ENRICHMENT COURSES

Our Enrichment Courses are designed to enhance & enrich what your students are learning in school. The curriculum aims to challenge and encourage your students to delve deeper.

What you can expect from APLUS Enrichment Courses:

  • Small class sizes (average of 12 students/class)

  • Interim progress reports

  • Individualized feedback

  • Weekly homework assignments

  • Quizzes/tests to measure learning comprehension

  • All fees include course materials

2024 SPRING

February 6, 2024 - June 8, 2024

All courses will be held at our Rockville Center unless otherwise indicated. Virtual options available for tutoring.

Our WRITING & MATH Enrichment courses are taught during the Fall & Spring semesters. To get the most out of these courses, we recommend you register your student for both semesters (32 weeks).

COURSES

WRITING

MATH

BOOK STUDY

Students have the choice of attending weekly Thursdays 6-8PM or Saturdays 9AM-11AM, unless otherwise noted.

  • Pre-Writing

  • Writing 1

  • Writing 2

  • Intensive Essay Writing - Level 1

  • Intensive Essay Writing - Level 2

  • Intensive Essay Writing - Level 3

  • Intensive Essay Writing - Level 4

Students have the choice of attending weekly Tuesdays 6-8PM or Saturdays 11:15AM-1:15PM, unless otherwise noted.

  • Math 4

  • Math 5

  • Pre-Algebra 1

  • Pre-Algebra 2

  • Algebra 1

  • Geometry

  • Algebra 2

  • Pre-Calculus

Students will be attending weekly in-person Tuesdays, 5PM-7PM, unless otherwise noted.

  • Book Study: Grade 5-6

  • Book Study: Grade 7-8

  • Book Study: Grade 9

See below for descriptions & additional info on each course.

WRITING COURSES

  • Grades 3-5 | $800

    In this entry level workshop, students will practice the writing process required in paragraph writing: topic sentences, organization, claims, and evidence.

    Pre-Requisite: N/A

  • Grades 4-6 | $800

    Students will perform close reading of a novel and analyze textual details to make an argument in a multi-paragraph essay.

    Prerequisite: Pre-Writing Preferred

  • Grades 5-7 | $800

    Students will read several genres, including prose and poetry at the early high school level. Students will make complex arguments and demonstrate control over the standard conventions of English. Students taking this course should demonstrate the ability to read at an advanced level.

    Prerequisite: Writing 1

  • Grades 6-8 | $860

    Students will practice several of the most common types of essays, engage in frequent class discussion, read sample exemplar essays, and take part in one-on-one student/teacher conferences to reinforce and improve their writing.

    Prerequisite: Writing 1 and/or Writing 2

  • Grades 7-9 | $860

    This course challenges students to practice writing different types of academic essays and focuses on structure, content, style, and mechanics. Students will engage in class discussion, read sample exemplar essays, and participate in regular one-on-one student/teacher conferences. Each IEW course builds from the previous course, and content will develop with each level.

    Prerequisite: IEW 1

  • Grades 8-10 | $960

    Students will continue to practice writing different types of academic essays, with a specialized focus on developing style and voice in their writing. They will engage in class discussion, read sample exemplar essays, and participate in regular one-on-one student/teacher conferences. Each IEW course builds from the previous course, and content and complexity of argument will develop accordingly.

    Prerequisite IEW2

  • Grades 9-10 | $960

    In this final course in the IEW series, students will read a variety of non-fiction essays from published authors, deconstruct text, and develop their own essay topics over the course of the semester. Students will focus on analyzing text for rhetorical appeals and devices in order to write stylistically and argumentatively complex essays, as well as meet with the instructor regularly to review, revise, and improve their writing.

    Prerequisite: IEW3

The six levels of courses at APLUS Learning Center seek to provide students with opportunities to focus on the skills and the practice of writing.

  • Pre-Writing through Writing 2 helps students establish strong foundations, focusing on both reading and writing skillsets.

  • The Intensive Essay Writing (IEW) courses are designed to help students succeed with college-level writing.

APLUS Writing Enrichment courses help students learn to read more challenging literature with greater skill, to write more complex and mature compositions, to develop independent analytical skills, and to develop disciplined study habits for continued academic success. Compared with regular academic school English courses, our Writing Enrichment courses are more demanding and focused. A student who takes the full range of our writing courses will find that the skills taught and practices in each course build on those of the previous one and prepare for the practice of the next.

MATH COURSES

  • Grades 3-4 | $800

    Students will master basic math skills that work toward building a strong foundation for understanding more challenging concepts later on. The curriculum will be modeled after a MCPS (Montgomery County Public Schools) Compacted Math 4 course, which will include the following modules: Rounding and Algorithms for Addition and Subtraction, Unit Conversions and Problem Solving with Metric Measurement, Multi-Digit Multiplication and Division, Angles and Figures, Fractions, Order of Operations, Decimals, and Measurements with Multiplication.

  • Grades 4-5 | $800

    Students will continue their math journey by demonstrating a solid understanding of Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimals, Volume and Area, Word Problems, and Problem Solving with the Coordinate Plane.

  • Grades 4-6 | $800

    Students will get an introduction to algebraic expressions, writing algebraic expressions from verbal phrases/problems, simplifying algebraic expressions, and solving one-step equations/inequalities, properties of exponents, scientific notation and operations, and linear relationships.

  • Grades 5-7 | $800

    This is a continuation of Pre-Algebra 1, building on top of what students learned in Pre-Algebra 1. Students will understand proportional relationships, rational number operations, geometric relationships (i.e. measurements, angles), statistics and probability, functional relationships, and linear equations.

  • Grades 6-8 | $800

    In Algebra 1, students will be exposed to topics including introduction to quadratic functions and introduction to one-variable statistics. Word problems and problem-solving skills will be emphasized.

  • Grades 7-9 | $860

    In this course, students will cover topics including objective Areas of Shapes, Pythagorean Theorem, Area of Composite Figures, Area of Hexagons, Rotations of Two-Dimensional Figures, Parallel and Perpendicular Lines, Equations of Lines, Coordinate Geometry, Quadrilaterals and Triangles in the Coordinate Grid, Area and Perimeter in the Coordinate Grid.

  • Grades 8-10 | $860

    Students will build on their knowledge of Algebra 1 of Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Functions to include Polynomial, Rational, Radical, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions. Students will also study probability and statistics.

  • Grades 10-12 | $960

    Pre-Calculus will help students gain an understanding of critical topics of various functions through modeling and problem solving. Functions include logarithmic, exponential, polynomial, rational, radical, piece-wise, trigonometric, and circular.

A strong foundation in Mathematics is crucial in paving the way to academic success. APLUS Math Enrichment courses are designed so that students can build a solid foundation for a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and mastery of the skills in each topic. All students will receive an interim report midway through the course and a final report card the last day of class.

BOOK STUDY

  • Grades 4-6 | $400

    Students will be responsible for purchasing the reading materials/books on their own. Specific titles and editions will be announced at a later time.

  • Grades 6-8 | $460

    Students will be responsible for purchasing the reading materials/books on their own. Specific titles and editions will be announced at a later time.

  • Grades 8-9 | $520

    Students will be responsible for purchasing the reading materials/books on their own. Specific titles and editions will be announced at a later time.

Our book study courses aim to reignite the love of reading in students. In this day and age when technology and other distractions have dampened students’ love of reading, it is no surprise that mastery of important skills such as reading comprehension and an understanding of advanced vocabulary and literary elements have also declined. Students will be expected to do a “deep dive” into the assigned texts and readings and be prepared for discussion as well as complete other activities.

Not sure where to start?

If you are new to APLUS Education and not sure which course is best for your student, please fill out the form. We could he more than happy to help answer any questions and ensure your student is places in the course best suited for him/her.