SUMMER SPECIALS--Discounted Group Rates
 

Fundamentals of Photoshop, Dreamweaver & Flash

Are you new to web design and development and ready to learn how to build your own web site? In three sessions of two to six hours each, depending upon the skill levels, needs and interests of the participants, Nevin Katz, a cartoonist and online learning specialist at the Education Development Center in Newton in addition to his work with us, will introduce students to:
  • Photoshop: Scanning and editing images and graphics, creating and adjusting layers, resizing, cropping, and pasting images, managing color, transparency, and effects, preparing images for the web
  • Flash: Designing and importing graphics, using drawing tools and color panels, animating with the timeline, creating and using symbols, shape and motion tweening, changing object properties, publishing to the web, testing movies, coding in Actionscript
  • Dreamweaver: Defining your site, managing file structures, creating a website, controlling document format, adding content, using the library, formatting text, adding hyperlinks, images, and tables, CSS layouts and management, creating class styles, uploading and updating your site
Because the workshop will involve completing exercises using these three Adobe applications, participants should ideally bring to each session a working laptop with the Adobe Creative Suite software package, or with Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Flash, CS3, CS4 or CS5, already installed. Some of Nevin's own Dreamweaver/Flash/Photoshop creations can be viewed here.

Application of Science & Mathematics in Sports

Classroom focus on teaching to standardized tests may increase students' scores, but it often decreases students' long term interest. Mike Cappillio's enrichment course is designed to rekindle students' interest in mathematics and the sciences and to hone their critical analysis skills by illustrating the connections and applications of physics, biomechanics, nutrition, calculus, and statistics in athletic activities like baseball, football, basketball, tennis, hockey, skiing/snowboarding, billiards, and golf. No prior knowledge of mathematics beyond basic algebra is necessary.

Mike, a research associate in the Developmental Immunology lab at MGH, is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Massachusetts. He is also an avid sports fan and former multi-sport athlete. In three, two-hour sessions, Mike's students will be introduced to:

  • Physics: the basic concepts of momentum, impact, torque, acceleration and the kinematic equations explored through the lens of sports
  • Biology: An introduction to biomechanics as it applies to various athletic maneuvers (e.g. a pitcher's throwing motion, a golfer's swing); nutrition and its effects on athletic performance
  • Mathematics: statistical analysis of performance of various sports, with a focus on baseball

Law Career Seminar

The essential tool in all professions is the ability to think and write clearly and logically. There is no better example of this than law, regardless of the professions you're considering. Mike Bace is a licensed and practicing attorney in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has a J.D. from New England School of Law in Boston and opened his own firm upon entry to the Massachusetts bar focusing primarily on criminal defense, civil litigation, and estate planning. In three 2-hour sessions, Mike Bace's seminar will explore:
  • Law and Society: An introduction to our legal system, and the basis for how the rule of law structures our lives
    The Constitution, State vs. Federal, Criminal vs. Civil, Statutes vs. Common law, Broad substantive legal concepts such as negligence, due process, breach of contract, etc...

  • Practicing law: An introduction to the practice of law in the State Courts of the Commonwealth, from the perspective of an independent practitioner, across a wide array of legal matters
    Writing memos, correspondence, forming legal arguments, a day in the life of an attorney, and the pursuit of a client’s interests

  • Getting there: An introduction to law school, the steps required to gain admittance, related legal careers, and strategies for successful preparation as a high school/college student
    Appropriate undergraduate courses of study, success on the LSAT, the Bar exam, and a review of legal careers

College Selection/Application Workshop

Summer is an excellent time to get a jump on college selection and applications and Aaron Lemmon, our college application specialist and one of our most prolific SAT prep coaches, is just the person to help you do that. Aaron graduated cum laude from Boston College with two B.A. degrees and more than $22,000 in merit-based scholarships and grants, including the highly competitive Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. He is proud to have helped students earn acceptances to competitive schools nationwide, including George Washington University, Northwestern University, Villanova University, Drexel University, Siena College and the University of Miami. In three 2-hour sessions, participants will receive help:
  • identifying their criteria for college
  • understanding college rankings
  • factoring the SAT II Subject Tests into their SAT master plans
  • developing their college short lists
  • drafting their application essays
  • understanding the ins and outs of student loans, such as the recently implemented Income-Based Repayment option for federal student loans, which offers opportunities for 100% loan forgiveness
  • understanding how the Credit Card Act of 2009 will impact their ability to get access to credit cards

SAT & SAT II Subject Test™ Group Discounts

Our SAT preparation program is an 8-week course of 2-hour sessions with emailed weekly summaries of what has been covered which include suggestions as to what material to study between sessions at no extra charge. Some students prefer to have two 2-hour sessions per week and finish the course in 4 weeks. Many students like to do this prep during the summer, when they aren't also dealing with homework and writing papers. Our course is designed to increase knowledge and instill confidence in the content areas and to familiarize students with test directions, types of questions, and test-taking strategies.

The best time to take an SAT Subject Test is right after you’ve finished a year-long class in that subject. If, for example, you take U.S. History in eleventh grade, then you should take the SAT U.S. History test near the end of that year, when the material is still fresh in your mind. (This rule does not apply for the Literature or Foreign Language SAT tests; it’s best to take those after you’ve had as much study in the area as possible.)

In six 90-minute sessions for each specific, targeted test speciality, we'll prepare you for the SAT Subject tests likely to be required by your target schools. Most competitive schools require 2 SAT Subject tests for admission and separate test dates each knock out a possible shot at the even-more-important Reasoning Test. These summer workshops offer an excellent opportunity to prepare for multiple tests without trying to balance this preparation with a hectic school schedule.

Please click here for more information about SAT Subject testing descriptions and requirements for selected New England schools.

Group Rates

Our rate for the above workshops is $85 per hour. Best value: our discounted group rates for home visits to central Metro West, Metro North and the Greater Boston area.

In addition, we are offering a 10% discount on the entire package, regardless of the number of participants, for registration on or previous to June 30th, 2010. Please call 781-652-9649 or email us for more details.

Where and when do sessions take place?

We offer sessions in your home or whatever public library is most convenient for you between 3 PM and 7 PM on whatever day you prefer, subject to availability in our tutors' schedules. Our tutors run busy schedules, so we start promptly at the agreed-upon time and end promptly at the agreed-upon time.

How does one sign up for these summer specials?

No long-term obligation is required. Time slots and days will be based upon mutually convenient scheduling. Simply email or phone us to arrange an intoductory session.