Grades 11-12
Offered during Academic Year and the Summer.
This eight-week online course is intended to prepare students for taking both Math and English parts of SAT/ACT Test at the end of August or later. Students in 11th or 12th grade who will be taking or retaking these standardized tests at the end of August or later are encouraged to join. Students preparing for the PSAT are also welcome to join, as the topics tested for the SAT and PSAT are mostly identical. These students include rising 11th graders who plan to take the PSAT in October and the SAT and/or ACT at a later date.
Grades 10-12
Offered during Academic Year and the Summer.
Academic Year: These classes are intended for students who will be appearing for the essay writing portions of the ACT tests. These will be set up as small-group sessions that focus on the students’ individual writing. The schedule will be set according to the availability of the teacher and students. The classes will meet every-other-week for six sessions.
Summer Program: This eight-session course will greatly benefit students who will be taking the ACT with the essay portion in the next year. Students will engage in intensive practice writing ACT essays, eventually progressing to writing them within the 50-minute time limit. The class involves peer editing; students must be comfortable sharing their writing and feedback with peers.
Grades 8-9
Offered during Academic Year and the Summer.
This is an 8 months course from January through August. This course is recommended for Grade 9 and 10 students. In this course algebra, geometry, and arithmetic concepts and English grammar/reading concepts required for scoring high in the test will be covered. For those who are trying to get into AET (for 11th grade admission) essay writing skills also will be taught. For most of the students, after taking this course, there may not be any need for taking an SAT/ACT course later. For the summer program, this 8-week course will be combined with SAT and ACT prep.