summer schoolnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌm.ə ˌskuːl/us/ˈsʌm.ɚ ˌskuːl/an educational course that happens during the summer holidays:
They organize an annual summer school for young musicians.
US one or more classes taken during the summer that replace classes that were missed or failed, or make it possible for students to move more quickly towards a degree or graduation:
The students had improved enough after summer school to be promoted to 4th grade.
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Classes & courses
- access course
- advanced
- classwork
- correspondence course
- coursework
- extension
- foundation course
- homework
- interdisciplinary
- introduction
- introductory course
- lecture
- module
- practical
- reception
- refresher
- role play
- sandwich course
- schoolwork
- seminar
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