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Online Tutoring Is Now Available!

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Students – are you stuck at home, prepping for AP exams or worried about not being prepared for the next school year? Parents – is homeschooling your child a little harder than anticipated? Don’t feel bad, you aren’t alone! There is hope because online tutoring is now available for your child!

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No matter the situation, ∑ngenius Online Tutoring can help. No one-way videos that can’t answer questions or address specific needs. We are still here with your favorite tutors, our great support system, and our all-digital curriculum. ∑ngenius is now online, in real-time, ready to help. Since you can’t come to us, we will go to you, virtually!

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When you can’t come to us, we will come to you – virtually!

Learning Should Never Stop & With Online Tutoring, It Does Not Have To

Just because school is postponed until May doesn’t mean your child should stop learning. While this is no substitute for the benefits that regular day to day education can provide, we can help fill the gaps.

We provide 

  • support for most AP classes! We can help you understand the content and get ready for the exam.
  • support for math, English, writing, and most subjects taught in school from kindergarten to college.
  • curriculum for those who do not have a structured educational path that leads to next year.
  • ACT & SAT Prep in all subject areas (while the tests have been postponed, they are not going away).
  • tutoring to help catch a student up or help them get ahead by building skills in reading, writing, math and Study Skills!
  • a structured recurring routine that will help keep your child motivated, positive, and most importantly, learning! 

With the postponement of school, children can not afford to take months off without having a negative impact on their educational development. Allow our tutors and three decades worth of experience to guide you through this unforeseen crisis!

Collaboration is Key for Online Tutoring!

The key to making the online tutoring experience successful is to emulate in person, face-to-face tutoring. To do this, we use the following collaboration tools:

  • Interactive, collaborative whiteboard – Students and tutors can write, type, and work on the same whiteboard. Students and tutors can upload problems, graphs, and even annotate pictures.
  • Video conferencing is critical to help the student feel connected to the tutor. Our students say that getting to know and trust the tutor is just as important as getting the answer to the question. 
  • Google Docs, Google Classroom, as well as several other apps in the Google ecosystem allow us to help students create, edit, and review their work.

Everything our students work on, including the whiteboard sessions, is saved on the student’s account. In addition, students can also record the video and audio conferencing to review later.

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Structure and routine can help minimize stress and anxiety.

Structure and Routine Help Minimize Stress

This is a very uncertain time for everyone, particularly students. They are struggling with the lack of routine and social structure – it is very challenging and stressful for them. We can help give them a sense of normalcy.

With over 30 years of experience tutoring children, you can rely on ∑ngenius Learning Center to help guide your child through this unexpected gap in their educational development.

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The Grinch at the Downtown Amphitheater, Morgan Hill

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∑ngenius Learning Center of Morgan Hill, along with the City of Morgan Hill, would like to invite you to kick off the holiday season with The Grinch (2018 version).

**Weather-Bring chairs for the possibly wet grass. If there is rain in the forecast that day, we will postpone the event for another day**

Pack a dinner, wear your holiday Pjs, bring some blankets, and come see a movie on us! Our family has enjoyed getting to meet more and more families in the community, as our tutoring business has grown since we opened last year, and we would like to give back by co-sponsoring this event with Morgan Hill. Hope to see you there!

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Top 3 Application Essays Tips

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With UC applications due in less than two days, the majority of students are still struggling to complete the four different 350-word personal essays. While the actual UC application can be completed easily, completing the personal essay portion of the application can be very challenging for teens. Here are a few things to remember:

  1. Make this a personal essay about you and your experience. The readers are not interested in a chronology of how wonderful you are. While you may need to provide a little background, the focus of these essays is to give the admissions officers a way to connect with you. I often suggest students reveal themselves fully in the essays. Impress the readers with your strengths and weaknesses, and make note that your best work is yet to come!
  2. Do not write your personal essay like you would an essay for your high school English class. Begin your essays with an interesting hook. Drop them into the situation without any context and build your story from there. This strategy gets right to the point. Your essay for English class needs an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. You will not be able to provide the proper context and properly answer the prompt by following this format.
  3. These essays should be the very best work of your life! You are attempting to show the colleges that you are a worthy candidate and at no risk of failing. Put in the extra effort to make certain the essay reads well, is interesting, and, is free from grammar errors!

One last thing to consider: the essay is just one part of your application, and, in certain cases, may never be read. However, there is a chance that it is a vital part of the process and it would be a shame for you to be denied admission because you didn’t want to invest a little more time.

Good luck, and remember, reveal something about yourself.

 

 

3 Ways to Influence Your Kids in Positive Ways This Summer

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3 Ways to Influence Your Kids in Positive Ways This Summer

3 ways to positively influence your kids this summer.

Post courtesy of Laura Pearson

Photo courtesy of Pixabay

Most children and teenagers look forward to summer for the break from schoolwork, the countless days outside in the sunshine, and the memories they’ll create with their friends and loved ones. Read below to learn 3 ways to influence your kids in positive ways this summer.

Of course, summer break is so much more than that. Summer is a great opportunity for kids to devote time to their passions, explore their interests, try new experiences, and have fun, but it’s also a time for parents to spend a little extra quality time with them and impart a few extra words of wisdom.

Here are three tips for parents on how to positively influence your kids this summer:

  1. Get some R&R.
    No, we don’t mean Rock & Roll (although that’s great, too). The R&R you definitely want to focus on this summer is Rest & Relaxation. The school year can be stressful for parents and students alike. Take this much-needed opportunity to relax and unwind during your summer break. This is more than just a way to unwind while bonding as a family. Use these opportunities to show your kids the importance of prioritizing self-care. These are skills that could help them avoid the temptations of drugs and alcohol, while keeping them on the right track – hopefully for life.
  2. Talk to your kids
    Healthy, happy families are families that take the time to communicate with each other. The extra free time during the summer can do more than simply cause boredom. It can also be a temptation that puts children and teens at risk for peer pressures of trying drugs, abusing alcohol, or other dangerous behaviors.Take time to talk to your children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Establish open and honest communication. Let your children know they can trust you and can turn to you during times of need. Above all, strive to be a positive influence in your child’s life and keep the lines of communication open between you and your child.
  3. Family Connection Children who are raised with a strong connection to their parents may have better coping mechanisms during times of crisis and may also be less likely to give into peer pressures of drugs and alcohol abuse.Developing and maintaining relationships in the core family is essential to keeping your children close, even when they will inevitably pull away. They will always know they can count on you and that you will always be there, and this makes a huge difference as time goes on and they become teenagers and then adults. And if you already have the communication component in place, then fostering the strong connection dovetails perfectly.

The actions outlined in this article may feel like little actions or small talk; however, it is important not to underestimate the power of influence you have in your child’s life. Spend time together as a family. Take interest in your child’s life. Talk to your children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. All of these actions can go a long way in helping set your children up for a brighter future.

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