Academic Center
Lisa Itzkowitz, Director, 472-3300, x275 E-mail:
itzkowitzl@jccmw.org
About the
Director
The JCC Academic Center offers private tutor
quality and results at a fraction of the cost. Our SAT, ACT, SAT II, Regents prep
and Writing Skills programs are designed to help high school students reach their
greatest academic potential. Our classes are small, allowing for
individualized attention and are led by dynamic, experienced instructors.
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SAT/PSAT PREP
Be prepared for the
SAT and PSAT! Our highly experienced, expert faculty will guide students
through the new test, giving them the tools and strategies they need to
excel. Course consists of 20 hours of study.
PREP FOR OCTOBER 2010 SAT
AND PSAT
| Fall
Intensive Class |
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| 8 classes as follows: |
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| 4 Sundays,
September 12 – October 3, 2010 10:00am-12:30pm AND |
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| 4 Tuesdays,
September 14 - October 5, 2010 6:30-9:00pm |
SP09F |
| |
$1055 |
PREP FOR MAY 7 & JUNE 4,
2011 SAT
|
8 Sundays,
February 6 - April 10, 2011 |
SP09AS |
|
10:00am - 12:30pm |
$1055 |
| (No
classes: 2/20, 2/27) |
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| |
|
| 8
Wednesdays, March 2 - April 27, 2011 |
SP09S |
| 6:30-9:00pm |
$1055 |
| (No
classes: 4/20) |
|
PSAT Boot Camp
*Tuesdays, October
5 and 12
7:00-9:00pm
Four hours of intense instruction right before test day reveals secrets to
attack the Critical Reading, Math, and Writing sections of the PSAT.
Enrollment limited to 12 students.
$175 SP15F
*(NOTE
- NEW DATES)
COLLEGE
ADMISSIONS
NEW!
College
Admissions 101
Sundays, September 12, 19 and 26
1:00-2:30pm
Fee: $225 CB02F
Learn how to compose a good college list, present compelling applications
and essays, communicate your unique match to each college, manage the
application process timeline, prepare for stellar interviews, and much, much
more. Parents are invited to attend the first session with their student.
Grades 9-12.
ACT
PREP
The ACT is a
curriculum-based achievement test that is accepted by nearly every college
as an alternative to the SAT. Just a few years ago only 15% of New York
students took the ACT; now about 40% take it. This prep class will provide
strategies for the English, math, reading, science and essay subtests, using
actual ACT exams.
|
Fall Intensive
Class |
|
| 6 Sundays, September
12 - October 17, 2010 |
RP17F |
| 3:00-5:00pm |
$485 |
| |
|
| 8
Mondays, January 31 - March 28, 2011 |
RP17S |
|
6:30-8:00pm |
$485 |
| (No
class: 2/21) |
|
SAT II PREP
BIOLOGY SAT
II REVIEW COURSE
This course provides a review of material tested on the SAT Subject Test in
Biology E/M as administered by the College Board. Review topics include
biological communities, populations, energy flow, biochemistry, cellular
structure and cellular processes.
| 10
Sundays, February 13 - May 15, 2011 |
SP03S |
| (No
classes: 2/20, 2/27, 4/17, 4/24) |
$855 |
| 1:30-3:00pm |
|
NEW!
WRITING
THE FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAY
This class is intended to prepare 8th and 9th
graders for writing essays in high school. Students will move through
the process of writing a five paragraph essay, which is now a part of the
SAT. The emphasis is on expressing ideas clearly and coherently. Class
limited to 10 members.
|
Fall
Class |
|
| 8 Sundays, October
17-December 12, 2010 |
RA01F |
| 10:00-11:30am
|
$485 |
| (No class 11/28)
|
|
2011 REGENTS PREP
Get ready for the New York State Regents exams. Our expert faculty will
prepare students through analysis and review of past exams and other
relevant materials. Classes for June 2011 Regents begin May 2011. Detailed
schedule will be published in late March 2011.
INSIDE THE ADMISSIONS
OFFICE
Monday, October 11, 2010
7:30-9:00pm
Advance registration required.
Click here to register
NO CHARGE
High school students and their parents are invited to spend an
insightful evening with the decision-makers in college
admissions. Deans and directors from American University, Barnard College, Columbia
University, Indiana University, Lafayette College and
University of Chicago will give you an insider’s view of what
they are looking for and how they read applications and make
decisions. |
About the Director, Lisa Itzkowitz
Lisa received her undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania, and earned an MBA from the Stern School of
Business at New York University, while employed full-time at American
Express. Lisa held a variety of marketing positions at American Express, and
was more recently the Director of Marketing at a Westchester-based marketing
research firm. |
