Aug 29, 2021 | Study Skills
Museums, historical sites, art galleries, and zoos offer excellent opportunities to learn outside the classroom. Ideal for kinesthetic learners, these types of field trips allow for plenty of movement while engaging all the senses. If you’re unable to visit...
Mar 1, 2021 | Study Skills
Seven months into the 2020-2021 school year, hybrid learning is now available for public school students across Virginia. Many students are excited about this opportunity to learn in the classroom, if only two days a week. Others, unsure of how the hybrid learning...
Feb 16, 2021 | Back to School, Study Skills
For many middle and high school students, these next few weeks mark the start of in-person instruction. After almost a year of virtual school, going “back” to the classroom just might be the most exciting time of the year. But before the excitement of...
Aug 20, 2020 | Study Skills
She’s just lazy. He’s not motivated. School is not her thing. These labels and perceptions can not only hurt, they can be 100% inaccurate. Students with undiagnosed learning disabilities may appear to be slacking off when their brains are simply unable to...
Jul 31, 2020 | Back to School, Study Skills
Update: Current return to school schedules can be found on the Fairfax County Public Schools website, Prince William County Public Schools website, Loudoun County Public Schools website, and Arlington County Public Schools website. The start of this school year will...
Apr 13, 2020 | Study Skills
I admit that, when it comes to tutoring, I am old school. I like meeting with a student face-to-face, sitting down at the kitchen table or grabbing a latte at a local coffee shop with a ten pound pile of books. Prior to COVID-19, online tutoring felt more like a...
