Pre-K to 6th grade  

In-Person for 2024   

Pre-K through 6th graders are invited to LINK (Let’s Invest in Neighborhood Kids) Summer from Monday, July 1st through Friday, August 9th, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Program will be closed July 4th & 5th for Independence Day. LINK Summer at the Village Learning Place is a dynamic, educational program offering lessons in literacy, math, and science, plus enrichment workshops and weekly field trips! Students will receive breakfast and lunch through our partnership with Baltimore Housing Authority’s Summer Meals Program, and VLP will provide a morning and afternoon snack for students.  

Join us for our Family Fun Night on Thursday, July 18th, and for our End of Summer Celebration on Thursday, August 8th, to check out what our students have been up to this summer! 

Education  

During the program, students will have the opportunity to work with staff to enhance their skills in math, science, and reading. Our teachers and classroom assistants will help to reinforce what students learned during the school year to help prevent the “summer slide.” We will also include important elements of character education in our curriculum like building relationships, identifying feelings, and being a strong community member to name a few.  

Enrichment  

Students will be exposed to new skills and ideas through enrichment classes like sculpture, mindfulness, fitness, dancing, visual art, cooking, gardening, technology, and many more.  

Exploration  

We understand that learning should be fun and doesn’t always take place in the classroom. Our students will be able to enjoy learning in our garden, in our historic library, on community walks, and during our Friday field trips. Students and program staff will attend field trips to places like the zoo, aquarium, museums, and other destinations that will capture students’ imaginations. 

Read our LINK Summer 2023 Report. 

How to Enroll 

Thank you for the great response. All rosters and waitlists are full.

Pre-registration is now closed! Pre–registration holds your spot in line while we process the first round of applicants. If a spot is available for your student, you will receive an email with a link to our online application.

To finalize enrollment, all families must submit a completed application and plan to attend a mandatory family orientation in the VLP library. Orientation dates are:

Wednesday, May 29th @ 6pm

Thursday, May 30th @ 12pm

Friday, May 31st @ 3pm

If your family does not complete the application, attend either of the above orientations, and sign the field trip permission slip, your student(s) will be removed from the roster and the slot will immediately be offered to families on our waitlists. Thank you for continuing to trust us to serve your family.

The Village Learning Place (VLP) prohibits discrimination in all its programs, services, and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program.