Group Classes, Info Sessions & Other Services

Our tutors and consultants regularly hold classes, seminars, workshops and information sessions on a variety of topics related to general education, academic enrichment, standardized test prep, and the college admissions process. Below, you will find details of our current and/or upcoming programs. For additional information regarding any of the programs listed or to inquire about future programs, contact us. 

This workshop will be offered throughout August and on weekends throughout September. Each session is limited to just 4 students allowing for individualized attention. By workshop's end, students can expect to have 75%-90% of their applications completed. In this consecutive two-day program which runs from 10AM-3PM each day, rising high school seniors finalize their college lists and receive coaching for:

• • filling out each page of the Common App
  • writing essays and supplements
  • updating Naviance (or other high school associated) accounts
  • establishing an account with scholarship search engine Fastweb!

The fee for this program includes proofreads of ALL essays, remotely using Google docs, through to completion.

Please note: Once your payment/registration is received, you will receive a confirmation email asking what session you'd like to enroll in. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 24 hours of registering, please check your spam and then call 203-788-5971 if necessary. If your student needs to switch from one session to another at a later date, they are welcome to do so as long as the desired session has seats available.  

Sessions dates are as follows:

Session 1: Fri., 8/1 & Sat., 8/2 - 2 spaces left

Session 2: Sun., 8/3 & Mon., 8/4

Session 3: Tues., 8/5 & Wed., 8/6 - 3 spaces left

Session 4: Thur., 8/7 & Fri., 8/8

Session 5: Sat., 8/9 & Sun., 8/10

Session 6: Sat., 8/16 & Sun., 8/17

Session 7: Tues., 8/19 & Wed., 8/20 - 3 spaces left

Session 8: Thur., 8/21 & Fri., 8/22

Session 9: Sat., 9/6 & Sun., 9/7 - 3 spaces left

Session 10: Sat., 9/13 & Sun., 9/14

Session 11: Sat., 9/20 & Sun., 9/21

Session 12: Sat., 9/27 & Sun., 9/28

Time: 10 AM -3 PM
Location: our New Milford office
Cost: $800

This introductory American Sign Language class is a fun and creative way for students in grades K-3 and 4-6 to learn the basics. Each 3 hour session focuses on learning specific signs. For example, our first class introduces deaf culture with game play, and the alphabet to help students gain confidence in fingerspelling and numbers 1-20. Successive classes build on each other, reinforcing what's already been learned and adding signs having to do with colors, animals, food, sports, emotions, occupations, etc. Lessons may involve play with shaving cream, finger paints, modeling clay, and other hands-on materials/manipulatives.

Date: Monday, June 23 - Thursday, June 26
Time: 9 AM - noon for students entering grades K-3

Time: 1 - 4 PM for students entering grades 4-6
Location:  our New Milford office
Cost: $250

Creative types have a reputation for being complex and conflicted individuals. Some of our most brilliant and famous artists and authors have struggled with addictions and inner demons. Artists have used many different mediums to express their “monsters within” and we have admired the work, questioned the pieces and examined the places they hold in art history, society and our lives. Similarly, many authors have committed their struggles with inner demons to the printed page. Expressing their monsters on paper, canvas or in clay is one way to "tame" them in some way. Exploring specific artists and authors and their works while using art materials and journaling allows students to express themselves in a safe space without fear of judgement. As a bonus: in the past, high school students have cited this offering as an elective worth .5 credits on their college applications. If you would like to learn more about the artists and authors this course highlights, please email us. This program is offered to students entering grades 8-12.

Date: Monday, July 7 - Friday, July 11
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Location:  our New Milford office
Cost: $500*

*Cost includes all art materials and books which students keep

During the week of July 14-18 Julie Czerenda, our resident artist and art educator, will accept individual appointments for art portfolio reviews. This program is open to students in 10th-12 grade who are preparing art portfolios for admissions to selective art schools or programs at specific schools that require an art portfolio.  This is not to be confused with open studio time. The day and time of your 1 hour appointment must be selected in advance. Students are required to bring a list of schools to which they are interested in applying and are strongly encouraged to bring portfolio pieces with them as opposed to arriving solely with photos or digital images of their work. Once you register below, you will receive a confirmation email that asks you to select the day and time of your appointment.

Date: Monday, July 14 - Friday, July 18
Time: by appointment only
Location:  our New Milford office
Cost: $50/hour

This is a program offered to students in grades 7-12 who love to write. Whether you are interested in creative writing: fantasy, sci-fi, poetry, historical fiction, drama - or nonfiction genres: memoir, biography, essay, research - we are here to provide you with the inspiration, encouragement, guidance, time and space to hone your skills and finish at least one piece of substantial, competition-ready written work by week's end. Our educator has experience mentoring Scholastic Art & Writing Awards finalists, honorable mentions, and Gold Key winners and would like to do so again for the 2026 awards season.

Date: Monday, July 21 - Friday, July 25
Time: 10 AM - 4 PM
Location:  our New Milford office
Cost: $250

Over four consecutive days students receive a total of 16 hours of prep! Each 4 hour session will include test taking strategies, sample exam questions, practice tests, and answer review. English prep will run from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Math prep will run from 1-3 PM. There is a 30 minute break for lunch. While students will have the opportunity to practice their test-taking skills, our prep emphasizes the strategies needed to decipher the correct answers. Every student receives an SAT book, which includes multiple practice tests, to keep. 

This program is limited to 8 students. Seats are provided on a first come, first serve basis. 

Dates: Monday, August 11 - Thursday, August 14

Time: 10:30 AM – 3 PM

Location: our New Milford office

Cost: $960/student