Planning and Execution

1. Assemble the organizing team and choose the overall summer program leader
2. Decide on student age groups and the capacity in each program
3. Start with an initial set of potential programs and assign ownership to one person on the team. Explore feasibility of the programs and decide on the a final list of programs to offer
4. Announce the program by March 2016 and start accepting application
5. Identify professional coaches or teachers for the programs. Some of the teachers can be online. Estimate costs---for instance, what would be the cost for hiring QuranLive instructors to teach one-to-one lessons on Skype or the cost of Taekwondo instructor
6. Recruit a team of volunteers for running the programs (e.g. coordinating with Studio Arabiya) and for supervising children. For instance, hire college freshman or high school students from our community for proctoring students in the Summer program
7. Prepare facilities and equipment
• Audio-visual classrooms (large screen, wide-angle camera) for online group classes
• Football field, basketball court, Taekwondo dojang
• High-bandwidth internet for running online programs
• Laptops with Skype for online one-to-one Arabic and Quran classes
8. Estimate tuition fees. Decide on rules for need-based scholarships, discounts, payment plans, etc.