Topic: | Sunshine Academy – 助你的孩子轻松地走入GT中心 |
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Teacher Peng 2012-12-21 12:26:57 MST |
望子成龙,望女成凤是天下所有父母的共同愿望。在当今社会竞争如此激烈的情况下,如果自己的子女学习不好,就会掉到社会的底层。我相信,大多数的父母们都希望能为孩子们创造一个良好的学习环境,希望他们长大后能大有作为。 中国的教育体系一向走的是择优录取的路线,以至一些学校在学生入学前都会有一个摸底考试,以此来区分出你的孩子是进入实验班还是普通班。通常,实验班的整体水平比普通班高,学生们的基础比较好,所学知识超前,学校为此配备的教师也都是非常优秀的,自然就营造了一个良好的学习气氛,孩子们在这种环境中学习相对会有较好的成效,为以后的中考,高考甚至进入名校简直就是成功了一半。那么,我们身在美国, 有没有这样的机会让孩子们进入到这种环境中去学习呢?答案是肯定的。 我们维州的GT(AAP)中心俗称“天才班â€为孩子们提供了一个优质的场所。一般每年春季FCPS (Fairfax County Public Schools) 会通过学生们递交的所有资料包括考试成绩来斟酌并筛选出一些优秀学生进入GT中心。一旦您的孩子被GT中心录取,他们将有幸在接下来的3到8年级都会接受到优质,超前的学习,智力得到充分的开发,为他们以后进入名校打下了坚实的基础,就像进入到了国内的实验班。GT考试主要为两大类: NNAT和GogAT。 关键点是这两门考试中必须有一门成绩超出132分,学生才有资格进入到第一轮的筛选。进入到第一轮后,并不等于稳操胜卷能被GT中心录取,如果需要入围,您孩子班主任的打分(BRSw/C)以及他们在一年级全年和二年级前半年的成绩报告单也将起到决定性的作用,故此我们的夏令营既为GT预备班的学生们拿高分作准备,又为他们轻松地过第二轮打下英数的基本功,并为他们进入GT中心提供了有力的保障。 那么,怎样才能帮助您的孩子进入到GT中心呢? 首先,综上所提到的两门考试如果全部都能达标,录取率极高。Fairfax County自2010年起已把这两门考试分成了两次考核。一年级的考生在每年的11月中旬会参加NNAT的考试;二年级的考生会在每年的10月中旬接受CogAT的考核。 而我们的夏令营为了让更多的孩子有机会进入GT中心,十年以来,特别为这两门考试设置了预备班。我们所聘用的GT预备班老师都是经过层层考核最终挑选出来的Fairfax County现任的一、二年级的优秀教师,他们深知您们的孩子最需要学什么,并能在短期内快速提高学生们的读、写、算、记的能力和应试能力,让他们避免枯燥无味的学习,不用沉浸在数山题海中,轻松地从“要我学â€到“我要学â€中转变。 GT的考试内容为一年级考的是NNAT,主要是图形的逻辑推理,我们的老师会根据NNAT的考试题型,汇总并编制了许多相关的练习题,他们会运用多样趣味学习法,让学生们在玩游戏、看图形的过程中,无意间就把各类题型记忆下来,不但不容易遗忘并会举一反三。通过每天下午的训练,学生们会轻而易举地掌握解题的方法,提高应试的能力,以此在NNAT考试中稳拿高分。另外,为了让学生们在新学期的开端, 能领先一步。我们在上午特别安排了他们即将在二年级所学的英语和数学课程,为孩子打下一个坚实的基本功做好充分的准备,定能在他们的成绩单上为您们带来令人满意的效果。 二年级的学生要考CogAT, 这门考试分为三部分,会在三天内考完。 这三部分包括Verbal, Quantitative和Nonverbal。 每一部分有48道题,限制在半个小时内答完。Verbal, Quantitative这两门都是听力考试,学生们是看不到问题的,均由老师来读题,读一道题,学生在答题纸上涂一个黑圈,要想考好的机率很低。但我们的老师会应用“模型解题â€以听、思、读、记、练五个认知环节为突破口,通过感觉、行为、习惯三个方面帮助学生立体式地认知“模型â€,从而达到“三位一体â€的学习效果。化繁为简, 化难为易,夺取高分,势在必得。这就是为什么Sunshine Academy 的 GT考生们,年年捷报频传。十年中,只要上过我们的预备班、考前冲刺班的学生们都能轻松地以高分过关,几乎全部被GT中心录取。扎实的基本功训练,科学、高效、规范、便捷的学习模式,自然在他们结束夏令营返回校园后,轻松地成为班上的尖子生。更可喜的是有不少学生还会在全美的单词拼写比赛(Spelling Bee),作文比赛和数学竞赛中获奖。 一个假期培养出“GT学生â€,往年的学生已经成功验证了! 如果您想让您的孩子在接下来的几年中能有一个良好的学习环境,GT中心无疑是他们的最佳选择。Sunshine Academy将为他们搭起这座桥梁,将会助您的孩子一臂之力,让他们轻松自如地进入到GT中心。 这也许正如许多家长所言:要想上GT,就去Sunshine Academy! 夏令营的日程安排如下: 第一期: 6/25 – 7/27/2012, 周一到周五, 8:30am – 5:30pm 地点: McNair Elementary School:2499 Thomas Jefferson Dr., Herndon, VA 20171 第二期: 7/23 – 8/17/2011, 周一到周五, 8:30am – 5:30pm 地点: Shrevewood Elementary School:7525 Shreve Rd, Falls Church, VA 22043 若您想更多的了解详情,请致电703-830-8212, 703-268-9339或发邮件到info@sunshine-academy.org,也可参看http://sunshine-academy.org. 下面附上的是家长的推荐信: I recommend you try Sunshine Academy Summer Camp. Now I want to share my kids’ great experience at Sunshine Academy with you. I highly recommend sending any child who is interested in improving reading, writing, math problem solving, GT and TJ prep to Sunshine Academy. Last summer there are three kids attending nine weeks of Sunshine Academy summer camp in our family. Sunshine Academy’s programs were extremely beneficial to our children. The staff at Sunshine Academy is simply the best – attentive, professional, and accommodating. Our children were excited every day they attended classes and were eager to work hard under the tutelage of experience, bright teachers who brought the best out in them. After summer my 8th grade son achieved Distinguished Honor Roll in AMC 8 and joined his school’s MathCounts team, and he also has been accepted by TJ. My 6th grade daughter become a good writer, and got an excellent score at Math League math contest. My niece (5-6 years old) was a kindergarten in Sunshine Academy camp last year, after summer she should go to first grade. But the first grade was too easy for her, the teacher let her go to the advance program, but she was still feeling bored so the school let her skip first grade get into second grade. She also got the highest score in her GT test and has been accepted by GT program. Our kids enjoyed learning chess in free after-school activity, they can eat lunch in the school cafeteria, and they can play basketball and have recess at the school playground. The instructors are exceptional teachers in Sunshine Academy. Our kids really enjoyed the classes and are motivated to do the things the teachers have recommended they do to improve not only their GT, TJ, and Math contest scores, but also skills that will serve them well every day. Great program overall. Sunshine Academy programs tailored to provide a learning environment appropriate to all ages, which our children enjoy and love to return in to this summer. I strongly recommend you try and you will be very happy for your child achievement in academics after attending Sunshine Academy summer camp. Rebecca |
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