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SUMMER/FALL 2020
Class requirements: Tablet, laptop or desktop computer with internet capability
Cost: $215 Dates and times:
Grades 5-8: Aug. 22 and 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26, Oct. 3 and 10 (eight Saturdays), 2:30-3:50 p.m.
Grades 9-12: Aug. 22 and 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26, Oct. 3 and 10 (eight Saturdays), 1-2:20 p.m.
Class requirements: Tablet, laptop or desktop computer with internet capability. Students must purchase a required workbook: Barron’s PSAT/NMSQT With Online Tests, 19th Edition (ISBN-13: 978- 1438011066).
Cost: $295
Dates and times: Choose Session 1 or 2
Session 1 (Preparation for the PSAT given Oct. 14): Aug. 22 and 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26, Oct. 3 and 10 (eight Saturdays), 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Session 2 (Preparation for the PSAT given Oct. 14): Aug. 25 and Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, Oct. 6 and 13 (eight Tuesdays), 4-6 p.m.
PSAT WRITING AND
LANGUAGE PREPARATION
(Grades 7-9) (542)
This course will help students
develop a personalized plan for PSAT preparation, and provide extensive practice opportunities for the Reading, Writing and Language sections of the PSAT. Students will follow a plan for vocabulary enhancement and use class time to focus on skills development – including evidence-based interpretations, applying context in analysis, and using organization and structure for sentences, passages and essays.
Instructor: Jonathan Stiles has a master’s degree in teaching from Bethany University and has earned two teaching credentials. He has taught students in grades 4-12 for more than a decade.
Class requirements: Tablet, laptop or desktop computer with internet capability. Students must purchase a required workbook: Barron’s PSAT/NMSQT with Online Tests, 19th Edition (ISBN-13: 978- 1438011066).
Cost: $295
Dates and times (Preparation for the PSAT given Oct. 14): Aug. 22 and 29, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26, Oct. 3 and 10 (eight Saturdays), 1-3 p.m.
PSAT MATH PREPARATION
(Grades 7-9) (541)
This course will help students develop a personalized plan for PSAT preparation, while providing extensive practice opportunities for the Mathematics sections of the PSAT. Students will study essential facets of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data analysis and logic
that directly relate to PSAT and SAT performance, including linear equations and systems in algebraic expressions, data analysis and quantitative literacy, and fluency with complex equations.
Instructor: Ahmad Khanssari has
a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from San José State University and worked as a system design engineer in the electronics industry. He subsequently earned an MBA and a master’s degree in education from the University of Southern California. He has taught mathematics for six years.
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*Use the class number (after each course title) when registering online.