Posts Tagged ‘Summer Tutoring’

Making Summer Tutoring Work

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

In the last post we spoke about beating the summer ‘Learning loss’ by including some education activities as a part of your day. Studies show that regular tutoring over the summer is an effective way to ensure that you have a great school year ahead.

In fact studying in a relaxed, non-pressured environment works best for students. However, one concern which a lot of you have is balancing work and play – since there are so many activities you would like to catch up on during the summer.

An online tutoring program like TutorVista’s which is entirely ’student driven’ takes care of that for you. You decide when you study by scheduling a tutoring session on a time and subject of your choice. If you want to work on some Math problems late evening, you can schedule a session just then. If you would like to catch up with your reading during the mornings, you can schedule a session and keep the rest of your day free. The flexibility of our Summer Tutoring Program ensures that you learn when you are ready to do so.

The other advantage of our Summer Program is that it is entirely one-on-one. So you can pace your lessons the way you want to without the pressure of keeping up with the class. Besides that, our sessions are fun, interactive, and effective. So no matter which grade you are in, we have a course just right for you and what’s more, it is completely customized to meet your requirements.

Planning to leave on a vacation and wondering what to do about your tutoring sessions?

A convenient aspect of our tutoring is that if you are going on a vacation you can choose to ‘pause’ your tutoring account. That is, you can indicate that you will not be using the tutoring for a certain time period and would like to come back and resume your sessions. So you actually keep ahead in your studies without missing out on any summer fun.

Online tutoring programs like TutorVista’s aren’t just about working out a few problems and logging off. Features like regular homework help, and exam prep enable a student to get all the help he/she needs. There is usually also an extensive library of e–learning material like Math and English question banks, simulations and animations available to help the student ace the subject – Not just during the summer but throughout the year too.


Beat the summer brain drain

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Summer is fun time for students! Its the time to relax and take a break and of course indulge in your favorite activities and sports.

But there’s no reason you should stop learning during the summer months. In fact ‘Learning Loss’ is a very common phenomena and many students lose the equivalent of one to two months of Reading and Math skills just during the summer break. So that means you will need to work extra hard just to keep up once the school reopens.

So what can you do to beat the summer brain drain?

The best thing is to indulge in some educational activities. But that does not mean you miss out on all the summer fun!

Some activities you can look at are:

Reading fun – You can join a summer reading program at a library near where you stay. This helps you keep up with your reading and also improves your vocabulary.

Join a nature exploration camp – This is a great way to explore and discover new and interesting things.

Plan an activity – You can plan an activity with a group or friends. This can include a craft activity, some brain teasers or puzzles. You can also visit places like the local museum, concerts, parks – which you are not able to find time for during the school term.

Indulge in performing arts activities – Look for summer camps which offer activities like music, dance, dramatics, script writing and set designing.

Learning in a relaxed, non-pressured environment is the easiest way to pick up new concepts.

TutorVista’s Summer Program has been designed keeping just this in mind. Our summer program lets you learn in a fun, relaxed way at your own pace and time – so that you can indulge in all your favorite activities and study too!

With TutorVista’s summer program you get unlimited one-on-one tutoring in the need areas, special assistance for homework and assignments and regular and detailed feedback to track your progress.

TutorVista’s summer program ensures that you get back to school all geared up to face the next term.

Join TutorVista’s summer program to make this a summer of ‘Learning Gain’.