Summer Programs
As we emerge from the pandemic into the new era of admissions, one thing is clear more than anything else. The work students do in 9th and 10th grade—both in and out of the classroom—determines their college options in 12th grade. It’s not as simple as participating in admirable but overly common activities such as science fairs, Math Olympiads, HOSA, or starting a peer tutoring service. Students should begin to participate in leadership positions, internships, jobs, selective summer programs, and more starting in 9th grade. There is so much your 9th/10th grader can do to position themself for maximum college admissions success, and guiding them won’t cost you a fortune or create a scheduling nightmare
General Program Information
- Instructors:
- Shawn Berger (College Positioning and PSAT English)
- Antonio Alvarez (PSAT Math)
- Alexandra Tabibnia (Public Speaking)
- Cost: $750 per program
- Frequency: once per week
- Class Duration: 1.5 hours
- Program Duration: 10 weeks
- Location: Online (Zoom and Google Products)
- Enrollment Deadline: June 10, 2022
Make-up and Attendance Policy: Predetermined make-up sessions for any students who missed a class will be offered once per month. Students who miss more than 3 sessions will be dismissed from the program with no refund.
Discount: Enroll by may 31 and receive $50 off per program
Programs
Lyceum is the only service or school we know of that appropriately realizes the significance of 9th and 10th grade in the context of college admissions. To be blunt, apart from test scores, 11th grade is too late to improve your application.. We’ve designed this weekly online summer program for rising 9th and 10th graders to prepared for the next year with a task-oriented and mission-driven vision that aligns with their college aspirations.
- Program Dates: Wednesdays from June 22 to August 31
- Time: 9:00 am EST
- Required Student Materials: Up-to-date laptop, reliable internet connection
- Class Size: >8
- Average Weekly Homework quantity: 1.5 hours
Includes: In-depth personal assessment, expert guidance on college planning and expectation management, student achievement cataloging, goal setting, deep college research, school opportunity maximization, enrichment program curation, short and long term planning, personalized student road map
Make-up and Attendance Policy: Predetermined make-up sessions for any students who missed a class will be offered once per month. Students who miss more than 3 sessions will be dismissed from the program with no refund.
While the PSAT itself has no impact on your child’s college admissions and receiving the Merit Scholarship is unlikely, the SAT and AP exams do have a tremendous impact. Treating the PSAT as a low-stakes opportunity to introduce your teen to how to take tests and give them an accurate reflection of their strengths and weaknesses BEFORE the imminent high stakes tests will reduce the stress of SAT/AP prep AND maximize their performance.
- Program Dates: Thursdays from June 23 to Sep 1
- Time: 9:00 am EST
- Required Student Materials: Up-to-date laptop, reliable internet connection, ~$120 of books
- Class size: >12
- Average Weekly Homework quantity: 2 hours
Includes: bi-monthly practice tests, expert test strategy guidance, monthly performance updates
Make-up and Attendance Policy: Predetermined make-up sessions for any students who missed a class will be offered once per month. Students who miss more than 3 sessions will be dismissed from the program with no refund.
Communicating well isn’t a choice as much as it is a skill, and the skills that underpin it look different depending on the environment: online, in-person, at work, with friends, and so on. Use this summer to break new ground as public speakers and presenters. At the end of their successful completion of this 10-week program, students receive a graduation certificate and will return to the fall school year with stronger analysis and debate skills and be able to command an engaging presence.
- Program Dates: Tuesdays from June 21 to Aug 30
- Time: 9:00 am EST
- Required Student Materials: Up-to-date laptop, reliable internet connection
- Class size: >5
- Average Weekly Homework quantity: 1.0 – 1.5 hours
Includes: analyze famous speeches, integrate essential rhetorical strategies, address obstacles to public speaking, complete public speaking and debate activities, record and study your own presentations, contribute to the development of others, maximize your presence.
Make-up and Attendance Policy: Predetermined make-up sessions for any students who missed a class will be offered once per month. Students who miss more than 3 sessions will be dismissed from the program with no refund.
Summer Programs
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