Anonymous wrote:My dd had summer school for 3 weeks in July which worked pretty well. She had a couple of weeks break after school then all of August off. I think going in August would be hard to have to jump back into school in Sept. She really needed the August break.
Agreed. I took a summer school course in HS to get ahead as well. July was my only option, but it was definitely nice having some time off on either side (and I'm in my 20s now, so this wasn't THAT long ago). It might vary based on what class he's taking though. For example if he's planning to take a math course that is part of a sequence, it might be better to do August so that there is no gap between courses. But if he's taking something that is more standalone July is fine.