Our Exam Prep Workshop is specifically designed to help students sharpen their study skills, organizational strategies, and time management in preparation for final exams.

Saturday, May 4th

• 7th - 8th Grade Students: 8:15am - 10:15am
• 9th - 12th Grade Students: 10:30am - 12:30pm

The ACT Intensive Workshop covers specific test-taking strategies in depth for the English, Math, Reading & Science portions of the test. This intense class will increase familiarity with both the test question types and provide a deep dive into key content on the ACT.

• Week 1: June 3 - 7: 9:30am - 12:00pm
• Week 2: July 8 - 11: 9:00am - 12:00pm

The Advancing Your Math Skills Workshops focus on retaining and advancing current math skills and preparing students for academic success in mathematics for the upcoming school year.

• Rising 5th Graders: Tuesdays June 11 - July 23 (8:30am - 9:30am)
• Rising 6th Graders: Tuesdays June 11 - July 23 (10:00am - 11:00am)
• Rising 7th Graders: Wednesdays June 12 - July 24 (8:30am - 9:30am)
• Rising 8th Graders: Wednesdays June 12 - July 24 (10:00am - 11:00am)
• Rising 9th & 10th Graders: Tuesdays June 11 - July 23 (4:30am - 5:30am)

Students work individually with an instructor over the summer to improve their critical reading, fluency and comprehension abilities. Instructors use the student’s summer reading novels and other texts to provide guided instruction and to teach and model research-based reading strategies. This is a great opportunity for weak readers to increase their skills over the summer.

The Foundations for Grammar Workshop is designed to provide students with a comprehensive background on the parts of speech and other key grammar concepts  through an interactive and multi-sensory approach.

• Week 1: June 17 - 21 (5th - 7th Grade) 9:00am - 11:00am
• Week 2: June 24 - 28 (8th - 10th Grade) 9:00am - 11:00am
• Week 3: July 22 - 26 (5th - 8th Grade) 9:00am - 11:00am

The ISEE Prep Workshop provides general and specific test-taking strategies for the ISEE and provides familiarity with the layout and components of the test. A practice test is administered for 3 hours on the first day and a predicted score is provided. The following days focus on overview strategies for the Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Math and Essay sections of the test.

• Rising 5th and 6th Graders: July 22 - 26 (1:30pm - 3:30pm)
• Rising 7th and 8th Graders: July 15 -19 (1:30pm - 3:30pm)

The PSAT Intensive Workshop will cover general and specific test-taking strategies that will increase familiarity with both the content and type of questions included on the PSAT.

• August 12 – 13: 9:00am - 12:00pm
• October 15th: 5:45pm - 6:45pm *day before the PSAT

The Study & Learning Techniques Workshop is designed to teach students how to organize materials, manage time wisely, and efficiently study for tests, exams, and prepare for upcoming deadlines.
*Additional small group workshops can be put together by parents in Birmingham for alternate dates

Birmingham, Alabama:

• Week 1: July 22 - July 26 at Briarwood Christian Junior High School
• Rising 5th and 6th Graders: 8:00am - 10:00am
• Rising 7th and 8th Graders: 10:30am - 12:30pm
• Rising 9th - 12th Graders: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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Nashville, Tennessee:

• Week 1: July 29 - August 2
• Week 2: August 5 - August 9
• Rising 5th and 6th Graders: 8:00am - 10:00am
• Rising 7th and 8th Graders: 10:30am - 12:30pm
• Rising 9th - 12th Graders: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
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The Critical Reading Workshop is for students who want to improve their reading comprehension, critical thinking skills while reading, and perform better on reading assignments and reading sections on standardized assessments.

• Week 1: July 22 - July 26 at Briarwood Christian Junior High School
• Rising 5th and 6th Graders: 10:30am - 12:30pm
• Rising 7th and 8th Graders: 8:00am - 10:00am
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Nashville, Tennessee:

• Week 1: July 29 - August 2
• Week 2: August 5 - August 9
• Rising 5th and 6th Graders: 10:30am - 12:30pm
• Rising 7th and 8th Graders: 8:00am - 10:00am
• Rising 9th - 12th Graders: 10:30am - 12:30pm
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The Academic Writing Workshop is for students who want to enhance their writing skills with better organization, editing, and persuasive writing techniques. These writing techniques will provide students with tools useful for essay writing, as well as future college and career writing.

• Week 1: July 22 - July 26 at Briarwood Christian Junior High School
• Rising 5th and 6th Graders: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Rising 9th - 12th Graders: 8:00am - 10:00am
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Nashville, Tennessee:

• Week 1: July 29 - August 2
• Week 2: August 5 - August 9
• Rising 5th and 6th Graders: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Rising 7th and 8th Graders: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
• Rising 9th - 12th Graders: 8:00am - 10:00am
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The ACT Intensive Workshop will cover specific test-taking strategies that will increase familiarity with both the content and type of questions included on the ACT.

• Week 1: July 22 - July 26 at Briarwood Christian Junior High School
• Rising 9th - 12th Graders: 10:30am - 12:30pm
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Nashville, Tennessee:

• Week 1: July 29 - August 2
• Week 2: August 5 - August 9
• Rising 9th - 12th Graders: 8:00am - 10:00am
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