Summer Prospects at Wooster
Upper School Workshops (Grades 9-12)
Summer Prospects Program
College Essay Writing
July 10 – August 11, 2017 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tuition: $3,100
http://www.summerprospects.org
Summer Prospects is a half-day individualized intensive skill building program of fun academic support for students entering grades one through eight. As educators, we recognize how important doing well in school is to our children’s self-esteem. We also know how hard it is for a student to maintain the academic progress that he or she has made without summer work. With this in mind, we have created a summer program designed to meet each student’s unique needs. Summer Prospects is a non-graded program in which students are grouped by ability with respect to age. Families will receive a full academic report on their student’s work and progress in this academic skill building program. Students will have a fun summer program of individualized academic support and growth in the areas of reading, writing, math, and study skills. Fun activities will include weekly theme days, an ice cream social, and field day. Students will “Get The Edge” with low student to teacher ratio (maximum 6:1 student to teacher ratio), hands on learning, a multi-sensory approach, research based materials, and progress reports.
Academic Mini Courses Summer Prospects is offering Academic Mini Courses this summer for Upper School, Middle School, and Lower School students. Each workshop will include a combination of direct instruction, cooperative group work, and individualized one-onone instruction.
July 31 – August 11, 2017 9:00 – 10:30 am $500 The college essay is one of the most important aspects of the entire college application process, so you certainly want to present yourself in the most effective and polished manner. You will do a self inventory to discover strengths and values, learn the things that college admissions counselors look for, study examples of highly successful essays, practice various structures and approaches, and edit for clarity and persuasiveness. You will have an essay you can send off with confidence.
SAT Language Preparation
July 31 – August 11, 2017 10:30 am - 12:00 pm $500 The new SAT exam can seem mysterious and daunting, but preparation can give you confidence and greater success. We will focus on the Reading, Writing and Language, and SAT Essay sections of the exam, with emphasis on the language and reasoning processes that lead you to correct answers. Practicing with sample exams, with individualized feedback, will help you increase your retention and proficiency.
OrganiZational Strategies For School and Home
August 14 - 18, 2017 9:00 - 10:30 am $250 The difference between working harder and working smarter is usually found in those organizational strategies that help you manage time, prioritize tasks, set goals, find things when you need them, and, perhaps most importantly, feel the satisfaction of doing your best. From your binder to your locker to your bedroom, you will be amazed at how much simpler your life can be.
Writing Workshop
July 24 – August 4, 2017 9:00 – 10:30 am $500 This workshop will teach students the process of writing which includes planning, drafting, revising and publishing. Students will learn strategies such as brainstorming, using graphic organizers and/or outlining to organize information. Each student will have access to a laptop computer. Students will leave this workshop with the tools necessary to prepare them to be more effective writers in the upcoming year.
Book Club
July 24 – August 4, 2017 10:30 am – 12:00 pm $500 This workshop will focus on students collaborating, selecting and reading a book from different genres. They will discuss compare, predict, study vocabulary, discuss themes, and all literary elements within the book. Students will leave with a better understanding of how to dig for deeper meaning from a book as well as how to elicit important information from an assigned reading.
Summer Prospects Staff Summer Prospects Director
Anne Moran currently serves as Wooster School’s Lower School Learning Specialist and Director of Tutoring Center. She has 28 years of experience as a teacher, tutor, and parent advocate. Prior to coming to Wooster, she taught at Eagle Hill School in Greenwich, CT and also had her own tutoring service. Anne has her M.S. in Special Education and is Orton Gillingham trained.
Summer Prospects Assistant Director
Kristin Poellot currently serves as a teacher for Wooster School’s Prospect Program. Prior to Wooster School, she was an integrated 5th grade special education teacher at the Charter School in the Bronx, NY. Her 19 years of experience also includes coordinating with the Board of Education regarding Special Education students. Kristin has her M.S. in Special Education.
Lower School Workshops (Grades 3-5) Math Boot Camp
August 7 - 11, 2017 10:30 am - 12:00 pm $250 Through a variety of games, students will practice and review multiplication and division facts, in order to attain automaticity.
Middle School Workshops (Grades 6-8) Math
July 10 – July 21, 2017 9:00 – 10:30 am $500 This workshop will include review of fractions, decimals, percents, positive and negative numbers. We will also explore the usage of variables in equations and real life situations.
Study Skills
July 10 – July 21, 2017 10:30 am – 12:00 pm $500 This workshop will provide students with a variety of strategies to help develop active learning skills. We will focus on time management, goal setting, note taking, and test taking skills. Students will learn more about themselves as learners preparing them to be more effective students in the upcoming school year.
Kindergarten Readiness Program July 10 – August 11, 2017 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tuition: $2,000 Summer Prospects is proud to offer our Kindergarten Readiness Program. Children will be given skills using the multi-sensory approach which will build their confidence and get them prepared for their journey to learning. Warm, nurturing teachers will provide a safe and stimulating environment which will allow children to flourish at their own level. Enrollment is limited because of the small teacher to student ratio.
Testimonials
“Thank you Summer Prospects for your dedication. My son never went to bed faster nor was so excited to come to camp every day!” “The confidence that Summer Prospects gave my daughter changed her year at school. Thank you!”
Register
Enrollment is limited! Please contact Anne Moran at anne.moran@ woosterschool.org or 203.830.3961 with any questions. To learn more, please visit: http://www.summerprospects.org