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ON OUR MIND

MATH SUMMER PROGRAM

“We need to access where our kids are, determine what they need, and then get to work right away.” -Boston Parent

ActiveMinds has a team of highly skilled tutors with extensive knowledge of mathematics content and pedagogy. Our tutors have credentials ranging from extensive teaching experience at public and private schools and special education certification to PhDs in mathematics and work experience in STEM-related fields. Based on a complimentary 30-minute telephone conversation with you, we will provide an expert assessment of your children’s strengths and weaknesses and design a customized plan to help them overcome learning gaps stemming from the pandemic. While frequency of lessons will vary depending upon the needs of each student, we expect that most will require weekly face-to-face sessions over a period of at least six weeks. Small-group tutoring arrangements at discounted rates may be available.

Please contact Executive Director Deborah Brooks to schedule your free in-depth analysis today!

DEBORAH'S IMPACT

Since the start of the pandemic that has severely impacted the education of students everywhere, our team of tutors at ActiveMinds Tutoring has continued to support our students both in-person and online. As the owner of ActiveMinds, I utilize a thoughtful approach to addressing all aspects of our students' needs, including providing trusting and loyal connections with instructors that care deeply about their success and well-being. More than ever, students need encouragement, motivation, anxiety release, and a structured academic plan of action.

Although I have changed roles in my own career path, first in healthcare and now in education, my mission has always been to provide expert knowledge to give individuals the tools to optimize their success to improve lives. These experiences have given me the confidence to build ActiveMinds from the ground up over 15 years. It’s been challenging as the demands of a shifting educational landscape brings new challenges. But those changes have honed my expertise as an effective communicator, and facilitator. Through these unique skills – I have a grown a loyal team of long time instructors who are invested in your child’s educational journey.

Along with this dedicated team of high-caliber tutors, we have been actively supporting Greater Boston since 2006. What truly sets us apart from other tutoring services is our sincerity in client care and providing customized tutoring plans. I look forward to bringing the same care and expertise to serving your family.

FEATURING TUTORIFIC TUTOR #1

Now more than ever, students have high anxiety and low self-esteem. Our strong lineup of tutors will quickly build a trusting and supportive relationship and get to work at once. They will meet the individual student at the level they currently are and encourages them further.

Our first featured tutor, is a nationally certified academic tutor and coach. He holds a Master in Education (M.Ed.) degree from Boston University -- a nationally ranked institution for its graduate education program. He has accumulated over 7,000 hours of professional tutoring experience working with students of various age ranges and levels of mathematical literacy. This tutor not only helps students achieve grade-level learning standards but goes well beyond through the AP level. When teaching fundamental arithmetic principles to elementary- and middle-school students, he incorporates concrete examples in his presentation and tutoring of math topics to keep students engaged and promote knowledge transference between the analogous examples. As students make their way to high school- and college-level mathematics, he begins to prioritize abstract examples so that students can quickly capitalize on generic strategies to solve concrete mathematical challenges. Our tutorific tutor specializes his knowledge of conceptual benchmarks and learning objectives from the following mathematical curricula and textbooks: Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach (K-6th), enVision (7th-12th), and Jurgensen's Geometry, Stewart's Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, and Larson's Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions.

ON PARENTS' MINDS

"It had been a challenging time for us with remote learning due to the pandemic and we really weren’t sure where to turn. Deborah Brooks and ActiveMinds Tutoring saved us! She matched our children up with 2 tutors, both highly skilled in all subject matters, who understood the intricacies of building rapport. They brought additional insight and materials to the subject matter, as well as offering encouragement and confidence building. We are grateful to ActiveMinds Tutoring for helping our family." -Brookline Family