Services

English, Essay Writing, & Applications

 

*All grade levels

  • Need help with private school or college applications? We offer comprehensive, ethical assistance with application essays. Our approach helps students brainstorm essay topics that will showcase their best qualities and make them stand out from the pack, narrow down to the most promising, effectively organize their thoughts, and artfully express their ideas.

  • Is your child struggling with language arts and writing? We offer tutoring and homework help for all ages and abilities in English, as well as essay writing guidance and editing in English and History.

Test Prep

 

  • ISEE Middle Level - All Subject Areas

  • ISEE Upper Level - Verbal

  • SAT/ACT - Verbal

Writing Workshops

 

Are you a parent homeschooling? School administrator planning your organization’s guest workshop slate? We offer customizable writing workshops one-on-one, in small groups, or for entire schools that will keep your students having fun and learning in the following areas:

  • Middle School Writing Workshop - This class covers essay structure, expository writing, narrative, and creative writing, with an emphasis on pro/con, cause/effect, compare/contrast, persuasive, and narrative essays, as well as poetry and short stories.

  • Screenwriting (13+) - This class introduces students to the art of screenwriting, with an emphasis on format, structure, theme, character, dialogue, genre, and more. By reading and analyzing real, produced screenplays and writing in and out of class, students will learn how to write their own screenplays in a fun, creative, and engaging atmosphere.

  • Poetry - Middle / High School - This class takes students on a tour of classic and contemporary poetry, from the 16th century to the 21st, analyzing the works of iconic poets such as Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, and Langston Hughes, as well as the work of today’s most exciting poets. Students will analyze these works, building their understanding of various types of poetry and writing their own.

  • Play Analysis - Middle / High School - This class examines important plays of the last century. From classics like A Raisin in the Sun, The Crucible, and The Glass Menagerie to recent works like Rabbit Hole and School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, students will explore history and culture through the theatrical lens.