Academic Center

Looking to give your student a competitive advantage without spending a fortune? The JCC Academic Center offers private tutor quality and results at a fraction of the cost. Our programs are designed to help high school students reach their greatest academic potential. We offer PSAT/SAT Prep, ACT Prep, Regents Prep, Writing Skills, and Speed Reading classes. Our classes are small, allowing for individualized attention and are led by dynamic, experienced instructors. Sign up today for email notification regarding the JCC Academic Center offerings all year round! Just submit your email below: For more information on any of our programs, contact Lisa Itzkowitz at iitzkowitzl@jccmw.org
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Big Books The JCC Academic Center offers programs designed to help high school students reach their greatest
academic potential. We offer PSAT/SAT Prep, ACT Prep, Regents Prep, Writing Skills and Speed Reading classes. Our classes are small, allowing for individualized attention and are led by dynamic, experienced instructors.

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 2008 SAT AND PSAT

Fall Intensive Class

3 Tuesdays and 4 Thursdays, September 9 - October 2, 2008
SP09F

6:00-9:00pm (no class 9/30)
$985

PREP FOR MAY 2 AND JUNE 6, 2009 SAT
8 Sundays, February 1 - April 19, 2009
SP09AS
10:00am-12:30pm (no class 2/15, 2/22, 4/5, 4/12)
$985

8 Wednesdays, February 25 - April 29, 2009
SP09BS
6:30-9:00pm (no class 4/8, 4/15)
$985

Interested in SAT II prep classes? Call Lisa Itzkowitz, 472-3300, x275 for more information.

ACT PREP
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement test that is accepted by nearly every college as an alternative to the SAT. This prep class will provide strategies for the English, math, reading, science and essay subtests, using actual ACT exams.

6 Thursdays, September 11 - October 23, 2008
RP17
7:00-9:00pm (no class 10/9)
$635

6 Thursdays, February 5 - March 19, 2009

7:00-9:00pm (no class 2/19)
$635

REGENTS PREP

Get ready for the New York State Regents exams. Our expert faculty will prepare students using drills, analysis and review of relevant material. Classes for June 2009 Regents begin April 2009. Detailed schedule will be published in March 2009.

WRITING SKILLS WORKSHOP

(8th and 9th graders)

This course is intended to help writers move through the steps of the writing process from first idea to finished draft. The emphasis is on expressing ideas clearly, coherently and concisely.

Fall Intensive Class

8 Sundays, September 14 - November 9, 2008
RA01F

9:45-11:15am (no class 10/12)
$515

8 Sundays, February 1 - April 19, 2009
RA01W

9:15-10:45am (no class 2/15, 2/22, 4/5, 4/12)
$515

COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY NEW!

WRITING WORKSHOP

(12th graders)

In this course, we will brainstorm topics for your college essay, examine what makes an essay work, and help you get your essay

into shape for submission.

3 Sundays, September 28, October 5 and 19, 2008
RA02F

11:30am-1:00pm
$195

SPEED READING

For high school students through adults

Learn how to cut your reading time in half and be more productive in the classroom, the workplace and in life.

2 Sundays
SR01

October 19 and October 26, 2008
1:00-5:00pm
$205

January 25 and February 1, 2009

1:00-5:00pm
$205

NYS Regents Review

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Get ready for the New York State Regents exams. Our expert faculty will prepare students using drills, analysis and review of relevant material. They will also focus on specific test-taking skills to maximize student efficiency, including how much information is needed for short answer questions, "guessing strategies" for multiple- choice questions, and traps to avoid.

Course consists of six, 90-minute sessions, for a total of 9 hours of study.
Course fee: $345

Regents Schedule 2009
Spring 2009 Regents Prep schedule will be available in March 2009.

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.