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Don't let this summer be a vacation from learning!

School will soon be out. Studies show that during the summer, students can lose a full month of what they learned the previous year. If you are looking for fun and academically enriching activities for your child during the summer break, enroll in a Sylvan camp today. Sylvan Camps are a fun approach to learning taught by caring, certified teachers who just love to teach. This is a great way to try us out for the first time, add to an existing program, or return to brush up skills. The camps will be offered on a weekly basis beginning June 18th. Please call the center for details and pricing information.

SYLVAN SUMMER CAMPS 2008

The Writing Adventure

June 9th – June 27th
Monday – Friday
10:00 – 12:00

Students will learn a structured approach to developing sentences, paragraphs and short essays.

Activities include:

++The writing process- Step-by-Step approach
++Letter writing
++Narrative writing
++Autobiographical writing
++Writing a movie review
**Creating a Travel Brochure
++Creating a Camp Newspaper

Cost: $299
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Don’t let this summer be a vacation from learning!

School will soon be out. Studies show that during the summer, students can lose a full month of what they learned the previous school year. If you are looking for fun and academically enriching activities for your child during the summer break, enroll in a Sylvan camp today. Sylvan camps are a fun approach to learning taught by caring, certified teachers who just love to teach. This is a great way to try us for the first time, add to an existing program, or return to brush up on skills.
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GET READY FOR SCHOOL

August 5th and 6th
10:00 – 3:00

Students will learn to:

1. Study effectively
2. Become a better test taker
3. Be organized and use timewisely
4. Conquer the mystery of fractions
5. Brush up on basic math facts
Cost: $240

Includes lunch and a free planner
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CSI – FLORISSANT
July 7th – July 25th
Monday – Friday
10:00-12:00

Students will develop and strengthen reading, math, and writing skills while solving the mystery of:
“Who Kidnapped Sally Sylvan”

Skills Addressed:
**Interviewing witnesses
**Writing a news article
**Interpreting facts and details
**Using deductive reasoning
**Evidence collection
**Map making
**Constructing timelines
**Measuring and comparing
**Working with fractions
**Using the Internet
**Reading comprehension

SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE CRIME SCENE DETECTIVES & MEMBERS OF THE K-9 UNIT!

Cost: $299

2008 FREE Parent Seminars - Educational Tips and Strategies

April 30th – Learning Styles: Learn information about the different ways that people learn and what that means for you, as a parent, as you work with your child.
May 21st – Reading and Your Young Child: Understand how important parents are in the reading development of every child in his/her life.
June 18th – At Home Strategies: Develop homework strategies with the goal of creating independent learners by following easy tips from Sylvan Learning.
July 23rd – Your Child, Learning and the Internet: Explore the idea of using the Internet as a tool to learn and as an educational resource.
August 20th – Survival Tips for School Success: School Success. It can be defined in many ways. The problem is that children are constantly trying to measure up to our definition of success, when the definition that really counts is their own. Sylvan will provide tools to use with your child to identify and achieve success.
September 17th – Avoid Report Card Surprises: What can parents do to avoid an unpleasant report card surprise? Learn how using two tools-communication and organization-can help your child bring home a better report card this year.
October 22nd – Confidence with Computation – Elementary School:
Learn how you can help your child develop confidence with math
computation by using easy, straightforward techniques and tips.
November 19th – Confidence with Computation – Middle School
Learn how to help your child develop an understanding of math facts and
make math connections by using easy, straightforward techniques and tips.
December 17th – Light the Motivational Fire: Explore the varying degrees of structure in the motivational process, with the goal of creating independent learners.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & To RSVP:
Call Michele D.Anderson Center Director, at michele@stlsylvan.com or
314-831-6161 – Seminars are on Wednesday evening @ 7:00 pm.