Frequently Asked Questions
Click on the Registration Form link and choose the tutorial form which interests you. Tutors are available throughout the summer and academic year. Parents can contact tutors personally to arrange scheduling days and times. Moving forward, individual tutors will collect tutorial fees.
Call 412-563-1413 for referrals and with questions regarding tutors. Registration forms and payments are required prior to scheduling.
Yes. All our teachers are state certified. All of our teachers must be state certified and must have all state clearances for child abuse, criminal history checks, FBI clearances etc.
Private tutorials are scheduled for a minimum of 6 hours. During the summer, students attend twice weekly for 3 weeks. If vacation times interfere, credit for tutorial classes can be rolled over to the following sessions. During the academic year, however, students attend once weekly for a 6-week period. If a student wishes to continue or terminate beyond the initial 6 hours of instruction, it is the responsibility of the parent to notify the tutor accordingly on or before the originally scheduled final class. For example, if you wish to extend instruction beyond your original registration, a parent must have the tutorial payment to the tutor in an envelope postmarked no later than the originally scheduled final class period. Tuition received after the final class does not guarantee the same time. On-going tutorials are always prepaid.
If it is necessary to cancel a tutorial session due to illness or other emergencies, you MUST notify the tutor 24 hours in advance, and they will make every effort to reschedule. We recognize “excused absences” in the summer if parents have notified us regarding vacation schedules. During the academic year, if a student has a conflict with an officially scheduled school event, an excused absence is also granted. Once again arrangements must be made in advance. When finalizing tutorials, please take into consideration sports schedules as we cannot work around them. Unless these procedures are followed, parents will be charged. All cancellations will be charged the regular tutorial fee. When finalizing tutorials, please take into consideration sports schedules as we cannot work around them. Unless these procedures are followed, parents will be charged the full tutorial rate for any absence or “no show”.
We only contact a child’s school if parents sign a Release Form and wish for us to do so. Oftentimes correlating our program by talking directly to the child’s teacher can be very helpful, however, this is the parent’s choice.
Tuition payment must accompany the registration form. We do not currently take credit cards or online payments; therefore, a check must be forwarded with the form. If parents choose to pay through their bank, payment must be received prior to scheduling. Ongoing tutorial payments must be received before the final class period.
During the academic year, private tutorials meet once weekly for a minimum of six hours of instruction. Summer classes meet twice weekly (Monday, Wednesday OR Tuesday, Thursday) for a period of 3 weeks, however scheduling is flexible during the summer due to vacation schedules. Please communicate absences in advance with your child's tutor.
Tutors are flexible during the summer due to camps, vacations, etc. If a student misses a week of classes, we will schedule make-ups for the following session or roll classes over to the fall. Notifications of absences must be made prior to registration, however.
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Our tutors know every child has their own strengths and weaknesses and seeks to understand each individual’s learning needs. The future is rapidly shifting toward online work and virtual collaboration. We prepare our students by utilizing technology in the teaching and learning process. The result makes your child better prepared to function in a new technology environment.
Tutorials
Private session can address gaps in learning quickly. By explaining and presenting material to peers demonstrates mastery of the material.
Our courses are age appropriate and taught by appropriately certified and experienced instructors. The course categories are:
- Primary (K to 3)
- Intermediate (Grades 4 and 5)
- Jr. High (Grades 6, 7, 8, and 9)
- Sr. High (Grades 10, 11, and12)
- SAT, ACT, and PSAT PREP
- Tutorials (K – 12) and Testing Programs
The tutorial programs allow your learner to get a head start on his or her course work. Private Tutorials can be scheduled in reading, composition skills and grammar, study skills, speed reading, computer applications, typing and keyboarding, basic math skills, algebra, geometry, chemistry, calculus, and physics.
Do you have a son or daughter looking to enroll in college? Now he or she can be prepared for the current SAT, ACT, or PSAT tests by mastering specific testing strategies including budgeting time, analyzing test questions and learning ways to deal with test anxiety to improve performance. In short, learn how to take a test! It’s a personalized education experience.
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