation Training is one full day of interactive, practice-based professional development that provides the foundational knowledge and skills to be fully prepared to teach GrapeSEED lessons like a pro!
- Each district will have their very own Professional Learning Specialist and have the opportunity to participate in support sessions at the teacher's convenience.
"Using Grapeseed with our EL summer school students was a delight! They enjoyed the group lessons and were able to reinforce their learning individually through time on the Grapeseed app later in the day. As a teacher, I love using Nexus. Once I have learned the songs, and become familiar with the unit, my prep time is minimal; but the payoff is GREAT for these precious students!"
Amy Kratzer
Goshen, IN
Start Planning Today
Are you ready to elevate your summer school program? GrapeSEED offers an engaging oral language curriculum. Our fun and interactive approach not only captivates children's attention but also fosters their language development in a supportive environment. Schedule a meeting with us today to discover how GrapeSEED can transform your summer school experience and help your students thrive!
