Summer school is a program, generally sponsored by a school or a school district, that teaches students during the summer vacation. Summer School is a 1987 film directed by Carl Reiner about the travails of a High school gym teacher who is forced to teach a A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" School districts are a form of Special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the Summertime between School years in which students In elementary and middle school, these programs are usually non-academic, though some are used for remedial instruction. Primary education is the first stage of Compulsory education. Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School However, in high school or college, students can enroll in classes for credit to be taken into account in their grade point average or their transcript. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A credit is a unit that gives weighting to the value level or time requirements of an academic course. In Education, a grade (or mark is a teacher's standardized Evaluation of a Student 's work In Education a transcript is an inventory of the courses taken and grades earned of a student throughout a course Generally, this credit is in one of two categories: remediation or advancement. For remediation, the summer school is used to obtain credit for classes students had failed the previous year. However, for advancement, the summer school is used to obtain credit for classes to graduate early or in order to lessen the load of courses during the regular school year.
In academia the term can also refer to a type of conference. An academic conference is a conference for Researchers (not always Academics to present and Discuss their work Typically, established academics will give presentations on advanced topics in a field to postgraduate students. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described This type of summer school is often organized at a national or international level, and no credits are awarded. When held in the southern hemisphere, the designation "winter school" may be used.