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Even though all of the US colleges have announced that this year the SAT and ACT test optional, if you have a good score ot the standard test, we believe it will give you better chance to get into your dream colleges.

Check COVID-19 Updates for SAT and ACT tests:
https://pages.collegeboard.org/sat-covid-19-updates
https://www.act.org/content/act/en/covid-19.html

SpringLight's experienced teachers are ready to prepare students to ace the test and make your best grade.

Registration: https://goo.gl/qbwjQg

Students need to do 4 hours homework/practice test after the class.

We offer the official practice test resource for students.

Contact: spring.light.edu@gmail.com or 408-480-7547, 408-982-5959

*All of SpringLight's classes is online with Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. After that we will go onsite and online at the same time.

Sample of Juliet's essay writing class video

ClassDateTimeTuitionClass DayTeacher
AP English Literature & Composition6/19-8/21/20211:00pm-3:00pm$700 for 10 lessons
$75/lesson		SaturdaysKatie
SAT/PSAT PrepPractice: 6/5-10/10
lectures: 7/10-9/25, 2021		9:30am-12:00pm$720 for 12 lessons
+ 20 test		Saturdays
SAT/PSAT PrepPractice: 6/5-10/10
lectures: 8/2-13, M-F
8/14 & 21 Saturdays only		9:30am-12:30pm$720 for 12 lessons
+ 20 test		Monday to Saturday
Journalism 101: Audio and Print 6/16-7/2/2021
or
7/14-8/6/2021		4:30-6:00pm$350 for 7 lessons,
or $55/lesson		Wednesdays and FridaysKatie
Podcast Workshop1/28-3/11/20218:00-9:00pm$350 for 7 lessons,
or $55/lesson		ThursdaysKatie
Reading and Writing
6th to 9th graders		3/17-6/2, 20214:30-6PM,
12 lessons, each lessons. 		$450. or $40 each lesson.WednesdaysKatie
AP Language and Composition
5/12 test date		1/30/2021-5/8/20211:00-3:00pm$900 for 15 lessons,
or $65/lesson		SaturdaysKatie
AP English Literature and CompositionPrivate and Small group lessons by requestContact Spring.Light.Edu@gmail.com for scheduling1-1 (private tutoring): $70/hr
1-2 students: $50/hr each
1-3 students: $40/hr each
1-4 students: $35/hr each		Katie Simpson
SSAT/ISEEby request$90/hr for tutoring$35/each real released test practice including answer check
SAT/ACT test prepPrivate lesson only
by request		$80-$100/hr for tutoring$35/each real released test practice including answer check
School EssayPrivate lesson onlyBy appointment only. $90/hrJuliet Davoren

PSAT/SAT Preparation

This course provides an overview of the PSAT/SAT “Evidence-Based Reading and Writing” section, which includes the Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test.  Students will learn test-taking strategies and receive instruction in reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and usage.  This course is appropriate for students who have not yet taken the PSAT/SAT and for those who have already taken the test and hope to build skills to improve their scores.

Instructor:

Bahar completed her Master of Education in Human Development and Psychology at Harvard Graduate School of Education and Bachelor of Science degree in Spanish and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Her experience includes teaching AP Psychology in China, teaching the SAT Reading, Writing, and Essay sections at a Bay Area education start-up company, and tutoring students in AP Spanish and AP Psychology. She enjoys helping students discover more about themselves through psychology, master critical thinking skills required for success on the SAT, and sharing her passion for the Spanish language with students.
Class video sample:

SAT/ACT Essay and English Literature Essays Training

Comprehension and Creation of Logical Argument in English Essays

In this class, students will first enhance their ability to analyze an author’s argument by learning basic text structures and studying passages from previous SAT and ACT papers. Students will then go on to put their learning into practice, constructing their own arguments in writing. The class will also cover key elements of literature essays such as theme, thematic statement, thesis statement, topic sentences, analysis, synthesis, and conclusions.

The class will be useful preparation for the SAT, ACT, and for AP English Language and Composition. It will also address common difficulties with English literature essays. Selected texts and passages will be short, allowing students more time to refine their skills. The class is designed for high school students, and it is intended to be both instructive and enjoyable.

3 hours/day. For high school students.

AP Language and Composition Test Prep Workshop

Course Description:

AP Language and Composition is an English language course created by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum. AP Language and Composition is typically the first AP English course taken by high school students on the Advanced Placement track. The course is designed to help students increase reading proficiency for prose written in a variety of rhetorical contexts and increase writing ability across a variety of essay types.

In this workshop, students will follow a streamlined curriculum for AP Language and Composition. Through weekly meetings, students will learn and practice the three types of essays covered in the course: synthesis essays, rhetorical analysis essays, and argument essays.

2.5 hours/day. For high school students.

Instructor:

Juliet has successfully helped SpringLight's students with their college application essays, high school essays, and SAT/ACT preparation. Most of her students have been able to raise their test scores in a short period of time, and her students feel a heightened sense of responsibility and care when working with her. Students she has worked with for college applications have been admitted to Stanford, Yale, MIT, and more.

*We offer the first class as a trial for course more than 8 days. If you are not satisfied after the trial, you may cancel and are not required to pay tuition for that one class. If you would like to continue, you must pay for all classes, including the first class.
*No tuition refund after class 3.

*We accept the following payments:Make a note of student name and class/date(important!)on the payment.

  1. Check payable to SpringLight Education
  2. Online banking pay to: Spring.Light.Edu@gmail.com. For most online bank its free, ask your bank for Zelle pay for details about your online sending money.
*Students who miss a class can make it up by watching videos of the class and coming to the teacher with any questions.
*All tuition fees are for group classes with more than four students