summer school
noun
: a school or school session conducted in summer enabling students to accelerate progress toward a diploma or degree, to make up credits lost through absence or failure, or to round out professional education
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web July 15, 1976, was hot, the second-to-last-day of summer school, and the bus driver, 55-year-old farmer Ed Ray, was returning dozens of students ages 5 to 14 from a swimming field trip at the local fairgrounds. 
Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Most players skipped the first session of summer school and went home for May and June. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2022 The district offered a double session of summer school last year by providing additional pay to teachers using the funding, said Shelly Isai, Dysart's director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for high school. AZCentral.com, 28 Apr. 2022 Cranley's plan would make six weeks of summer school free for all Ohio children – even those who attend private or community schools. Anna Staver, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2022 The district began testing summer school students months ago, and its fall students Sept. 7, which was its fourth week of school. Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2021 More than summer league, what Max likely would most benefit from would be the type of summer school that expands his shooting game to a versatility level closer to Duncan Robinson’s. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 July 2021 The Washoe County School District will offer $2,000 hiring and retention bonuses, earmarked from federal pandemic relief funds, to school bus drivers in the wake of a critical shortage ahead of summer school and the 2021-22 school year. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 June 2021 As a prelude to the fall, about 200,000 students are expected to participate in the DOE’s $120 million expansion of summer school. Lee Hawkins, WSJ, 24 May 2021 See More
Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Most players skipped the first session of summer school and went home for May and June. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2022 The district offered a double session of summer school last year by providing additional pay to teachers using the funding, said Shelly Isai, Dysart's director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for high school. AZCentral.com, 28 Apr. 2022 Cranley's plan would make six weeks of summer school free for all Ohio children – even those who attend private or community schools. Anna Staver, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2022 The district began testing summer school students months ago, and its fall students Sept. 7, which was its fourth week of school. Karen Ann Cullotta, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2021 More than summer league, what Max likely would most benefit from would be the type of summer school that expands his shooting game to a versatility level closer to Duncan Robinson’s. Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 19 July 2021 The Washoe County School District will offer $2,000 hiring and retention bonuses, earmarked from federal pandemic relief funds, to school bus drivers in the wake of a critical shortage ahead of summer school and the 2021-22 school year. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 June 2021 As a prelude to the fall, about 200,000 students are expected to participate in the DOE’s $120 million expansion of summer school. Lee Hawkins, WSJ, 24 May 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1793, in the meaning defined above