Looking for a hassle-free way to encourage learning this summer and avoid the "Summer Slide"? Our summer schedule includes a variety of opportunities for group learning as well as individualized one-on-one tutoring courses:
Reluctant Readers (Grades 1-4)
Would your child rather clean their room, go to the dentist, fold laundry, *and* wash the car than pick up a book and read? Our tutors will encourage your student's love of reading and ensure that they upgrade their reading level through the summer. Based on age-appropriate state and national reading standards, this course is customized based on your child’s interests, goals, strengths, and weaknesses. Enroll online!
Writer’s Workshop (Grades 1-4)
Teachers, college admissions offices, and hiring companies all agree: students who write well guarantee their own success. This course incorporates grammar basics, the principles of writing, and storytelling techniques. This individualized session can help struggling students strengthen their ELA foundation or help younger, advanced students get a head start on early writing. Enroll online now!
Star Wars Science (Grades 2-4)
The Force is strong with this course! Students love studying the science behind everyone’s favorite blockbuster series. This popular course includes hands-on experiments, myth busting, and more. (Light sabers optional.) Use the Force: enroll online.
STEM Super Stars (Grades 3-5)
This 6-week, one-on-one course includes coding, science, technology, engineering, and math favorites including LEGO robotics, circuits, hands-on science, programming, advanced math, and more. Optional: this course can be extended an extra 2 weeks (for a total of 8 weeks). Enroll online!
Third Grade Math
Whether your outgoing third grader needs some extra help or your incoming third grader wants a head start on the upcoming year, this standards-based math course couples a solid conceptual foundation with a progressive emphasis on problem solving and critical reasoning.
Session duration: 6 or 8 weeks (student meets weekly with tutor). Enroll online.
Fourth Grade Math
In fourth grade, math concepts and problem solving increase, and sometimes even top students struggle with the transition. Fourth grade students need a solid, stress-free approach to analyzing math, and this course will provide that educational foundation. These sessions can be customized for outgoing fourth graders or incoming fourth graders.
Session duration: 6 or 8 weeks (student meets weekly with tutor). Click here to enroll.
Math 911
Based on state and national standards, this 8-week course is personalized, in-home, and one-on-one, focusing on the specific areas where your child needs improvement. Subjects include:
Math Enrichment
Whether your child can’t wait for fall, wants to get a head start on next year’s math, or is looking for some in-depth enrichment, we offer 8 week in-home individual tutoring plans for:
Intro to Writer’s Workshop (Grades 5-7)
As students move through middle school, their classes require increased reading, writing, and language. To improve their communication skills, they must also learn independent thinking, comprehension and critiquing, mastering evidential content, and advanced grammar concepts. This course makes writing less intimidating and overwhelming, and can help struggling students prepare for the upcoming year. This course is also available as an enrichment option for advanced students in grades 4-6. Enroll online.
Writer’s Workshop I: Research Papers and Argumentative Essays (Grades 7-9)
Students with poor writing skills will not succeed in high school. Set your student up for success with this course, which includes research and academic writing, argumentative essays, and a grammar refresher. Enrichment/honors option also available. Register online!
Writer’s Workshop II: Intermediate Research, Investigations, and Grammar (Grades 9-11)
Students who want to attend top universities and colleges must be clear and confident writers. This class helps prepare students for rigorous college writing through advanced research techniques, complex arguments and analysis, evidentiary execution, and enhanced written communication. This 8-week session will develop struggling writers into confident communicators, and will help advanced writers rise to the top of examinations and applications. Enrichment/honors option also available. Enroll online.
Writer’s Workshop III: Advanced Research, Personal Essays, and College Readiness (Grades 11-12)
Whether a student is looking to elevate their writing to the college level, prepare for the SAT and/or ACT writing test(s), or begin focusing on college applications and personal essays, this one-on-one course is customized based on the student’s strengths, weaknesses, goals, and objectives. Register online and reserve your spot for this popular option. 
Writer’s Workshop: ACT Writing
Question: What is more difficult: writing under pressure, writing without spell check, or writing an essay after taking the English, math, reading, and science sections of the ACT?
The correct answer: all of the above, which is why students who prepare specifically for the writing exam will consistently improve their scores. This individual, one-on-one writing course helps students prepare for the ACT writing test and also provides strategic guidance for optimizing time and succeeding on the last leg of an exhausting standardized test. Click here to enroll online.
Essays: College Applications and Scholarships
When applying for college admissions and scholarships, your essay can make (or break) your success. But few students understand the strategy and skills involved in creating an excellent essay. This course will guide your student through each step in the college essay process. Students are encouraged to bring drafts of previous essays and question prompts from specific applications. During each personalized, individual session, one of our professional and experienced tutors will help your student plan, write, revise, and proofread each application response. Don't procrastinate: register online today!
Book Club (Grades 2-12)
Summer reading doesn’t need to be boring – gather a group of friends and one of our tutors will meet with the group and help everyone navigate through their summer reading. This course is also available with a non-required reading assignment. Register online and reserve a spot for your group!