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Date: Saturday April 8nd, 2023 from 9:00 A.M – 1:00 P.M This official College Board practice test is offered virtually with live proctoring. The following are the details and capabilities needed for students to participate from home: – Students receive the practice test via email and print it at home in advance. – Students participate… Continue reading →

I have been very pleased and I will certainly let everyone know. Your attention to detail and your thoroughness and care for my children has been wonderful! Please be assured that I will keep you all in mind, especially as we approach SAT time. –Mia. S.

My son took 4 AP classes this year at Langley HS and needed help with Calc BC. The class at Langley HS has over 30 students, so the teacher has very little time to answer questions in class or give extra time to students (common problem with large classes at LHS). The NOVASTAR calculus tutor… Continue reading →

Study before bed: Studying before bed has actually been proven to help your brain better retain the information. If you study right before bed, the extended deep sleep essentially more effectively roots the information in your brain as opposed to if you studied hours before bed. That being said, don’t try to cram every bit… Continue reading →

Our confidence rises when we achieve success in something.  However, success is not always easy to measure.  An effective approach for building confidence is by developing challenging goals that are easier to measure.  For example, a goal could be to learn a particular skill.  This can further be broken into segments with measurable outcomes, i.e.… Continue reading →

In high school I was a three-sport athlete, honor roll student, and member of the wind ensemble all four years. I went to a private school in Alexandria, VA that had an extremely demanding curriculum and boasted a 100% graduation rate. One of the biggest motivating factors for me was finding that although I wasn’t… Continue reading →

It’s no surprise that the strand of language anxiety research is currently growing at an exponential rate. Everyone struggles in some form or another with committing errors when speaking a foreign language. In fact, despite being a linguistics major with five languages under my belt, I still get nervous conversing in any of them on… Continue reading →

Welcome to the wonderful world of teaching! If you’re new to the coaching game, it might seem a little overwhelming. You might be thinking, “Where to start?” “How do I talk to kids?” “What should I start with?”.   Before you get started, contact your student’s parents. Ask them what your student’s weak spots are… Continue reading →

Homework tends to be over-used in most schools today. If balanced properly then it can build student’s confidence and interest towards learning. Like most things, the value of homework depends on the context: the subject, the age of the child, learning style, family dynamics and the demands of the school day itself.   Too much… Continue reading →