Grades 10-11
Offered during Academic Year and the Summer.
This is offered as a 6-month course (September to February and March to August) and also as an abridged 2 months course during summer (last week of June through the third week of August). Six months course is recommended for Grade 10 and Grade 11 students and the summer course for rising 11th grade and 12th grade students. In this course, algebra, geometry, and arithmetic math concepts and grammar/reading English concepts are required for scoring high in the SAT/ACT. The math and English knowledge required for success are almost the same for both the SAT and the ACT. The science part of ACT also will be taught in this course.
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.