Achievement Center Tuition & Fees

Achievement Center
2012– 2013 Tuition and Fees

The Achievement Center, which will open in the fall of 2012, has a mission to enrich and support students, faculty, and parents through educational programing, providing an enhanced experience for all, from Primer (K) through Upper School graduation.

The following table represents fees for enrichment and support services available to all students through the Achievement Center.  

Mentoring of online enrichment classes are offered after school, in a wide range of topics.
Highly motivated and independent students have the opportunity to explore areas of interest
including science, creative writing, history, and mathematics. These “learn on your own”
courses are designed to develop advanced critical thinking skills through inquiry based
learning and interdisciplinary thinking.

Offered before and after school, keyboarding classes run twice a week for 8 weeks in the fall and spring semesters. Designed to supplement classroom instruction, courses offer students the opportunity for additional practice and mastery of basic keyboarding skills.

Offered in 45 or 60 minute sessions, standardized test preparation is individualized, intensive
review with a qualified tutor, to assist students in test taking strategies, critical thinking, math
conceptualization, essay writing, and reading and/or vocabulary skills. Designed to review all
areas of the PSAT, the SAT, or the ACT, families can target specific areas of need while
building confidence in their student.

The following table represents fees for classes available to students
with identified learning differences through the Achievement Center.

 Small group, supplemental reading intervention classes are offered each afternoon at the third and
fourth grade level. Designed for students who have an identified learning difference in the area of
language and reading development, class size is limited to five students and is led by an instructor
certified in reading remediation methodology.

Students at the Middle School level who continue to need reading or written language intervention have the opportunity to participate in year-long alternate enrollment courses. These courses take the place of the regular curriculum and are designed to improve student skills and narrow the achievement gap.

Designed for students with identified learning differences, the Spanish 1A/B hybrid class offers a
unique instructional model. Combining the best of online and classroom instruction, this two year course meets twice a week with our faculty and three times a week following a certified online curriculum. The instructional pace allows students the opportunity for additional review and practice, and prepares students to enter Spanish II. This course of study also allows students to meet the graduation requirements for modern language study.

The following table represents fees for tutoring services available to all students through the Achievement Center.

*Services are offered in 30, 45, and 60 minute options, based on need and age of student.

A wide variety of tutoring services are available through the Achievement Center. Language
development sessions target reading, writing, and language comprehension skills through proven
intervention methodologies, including Orton Gillingham and Lindamood-Bell Visualizing and
Verbalizing. Qualified tutors are also available for students who may need support in mathematics and other content areas (science, history, French, Spanish, Latin). Academic coaching is designed to assist and improve skills for a child who struggles with homework completion, organization, time management, and/or advocacy skills.