Summer Course Descriptions

Summer Math Programs

Math Foundations
Grades K-12

Math is the most common subject students pursue at Brock’s Academy, for private school, homeschool partnerships, and subject based tutoring.  Unlike the franchise model, our Math Foundations summer program is math instruction designed specifically for your child.  Our team will assess your child’s current skill level and design curriculum just for them.  One instructor works with your child for the entire session and your child’s development determines the pace.  Content includes beginning math through AP.

Math Skills for Accelerated Learners
K-12 – Level Determined by Testing

Our Math Skills for Accelerated Learners summer program is designed for the gifted and talented student.  A designer math program, Math Skills for Accelerated Learners allows your child the freedom to select areas of interest to be included in their summer math program.  One instructor works with your child for the entire session and your child’s development determines the pace with instruction moving faster through skills mastered and allocating extra time toward areas of need.

Summer Reading Programs

Building Strong Readers
Grades K-6

Research shows that a student’s reading ability is the number one indicator of their future academic success.  Brock’s Academy has literacy instructors trained to help and inspire all types of readers: dyslexic readers, children with eye-tracking challenges, gifted and talented readers, and reluctant readers.  Our Building Strong Readers summer program includes both a skill assessment an interest inventory so our team creates a summer reading program that builds your child’s skills while nurturing his or her natural curiosity.

Reading Skills for Academic Success
Grades 7-12

High schools and colleges cite reading skills as a critical for success in higher-level instruction and job settings.  Our Reading Skills for Academic Success summer program helps junior high and high school level students become more effective readers.  Tailored to your child’s needs, instruction can be supplied in fiction, non-fiction, scientific literature, primary source materials, or poetry.

Summer Writing Lab

Summer Writing Lab
Grades K-12

Our Summer Writing Lab gives your child individualized instruction on core writing skills such as organization, voice, diction, and grammar while allowing your child the freedom to write about topics interest.  Non-fiction writing instruction can include research papers, persuasive essays, or informative essays, while fiction writing can be taught using a variety of genres including mystery, science fiction, and poetry.  Our instructors are trained to work with early writing through advanced high school students and can support writers facing challenges including dysgraphia and ADHD.

Summer Tutoring

Subject Specific Summer Tutoring
Grades K-12

Brock’s Academy provides single subject tutoring from the kindergarten through high school AP content.  Unlike the franchise model, our Summer Tutoring is designed specifically for your child.  One instructor works with your child for the entire session.  Your child’s current skill level will be assessed so your child is tutored only in areas of need.  Your child’s development dictates the instructional pace, so your child moves faster through easier content and gets extra time on areas of greatest need.

Credit Courses

High School Credit Recovery – Graduation Safety Net
Grades 9 – 12

Your high school student may be able to use the summer to take or re-take credit courses that satisfy graduation requirements. Brock’s Academy is an Washington state approved private school with transcripts accepted by high schools and colleges nationwide.  Course offerings are aligned to your child’s school transcript.

Credit Courses for GPA Improvement
Grades 9 – 12

Your high school student can re-take most academic courses over the summer to augment or possibly replace the current grade on their child’s transcript.  Brock’s Academy is an OSPI Washington state approved private school with transcripts accepted by high schools and colleges nationwide. Course offerings are aligned to your child’s school transcript.

Credit Courses for Accelerated Learning
Grades 9 – 12

Your high school student can complete a course over the summer eliminating the need to take the course in the fall.  Brock’s Academy is an OSPI Washington state approved private school with transcripts accepted by high schools and colleges nationwide.  We offer over 80 credit courses including foreign language, science, mathematics (through AP calculus), social studies, and language arts.

Readiness Programs

Junior High Readiness
Grades 5-9

Our Junior High Readiness program supports the growth of executive functioning skills by providing instruction in time management, study habits, note taking and organizational strategies.  Your child partners with his/her instructor to explore various strategies, select strategies they want to use, practice the strategies, and then write their junior high plan to use in the fall.  This program is for the student new to the multi-class, multi-teacher school day or the student who has not yet transitioned successfully to the multi-class, multi-teacher school day.

High School Readiness
Grades 9 – 12

Our High School Readiness program supports the growth of executive functioning at a more advanced level to help students balance academics and against other schedule demands such as athletics and part-time jobs.  Additionally, the program is designed to help students identify and advocate for their needs in an academic setting.  Topics may include time management, task prioritization, and understanding learning preferences.  This program is for new high school students, current high school students facing new scheduling challenges or current high school students who have not yet transitioned successfully to the high school setting.

College Readiness
Grades 9-12

Stud­ies have found anywhere from 28% to 40% percent of university students and 50% or more of community college students enroll in at least one remedial course.  Designed for college bound high school students, our College Readiness summer program provides assessment and tutoring bundles focused on reading, writing or math.

Special Needs

Summer Tutoring, Special Needs
Grades K-12

All of our credit courses, summer tutoring, and summer skill building programs are appropriate for learners with special needs.  Our staff is trained to offer specialized instruction to support dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, Asperger’s, and mild autism.

Junior High Readiness, Special Needs
Grades 5 – 9

Our Junior High Readiness, Special Needs program provides specialized instruction for students with learning challenges that impact executive functioning.  Instructional areas may include time management, study habits, note taking, attention awareness, and organizational strategies.  This program is for students with specific needs as identified by a 504 plan, IEP, or academic assessment.

High School Readiness, Special Needs
Grades 9 – 12

Our High School Readiness, Special Needs program provides specialized instruction for students with learning challenges that impact executive functioning.  Instructional areas may include time management, study habits, note taking, organizational strategies and for older students, learning to understand and advocate for accommodations.  This program is designed for students with specific needs as identified by a 504 plan, IEP, IEP transition plan, or academic assessment.

PSAT Prep, SAT Prep or ACT Prep

Brock’s Academy provides ACT, PSAT and SAT test preparation all year.   Unlike other solutions that use generic test prep curriculum, Brock’s Academy will assess your child performance and use the results to create a custom PSAT, SAT or ACT test preparation program.  Your child then receives one-on-one instruction from his or her test preparation trainer.

Homeschooling Support

Homeschooling Partnership
Grades K – 12

Homeschool families can supplement their child’s homeschool curriculum by integrating services from Brock’s Academy.  Our Homeschooling Partnership is a true partnership as our team works with you to design your child’s curriculum including understanding your family’s learning values.  Partnerships can include tutoring, single-courses, or specialized instruction.