Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Guest Blogger S.M.A.R.T Zone Tutoring | Hosted by Norman Photography - Harker Heights Family Photographer


A month in to the school year, many of you may be noticing the initial excitement and anticipation of “back-to-school” beginning to wear off.  With each new assignment, deadline, and test, many students start to experience increasing levels of stress, frustration, and anxiety, especially if they are not performing at the “desired” level.  Whether you are the parent with a frustrated child who refuses to let you work with him or are a student who just isn’t grasping that new math concept, we, at S.M.A.R.T. Zone Tutoring, offer the help you need.

Who we are & how we started:
S.M.A.R.T. Zone Tutoring was started by Educational Outfitters and is a local, family owned and operated company.  Educational Outfitters, owned by Cindy and Randy Schoel, provides educational materials to parents, teachers, homeschoolers, students, and schools in the community.  For years, Educational Outfitters has served as a “match making service” between tutors and students and earlier this year decided to formally provide this service and opened S.M.A.R.T. Zone Tutoring.  S.M.A.R.T. Zone Tutoring is operated by Stephanie (Schoel) Kelso, a former Killeen ISD student and teacher.

How we are unique:
*We offer S.M.A.R.T. :  Science Math And Reading Tutoring for grades K-12.  Yes, this includes first grade reading/writing & high school chemistry!
*All of our tutors are state certified teachers with classroom teaching experience.  Our teachers know the objectives the students are responsible for, the struggles the students face, as well as how to implement countless teaching strategies for struggling students.
*We tutor in a safe, neutral location. We believe it is important to conduct our tutoring at our center, creating a neutral location away from the distractions of home and frustrations of school.
*We offer personalized private (one-on-one) and small group (2-4 students) tutoring.  After conducting the initial consultation/assessment, the tutor creates a personalized plan of instruction based on the student’s strengths, weaknesses, and learning style(s).  The tutor remains with the student for the course of his/her tutoring.
*No long-term contracts. We want to work so we are not needed…. whether that happens in 10 or 50 sessions, we don’t require you to sign up for a minimum number of sessions. 

Benefits to tutoring:
It is common for all students to need additional assistance in one way or another throughout their education.  Supplemental instruction and tutoring offers many benefits to students both in and out of the classroom.
Tutoring often can provide the following benefits to students:
·       enhance academic performance
·       increase confidence and self-esteem
·       promote a positive view of subject, school, and education
·       improve study skills and strategies
·       allow students to ask questions and seek clarity
·       supplement and reinforce classroom instruction
·       lower dropout rates

CONTACT US:
Plan to get ahead this school year, before you fall behind.  Start today!   Contact us with any questions regarding our services.
Address: 400 E. Central Texas Expwy, Harker Heights, TX 76548 (In Educational Outfitters Building)
Phone: (254) 698-ABC3 (2223)

















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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Central Texas Kid's Activities for September by Guest Blogger Cordovan Art School | Central Texas Info by Norman Photography ~ Harker Heights Family Photographer





REDISCOVER YOUR CREATIVE ALTER EGO

Creativity and creative expression are essential.  Maybe you’ve never taken an art class before, maybe you did once upon a time and want to start again, or maybe your child colors on EVERYTHING.  Cordovan Art School offers art, dance and karate classes for children and adults.  We love the arts and we want you to also!  Our instructors are professionals in their fields, so you learn from the best.  Our class sizes are small, so you get lots of individual attention.
As you walk in you know immediately that kids love coming here.  Student artwork hangs on the wall and opposite are the karate students of the month.  Walking down the hallway you are met by framed works done by the professional artists who teach.  As you move back into the classrooms you are greeted by giant, colorful wall murals: balloons, a sunken treasure ship, a carousel.  Even the bathrooms have frogs and chameleons painted on the walls.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays the building echoes with “HYAH” from karate students running around in white uniforms called Gi.  On Saturday mornings kids come streaming in wearing smocks and old t-shirts ready to take on a new, messy art project.  Every afternoon of the week the building is full of kid noise.  Art is fun, so kids have fun while they learn the basics of drawing, the discipline of karate, or the form of ballet.

PARENTS: We started a new class specifically for women—it’s Ladies Art Night.  The 3rd Friday of each month we have a fun project lined up that ladies can finish in one class period.  Ladies are welcome to bring food and beverage while they socialize and have some “me time.”   

We offer a 10% military discount.  For families with siblings or who want to take more than one class, we offer a 20% discount on all classes after the first.  We also work with SKIESunlimited on Fort Hood.




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