Corinne Garcia

Corinne Garcia is the communications director at VISIONS Service Adventures, an organization that runs international community service programs for high school and middle school students. Learn more at VISIONS Service Adventures.

Articles by Corinne Garcia

• Summers with substance: How summer programs can further learning

  Monday, May 18, 2015

  As a parent preparing for my child's upcoming summer vacation, I'm always on edge about the summer learning loss, also known as the infamous "summer slide." The National Summer Learning Association reports that most students lose an average of two months of grade-level equivalency in math over the summer.

• Why tweens and teens need a vacation from technology

  Monday, March 23, 2015

  Technology is fully ingrained in our busy lives, and even more so in the lives of tweens and teens. Think about it: If it weren't for time spent in the classroom (which involves screens sometimes, as well), students in the tween and teen years could easily fill the day without looking up from their handheld devices.