ENRICHING EXPERIENCES These opportunities can inspire any kind of student. By JENNIFER KANTOR Additional reporting by Nia Sylva
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s your child aiming to rock accelerated math? Itching to code video games or become a budding journalist? No matter their interest, there’s an after-school enrichment option sure to give them a boost. ENGLISH & MATH
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AbaKidz Closter, Fort Lee abakidz.com AbaKidz’ multisensory approach melds visual input, auditory stimulation and the tactile manipulation of abacus beads to boost memory and enhance numerical fluency. Kids attend virtual one-on-one or group sessions once or twice per week and get daily homework.
Chatham Learning Center Chatham chathamlearningcenter.com After-school enrichment offerings include tutoring in math, reading, foreign language, writing and AP courses along with homework help and summer enrichment. There’s also SAT and ACT test prep, psychoeducational evaluations for students who are struggling academically and Orton Gillingham tutoring (that is, specialized literacy training for those with dyslexia and other reading difficulties).
writing and reading for 1st-6th graders, more advanced reading, grammar, high school prep for middle schoolers and college prep, SAT and ACT training and high school curriculum support for high schoolers. Ask about the New Media Program for your aspiring journalist. Currently classes are offered inperson on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 4:30-7:30 pm and on Saturdays from 10 am- 1 pm. Remote classes are also offered, as well as virtual language arts and math classes.
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Eye Level Learning
Cranbury, Kendall Park citykidzworld.com Classes teach reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing skills to kids ages 5-18. More specifically, vocabulary, grammar & punctuation,
Multiple locations myeyelevel.com The goal is to help foster independence, initiative and achievement through weekly math and English classes, daily homework
and a mix of “offline” and online learning. Students can either learn in-person at an Eye Level Learning Center or through Eye Level On Air, which is virtual learning with enhanced online curriculums.
Gain Ville Rutherford, Ridgewood gaincontact.com Kids from pre-K through high school can learn Spanish, Italian, French and Arabic at this center which uses a culturally authentic approach to learning a new language. In-person and virtual lessons that use the full immersion method are offered.
Huntington Learning Center Multiple locations huntingtonhelps.com Kids from kindergarten through
* All information is subject to change. Please call centers for up-to-the minute information on offerings and COVID safety measures.
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