Grades 9 -12, college, adult
Academic specialists work with high school and college students on content support covering the full range of STEM subjects, including Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Environmental Science. Our tutors who are experts in math teach Trigonometry, Algebra I and II, Calculus (and Pre-Calculus), Geometry, Physics, and Statistics. We also offer foreign language tutoring.

Grades 9 -12, college, adult
Coaches and experts in the field of journalism and higher education teach high school, college, and professional writing, a skill so fundamental that it applies to all subjects and professions. Writing Coaches support the development of rewriting from novice to the professional level, teaching Language Arts such as grammar, spelling, decoding, reading comprehension, writing structure, and identifying main ideas and details.

Grades 1 to 12; college, adult
Our specialists provide support students of all ages, including adults, with learning differences in all academic subjects — English Language Arts, Math, Writing, Social Studies, Science, History and other curriculum areas/. For those with learning differences and/or executive functioning challenges, our approach can best be characterized by an old saying: give someone a fish and they’ll eat for a day; teach them to fish and they’ll eat for a lifetime. Our Learning Specialists use developmentally appropriate strategies to teach reading, writing, math, study and test prep skills, designed to help each student transcend challenges by acquiring new content knowledge, along with skills that will last a lifetime. Our Learning Specialists support the development of reading and writing from novice to the professional level, teaching Language Arts such as grammar, spelling, decoding, reading comprehension, writing structure, and identifying main ideas and details.The learning specialists are experts in (list learning issues here -ADHD, EF, dyslexia) Our Math Learning Specialists work with all ages including arithmetic, pre-algebra, algebra I and II, Geometry, trigonometry, Calculus I & II.

Grades 4 thru Adulthood
Our learning specialists also support students who struggle with executive functioning skills. They coach students and adults to learn how to organize, plan, prioritize, manage their time, focus, avoid distraction, keep track of materials and tasks, brainstorm, complete their work, extract important information, and become more effective learners and workers overall. Goals include improving memory and information retention, spending more focused time on tasks (and completing them), decreasing procrastination, organizing schoolwork, managing time more effectively, and learning to think carefully before acting. Specialists model and support the application of these skills in the appropriate context. At the end of the day, we need to put you or your child in the driver’s seat to best generalize these skills without us holding the steering wheel. Our ultimate goals are helping your child or yourself execute and monitor personalized goals in an efficient and timely manner.Our goal is to help students and professionals feel more confident about learning – and get organized!

• Family Coordination, Organizational & Communication Systems
• Application Support for Middle School, High School and College
• Writing Coach for College Applications
• Transition Plans and Support for Middle, High School, and College
• Interview Coaching for High School/College Admissions, Scholarships, Jobs/Internships
• College Coaching & Counseling
• Career Counseling

Our academic tutors and learning specialists prepare students with all learning profiles for the following tests: State tests in Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science, for grades three through high school. SHSAT for admission to specialized public high schools; ISEE/SSAT for admission to private boarding and day schools. Academic tests in all subject areas. New York State Regents; PSAT, SAT, PLAN, ACT for admission to college; GRE for admission to graduate school.