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CHART YOUR COURSESM - Middle School Program
 

Student Academic and Life Organizing Skills for Smooth Sailing!

This program is an opportunity for students and parents to obtain assistance focusing on young adult learning strategies through organizational techniques. Through Chart Your CourseSM, children will have the opportunity to identify their strengths and capitalize on those strengths to achieve their goals. Chart Your CourseSM is cost effective, individualized and efficient. Enroll today!

COURSE FORMAT

  • held at participating schools/libraries/community centers

  • broken into 1.5 hour classes

  • classes are continually planned throughout the school year and summer

  • 4-6 students per course

  • handbook is included in the class fee

 COURSE OVERVIEW

ASSESSMENT
  • Identify student strengths and their skill set.
  • Expose challenges to overcome.
  • Determine learning needs, styles and preferences.
  • Explore how students think and links to organization.

GOAL SETTING
  • Why students do not set goals.
  • The value of goals when creating change.
  • What are your priorities in school, out of school.
  • How to work toward your goals.
TIME MANAGEMENT
  • Discover the value of time management as the foundation for overall organization.
  • Strategies to develop a personal time management process to gain control over your goals and tasks.
  • Guidelines for effective decision making.
STUDY SKILLS
  • Learn various methods to effectively record and retain information.
  • Recognizing daily energy levels and integrating them with tasks.
  • Prioritizing techniques to prevent procrastination.
  • Demystifying test types and corresponding study habits.
  • Controlling test taking anxiety.
  • Develop effective reading strategies.
LEARNING STYLES AND ORGANIZATION
  • Determine your individual learning styles.
  • The benefits to applying your preferred learning style to your daily habits.
  • Develop organizational processes according to your learning styles.

STUDY SPACE
  • “I did it but I can’t find my homework” and other issues resulting from lacking a   functional organizational system.
  • Exposure to tools that compliment your academic and personal needs.
  • Developing organizational routines that match your natural tendencies, resulting in an increase of motivation.
ACTION PLAN
  • Summarize key techniques to manage your individual challenges.
  • Design an organizational plan to use as a reference tool for continued action.
  • Implementation strategies to identify next steps.