Education in Pandemic Times

 

Are you getting ready for school? 

Are you dreading it? 

Scared for your children and opting for Homeschooling?

 

I can help.

 

I teach English Language Arts to help improve vocabulary, grammar, writing, and reading comprehension. I do this through novel/story writing whereby students learn the writing and researching process along with language arts as they create their own story. This gives them an exciting project of their choice and inspires self-confidence. I can help with students in the grades 5+ (cycle 3 and high school). 

 

I also teach ART mostly for smaller children K-G4 (cycles 1 & 2).

 

I can do both of these via distance (ZOOM). For the arts, I can prepare projects, but parents need to be involved helping their children to create.... unless you want to come learn outside at a park. I am very open to doing outdoor teaching with safe distancing.

 

Message me if you are interested.

scarletcougar@gmail.com

Open House & Registration

Welcome back to school!

Etudiants Savoir Faire is hosting an Open House where you can meet the teacher(s) and check out the various services offered, including the Young Writers Program (Starting October).

DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 21st, 12-4pm

LOCATION: Dorval Strathmore United Church 

(310 Brookhaven Ave, Dorval, Dorval, Quebec H9S 2N7)

Motto: Helping students of all levels achieve academic success and confidence!

Tutoring in English Language Arts
Rreading comprehension, grammar, spelling, paragraph and essay writing, and research and paper writing

Young Writers Program
Incorporates all of the English Language Arts tutoring offered above, but within the framework of writing a novel. Here students will also learn editing, interviewing other professionals, publishing, and public speaking. The students' works are published in an anthology, and the students host their own book launch. Program runs Saturdays October through June.

High School Preparation
Exam practice and evaluation, interviewing practice, essay writing

Special Activities
1pm - Presentation for parents to cope with entrance exam stress
2pm - Introduction to the Young Writers Program
All programs open to students grade 4 and older (yes... even adults).

Upcoming this fall...

Young Writers Program is in the process of securing a location suitable for about 15 children (ages 10 and up... we suspect some adults want to do this program too).

 

The Young Writers Program is an English Language Arts tutoring program that runs the school year from October through June. Students learn/improve reading comprehension, writing conventions (grammar), spelling, and vocabulary. This is done through the exciting process of writing a novel! In addition, students will learn how to interview professionals as they choose their editor and cover artist. They will learn about the publishing world and have their story published in an anthology. Lastly, they learn public speaking and host their own book launch in June. A great program for struggling students, students with dyslexia, students struggling with any aspect of reading or writing. The end result is a huge boost of confidence as they show off their great accomplishment.

 

inspiration / motivation / creativity / confidence / success

 

learning should be fun and interesting

children learn better and more when they are enjoying themselves 

Other services offered:

• Essay writing workshops
• High school preparations
• Standardized test practice
• Interviewing practice

Contact us if your child needs any of these and we will try to accommodate you and your schedule... which we know can be very difficult.  We want your children to succeed.

Returning from Hiatus

Etudiants Savoir Faire has been on hiatus due to the arrival of a new child, and other major life changes. This hiatus was a necessary break to ensure we always give your children the very best we can.

RETURNING!
We are returning from this hiatus this year with new exciting activities and a fresh start with the Young Writers Novel Writing Program.

Watch for more news on start dates, locations, and how to register. COMING SOON!

Novel Prep Practice

Young writers need to start somewhere. Whether it is for a novel or a report or a research paper. Start with a Simple Sentence. Condense the idea into one sentence. What are you going to write about? (once sentence: go!)

Main Outline refers to novel writing. Who is the main character? What is their backstory? In what world, time, location does the story take place?  What is the biug problem/challenge/quest that the main character has to face? What trigger's them into action for this quest to solve the problem? What is the climax? What are all the loose ends you will need to tie up after? How should the story tentatively end?

All of this can change as you write! But this preparation helps get you started.

Fall Writing is HERE!!

September has arrived and school has started. Kickstart the learning with fun writing programs like our Young Writers Program that teaches Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary & Spelling, Grammar & Writing Conventions, and Novel Writing.

Children learn descriptive and persuasive writing skills, learn how to write dialog, and learn how to develop the plot for a story from start to finish. They will write their own short story from start to finish. They will edit this themselves and with peer editing.

Children also build confidence not just with a completed project as big as a story, but from the leadership roles they will take as they interview editors and artists and as a group choose an editor for the anthology they will publish and an artist to design the cover art. They follow this with learning about the publishing world and seeing their stories come together in a final published anthology. Then they investigate locations and decide on a place (making the arrangements themselves with guidance) for their very own Book Launch. They will be coached on how to greet people, how to host, how to introduce colleagues, how to engage their audience and read a selection from their story at this book launch.

This is a TRANSFORMATIVE experience for all students aged 10-17, even for adults who wish to do this program. Students with learning difficulties like Dyslexia and mild ADHD show MARKED improvement in language and learning, focus and concentration, and especially self-confidence.

Contact us if you are interested in this.

Or join us for NaNoWriMo!

Summer and Beyond!

We are well into summer. Are you ready? It is important to have your child evaluated early so you know what their strengths are and what they are struggling with or what they need to improve on over the summer.

We host evaluation exams and specialize in English Language Arts: improving grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing in English.

Our best program is the Young Writers Program which applies all our tutoring knowledge but with the focus of teaching children and teens to write a story from the planning phase to the editing phase (skills they can use in any field of study). The end result is publication in an anthology, learning the publishing process and marketing themselves as they host their own book launch! Life skills that stay with them forever.

Let us know what interest you. or what your needs are.

Exam practice and evaluation:
$100 (by appointment)

English Summer Program:
$50/ half-day (3-hrs 9am-12pm or 1-4pm)
4 days per week (Monday thru Thursday)
2 week sessions:
- July 3-13
- July 17-27
- July 31 - August 10
- August 14-24

Young Writers Program $200/m September through May
* December is free for open writing practice
* June is free presentation practice and book launch