Subjects covered include:

• Preparing for Your Exam: Organization, Study Notes, Review

• Time Management: Planning Study Time, Time Allocation

• Study Strategies: Methods of Studying, Tips for Exam Questions

• Test-Taking Skills: Day-of Strategies, Stress Management

Dates:

Saturday, May 21st 10:00-1:00 West Vancouver office

Saturday, May 28th 10:00-1:00 Vancouver office

Saturday, June 4th 9:00-12:00 West Vancouver office

Saturday, June 4th 2:00-5:00 Vancouver office

About Nicky Darwin: Having recently graduated from the University of British Columbia with a B.A. in English Language, Nicky hopes to use her knowledge to assist students in mastering the time management, study skills and writing needed to succeed in both high school and university. Nicky is excited to hold workshops and private tutoring sessions in order to help students fulfill their educational goals. Her expertise in the domains of English Language and Literature make her a knowledgeable and enthusiastic tutor, editor and workshop leader. As a graduate of the French Immersion program, Nicky’s fluency and university-level mastery of French allows her to help high school and university students in their French and French Immersion classes. Her previous experience includes five years of tutoring, as well as two editing internships at a travel magazine and publishing company. Nicky writes fiction in her time away from helping students, and she hopes to have a novel published by the time she is thirty. Nicky plans to return to university to earn her B.A. in Education and to teach at the secondary school level in English and French. She is excited to be working at Options Solutions and helping students to pursue their passions.

The capability of any learner to study successfully depends to a great extent on their study/learning skills. In other words, their ability to manage time, to concentrate, to understand correctly and accurately, as well as the ability to remember what they have learned. More importantly, it is critical that students have a full understanding of the connection between memory and learning. It is not a simple matter of “studying”. Concrete evidence supports the fact that if the correct pattern or review of material is followed, memory consolidation is significantly enhanced and the overall time spent learning is actually dramatically reduced.

Options Solutions is offering a series of intensive study skills sessions on Saturdays throughout the school year for just this purpose. These sessions are of benefit to all secondary and post-secondary students and will be instructional as well as practical, hands-on work sessions. Students will be academically well-prepared for what lies ahead – whether still at the secondary level, or just entering university – they will leave the workshop armed with knowledge, skills, strategies and reference material required to set them up for success. Topics to be covered will include the following:

• Study environment 
• Organizational systems
• Motivation &/or the lack of it
• Learning how to learn
• Effective note-taking
• How to prepare for class & tests
• Universal test/exam taking skills for various subjects
• How to properly read & study from notes &/or textbooks
• How to construct an effective study plan (i.e., time management)
• How to study efficiently, save time and do well

In addition, to further assist students to smoothly transition from high school to post-secondary education, Options Solutions has scheduled Writing and Application Workshops specifically designed to help prepare students for the standard of writing expected at the university level. We are here to help! Our Application Workshops provide students with support and guidance frequently needed to navigate what can be a complex and daunting application process.

Success in high school and beyond is primarily a factor of the students’ ability to learn effectively and efficiently. Without this fundamental understanding, together with the skills and strategies to enable them to put this knowledge into effect, the results can be wasted time, frustration and never fully realizing their full potential.

To learn more detailed information regarding dates and times of our Workshops, please refer to our calendar on our website at www.optionssolutionsed.com.

It goes without saying that everyone is different. For some students, studying and being motivated to learn comes naturally; for most, however, this is not the case. Fortunately, there are strategies that can be modeled and, once implemented, students will gain a valuable edge in understanding material, preparing for tests, and, ultimately, learning. Students’ success in high school and post-secondary is dependent on their ability to study effectively and efficiently. Effective study skills must be practiced in order to improve. If not, the results will be wasted time, frustration, and low or failing grades.

There is no magic formula for success in preparing for tests and written assignments. Studying any material requires work! However, by being dedicated and applying the techniques and strategies learned in our Study Skills Tune Up workshops every day, students will be well-prepared to take on any course and succeed. These workshops are especially beneficial to grade 10 students attempting to navigate Provincial exams for the first time.

A student who wants to succeed will equip themselves with the tools to help them do so and take to heart the following expression: “Practice doesn’t make perfect; perfect practice makes perfect.”

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