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06101 Pre-Algebra (Chapter 1-4) 准备小学升初中数学分班考试 (Grade 5)

Instructor: Lynn Wang and Hannah Kapoor

14 sessions on Wednesday to teach Pre-Algebra Chapter 1 to 4

Lesson dates: 9/11, 18, 25, 10/2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 11/6, 13, 20, (No lesson on Thanksgiving week), 12/4, 11, 18

The course will be 1 hour plus 15 minutes per session. The first 15 minutes will be used to check and review homework.

05021 English Grammar Workshop for Writing  (Grade 5) 五年级英语语法与写作 (New)

Instructor: Jessica Fonvergne

14 lessons to work on Grammar needed for better writing for Grade 5 students

04021 English Grammar Workshop for Writing  (Grade 4) 四年级英语语法 (New)

Instructor: Jessica Fonvergne

14 lessons to work on elementary Grammar needed for better writing

06021 English Grammar for Writing 语法与写作 Grade 6

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher

14 sessions to teach Grammar and Writing for Grade 6-7 students

Textbook: Sadlier Grammar for Writing Grade 6 

09021 English Grammar for Writing 语法与写作 Grade 8-9

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher

13 sessions to teach Grammar and Writing for Grade 8-9 students

Textbook: Sadlier Grammar for Writing Grade 9

06011 English Vocabulary and Reading 词汇与阅读 Grade 6

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher

14 sessions in the Fall term

In the consumable Student Edition, 20 academic vocabulary words are presented per unit. Students will:

• Read new words in the introductory informational text passage including historical nonfiction, newspaper editorial, expository essay, persuasive essay, magazine articles, debates, and more
• Acquire new vocabulary through eight exercises including definitions, sentence completion, synonyms and antonyms, word study, writing and more
• Encounter the words in excerpts from classic literature

08070 Literary Analysis and Reflective Writing 文学阅读与分析写作 Grade 7-8 (New books)

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher

In 14 lessons, Katharine will lead students to read several books, analyze, and write reflective essays. 

Dr. Sprecher selected the following books for this term

(1) Samurai Shortstop by Alan Gratz

(2)  Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

(3)   Scythe (1) (Arc of a Scythe) by Neal Shusterman

Reflective Writing builds on analysis by considering the learning you’ve gained from practical experience. The purpose of the reflection is to help you to make improvements for the future and, as such, it is a more ‘personal’ form of academic writing often using the first person. Evidence still has a key role in reflective writing; it’s not just about retelling your story and how you felt. And evidence in the case of reflection will include your own personal experience which adds to the discussion. Reflective writing focuses on future improvements and answers questions like ‘what next?’

06101 Algebra 1 代数 1 (Grade 6-7) or AGS 1

Instructor: Lynn Wang

In 14 lessons, students will work on the first 1-4 Chapters of the textbook. These contents are coveren in AGS 1 too

The course will be 1 hour plus 15 minutes per session. The first 15 minutes will be used to check and review homework.

10211 Advanced High School Physics for 2024 Physics Bowl Competition 准备物理碗美国高中物理思维挑战赛

Instructor: Tyler Dille

American Assiciation of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Physics Bowl: https://www.aapt.org/programs/physicsbowl/

The 2025 Physics Bowl Competition will be likely given between Spring break March 23 and March 29, 2025. Exam questions are based on topics and concepts covered in a typical high school physics course.

Tyler will go through some difficult topics from the testbook below, and use Previous Exams (https://www.aapt.org/Programs/PhysicsBowl/printexams.cfm)  to prepare students for Physics Bowl 2025.

07632 Visual Studio Code and C++ Programming Course 2

Instructor: Jing Liu

This 13 session course will teach students to install https://code.visualstudio.com/ programming environment  and use it to write C++ functions.

This course is pre-requisit for either USACO competition programming training or VEX Robotics VEXcode Extension C++ programming for VRC competition.

This course will cover C++ intermediate level on String, Vectors, Arrays, Classes

11101 AP Calculus BC / IB Calculus 2 微积分 2

Instructor: Colby Brown

14 sessions in Fall term to work on AP Calculus BC / IB Calculus 2

Textbook: Calculus (Early Transcendentals) 6 Edition (PDF file)

05150 Elementary School 1-on-1 tutoring 小学科目一对一辅导 

Instructors: TBD

14 sessions for the Fall Term

Tutoring Subjects

English Vocabulary and Reading
English Grammar and Writing
Singapore Dimensions Math Grade 2A to 5A
Numbers to Algebra
Pre-Algebra (for Placement test)
ITBS Test Prep
CogAT Test Prep
SSAT/ISEE Test Prep (for Private Middle School Application)

08150 Middle School Subjects 1-on-1 tutoring  中学科目一对一辅导

Instructor: TBD

14 sessions in Fall term

Tutoring Subjects:

English Vocabulary, Reading, Grammar, Writing
Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, AGS 1, 2, 3 
AOPS Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, AMC8
SSAT/ISEE Test Prep (for Private High School Application)

12150 High School Subjects 1-on-1 tutoring 高中或AP科目一对一辅导  

Instructors: TBD

14 sessions in Fall Term

Tutoring Subjects:

High School English Vocabulary, Reading, Grammar, Writing

AP or IB Level English, Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

Standardized Test Prep: PSAT11, SAT, ACT

College Application Essay

09050 New York Time 2024-25 Student Writing Contest 纽约时报 2024-25学年写作竞赛

Instructor： Dr. Katharine Sprecher

The New York Times 2024-25 Student Writing Contest  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/learning/our-2024-25-student-contest-calendar.html

Dr, Sprecher will teach and work with students to write essays for the writing contests. During September to December, students can join 3 contests:

(1) 10/2/2024 to 11/4 Coming of Age in 2024: A Multimedia Contest

(2) 11/6 to 12/4 My Tiny Memoir: Our 100-Word Personal Narrative Contest

(3) 12/4 to 1/15/2025 Where We Are: Photo Essays About Community

09623 Competitive Programming for USACO using C++/Java Course 3 

Instructor: Colby Brown

13 90-minutes sessions Prepare USACO first exam on December 13-16th

USA Computing Olympiad website: USACO http://www.usaco.org/index.php  Preparing Resources http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=resources

在USACO.org注册账户后， 学生自动进入Bronze division 竞赛 参加12/13-16 第一轮的比赛， 然后凭成绩晋级。 Access training materials 需要再在http://train.usaco.org 注册一个 账号， 然后就可以看到上面这些内容。 这个竞赛是个人赛，凭个人能力晋级Silver，Gold

Colby has extensive experiences on Competitive Programming. He competed in a variety of academic competitions, including Texas UIL computer science and physics and ACM collegiate programming competitions, where he regularly placed.

10080 Deep Reading for Literary Analysis & Critical Thinking 文学阅读和分析写作 Grade 9-10 (New Books)

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher

In this 14 weeks course, Students will explore multiple literary genres, elements, and devices to think about and write complex literary analyses that examine the authors' employment of techniques such as symbolism, theme, point of view and voice, characterization, and verse to engage critical thinking about society and culture.

Dr. Sprecher selected the following books for this term. 

(1) All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 

(2) An Appetite for Miracles by Laekan Zea Kemp

(3) Where Wolves Don't Die by Anthony Truer

(4) Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

10960 SAT and ACT Grammar and Reading  英语部分语法和阅读SAT和ACT考试准备

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher for ACT and Sarah Bobson for SAT

In 12 or 13 sessions, Instructors will go over some key areas for SAT and ACT English and Reading, prepare students for Dec tests

Reference Book: Official plus additional tests for review.

09622 Competitive Programming for USACO (计算机奥林匹克竞赛) using C++/Java Course 2

Instructor: Colby Brown

13 sessions Prepare USACO first exam on December 13-16th

USA Computing Olympiad website: USACO http://www.usaco.org/index.php  Preparing Resources http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=resources

在USACO.org注册账户后， 学生自动进入Bronze division 竞赛 参加12/13-16 第一轮的比赛， 然后凭成绩晋级。 Access training materials 需要再在http://train.usaco.org 注册一个 账号， 然后就可以看到上面这些内容。 这个竞赛是个人赛，凭个人能力晋级Silver，Gold

Colby has extensive experiences on Competitive Programming. He competed in a variety of academic competitions, including Texas UIL computer science and physics and ACM collegiate programming competitions, where he regularly placed.