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OUR PROGRAMS

Summer Program

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High School

We cover subjects, providing notes, exercises, and tests for thorough understanding.

Middle School

We focus on core subjects, strengthening weaknesses and building on strengths.

SAT Prep

Intensive SAT Prep equips students with test strategies, vocabulary, and practice exams.

College Prep & Apps

Guiding you through college apps, including essays, supplements, & financial aid forms.

Junior SAT Prep

Introducing middle school students to standardized tests, covering reading, math, and vocabulary fundamentals.

Book Club

Middle school Book Club involves reading, discussions, creative writing, and activities based on books.

High School

Our high school program’s morning classes cover all subjects over six weeks, previewing upcoming school courses. Teachers teach, review, and provide supplemental questions and tests to ensure understanding. While some classes may be be intense, homework assignments and thorough notes are provided to benefit students throughout the school year.

English

  • 9th - 10th grade (consist of reading summer reading books and going over types of essays)

  • We split English classes into reading comprehension and writing classes

  • AP Composition 

  • AP Literature

  • The students will work on their summer assignments at home and the teachers will check them over, once finished.

Science

  • Earth Science

  • Biology (Honors/AP)

  • Chemistry (Honors/AP)

  • Physics (1, 2, C)

  • AP Psychology

  • Research

  • Our teachers give an overview of all the topics learned throughout the year

Mathematics

  • Algebra I

  • Algebra II

  • Geometry

  • Precalculus

  • College Precalculus

  • Math Theory

  • AP Calculus AB & BC

  • Students who want to re-learn a certain subject in math can sit-in on a class, for review.

History

  • AP World History I & II

  • Global History I & II

  • US History (AP)

  • AP Government

  • AP Economics

  • AP European History

Summer - High School

Middle School

Our middle school morning classes cover core subjects like ELA, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies over six weeks. Language classes are available upon request. Our experienced teachers make lessons fun and efficient due to small class sizes. Despite the intensive program, students receive homework, projects, and quizzes to ensure they understand the material.

English

  • Book Club

  • Reading comprehension

  • Standard Essay Writing

  • Creative writing

  • Sometimes, we have our teachers assign journal writing or any assignment that taps into their personal reflection

Science

  • Earth Science

  • Life Science

  • Basic Chemistry

  • Projects

  • Research

Mathematics

  • Pre-Algebra

  • Algebra 1

  • Basic Mathematics

  • AMC Prep

  • Students may also tap into more advanced math if their current level is too easy

History

  • World History

  • American History

  • DBQ scaffolding questions

  • DBQ essays

  • Basic Social studies

Summer - Middle School

SAT Prep

Our intense summer SAT program lays down the fundamentals with a blend of old SAT questions and new SAT questions. In addition to these questions, we go through the different aspects of the exam to equip students with a versatile skill set in order to do well on the test.

Our summer SAT program consists of:

  • Learning how to read quickly and efficiently

  • Becoming familiar with the different types of passages and questions 

  • Learning how to answer and approach the different questions

  • Memorizing and being tested on vocabulary words

  • Continuously practicing many sections and sets of questions

  • Practice tests

We divide our SAT classes into three different levels (by scores):

  • Advanced Class (H) - A score of anything above 1400

  • Intermediate Class (E) - A score of 1100 - 1400

  • Beginner Plus (CC) - A score of anything under 1100

  • Beginner Class (C) - No SAT experience

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We also offer a diagnostic test before the summer program begins in order to place the students into the different levels. We also separately cater to those students who are planning on taking the August SAT.​

Summer - SAT Prep

College Preparation & Applications

We offer a special program for seniors who want to get started on or finish up their college essays, supplements, and applications. We have teachers and advisors who have much experience in the college admissions field and in helping many students apply to a multitude of colleges.

 Our program includes:

  •  Helping the children efficiently fill out the common/college applications and supplements

  • Consulting and picking out the best reach, target, and safety colleges for the student

  • Helping the student get started on, edit and complete his/her personal statement​

  • Helping the student write and complete supplements

  • Helping the student submit their applications

  • Helping the student fill out and complete their CSS, FAFSA, and TAP forms

*Please contact us for separate inquiries about this program.

Summer - College Prep

Junior SAT Prep

Our summer JSAT program consists of middle school students, who are just beginning to get a taste of the standardized tests. Middle school students who want to take the SATs for the CTY program at Johns Hopkins University, should consider this course. It is never too early to start preparing anymore. This program will consist of:

  • Learning the fundamentals of reading passages

  • Learning basic grammar

  • Learning the basics of mathematics

  • The beginner vocabulary list

  • Learning the different question types and practicing them

  • Practice tests to build endurance and to become acquainted with the exam
     

This program also consists of any students who need to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) & Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT). These exams determine whether your student will be accepted into a private school or one of the specialized high schools in the state.

Book Club

Our summer Book Club is an afternoon program for middle school students. It consists of:

  • 2 books

  • Discussions/debates on the important themes/topics of the books

  • Writing assignment & Fun/creative activities based on the books

  • Reading comprehension & Analysis on the books

This program helps the students read and engage in the different stories, in a fun and interactive manner. Some of our activities consist of having the students do projects, engage in discussions/debates, creative writing assignments, free writing, and act out different dialogues depending on the stories we read. Please visit our "Book Club" tab for more information.

Summer - Junior SAT
Summer - Book Club
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