Saturday Academy Signature Workshops

Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA)

Open to boys and girls ages 11-17, YEA! uses the fundamentals of entrepreneurship to promote creativity and skills in money management, business concepts and financial literacy. It encourages students to consider their current interests and future professional options. Using tactical problem-solving approaches, the program enhances confidence, creativity, self-esteem and self-reliance.

FemNeuroscience

This series gives girls the freedom to explore the exciting world of brain science in a girl-friendly environment. Taught by Jennifer Payne- Parrish, PhD., a leading neuroscientist and founder of the Academic Resource Center, the program will feature hands-on activities that give girls ages 11-17 insight on the 'brain's terrain' and new discoveries in brain science. The program will also highlight career options for women in the sciences.

Classroom Dynamics

In this series, students are trained on how to ask critical questions to get the answers they need to understand the classroom material — without being intimidated. They build classroom confidence and learn how to develop stronger student-student partnerships and effective study groups that promote learning.

Academic Coaching

Some students seem stuck in the middle &endash; doing OK, but never excelling. We work with students to identify their academic "Achilles' Heel", whether it's study skills, organizational skills or other strategies needed to liberate their "inner achiever."