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09622 Competitive Programming for USACO (计算机奥林匹克竞赛) Course 2 for Silver

Instructor: Colby Brown

Eight 90-minutes sessions work on Competitive Programming CP4 Book 1 using C++ or Java. CP4 Book 1 suitable for High School Students who are competing in the annual USACO, International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) (including the National or Provincial Olympiads) as the it covers most of the current IOI Syllabus.

USA Computing Olympiad website: USACO http://www.usaco.org/index.php  Preparing Resources http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=resources

This course is for students who already in Bronze and would like to improve ability for Silver. 

Colby has extensive experiences on Competitive Programming. He competed in a variety of academic competitions, including Texas UIL computer science and physics and ACM collegiate programming competitions, where he regularly placed.

09621 Competitive Programming for USACO (计算机奥林匹克竞赛) Course 1 for Bronze

Instructor: Colby Brown

Eight 90-minutes sessions work on Competitive Programming CP4 Book 1 using C++ or Java. CP4 Book 1 suitable for High School Students who are competing in the annual USACO, International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) (including the National or Provincial Olympiads) as the it covers most of the current IOI Syllabus.

USA Computing Olympiad website: USACO http://www.usaco.org/index.php  Preparing Resources http://www.usaco.org/index.php?page=resources

在USACO.org注册账户后， 学生自动进入Bronze division 竞赛 参加12月第一轮的比赛， 然后凭成绩晋级。 Access training materials 需要再在http://train.usaco.org 注册一个 账号， 然后就可以看到上面这些内容。 这个竞赛是个人赛，凭个人能力晋级Bronze, Silver，Gold

Colby has extensive experiences on Competitive Programming. He competed in a variety of academic competitions, including Texas UIL computer science and physics and ACM collegiate programming competitions, where he regularly placed.

12050 College Application Essay 大学申请文书 一对一辅导

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher and Sarah Bobson

In this 8-session course, Dr. Sprecher or Ms. Bobson will teach students how to present themselves and write excellent college application essays

Reference book: 

08911 PreACT 8/9 Test Prep （8年级PreACT考试准备课）English and Reading

Instructor: Jessica Fonvergne

In the first week of November BSD will give all 8th graders a College Readiness Test (Pre-ACT 8/9)

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/teaching-learning/accountability/assessment 

Under College Readiness Testing 

https://share.act.org/watch/9F8ToeShVokU8VifpQT28K?

PreACT 8/9 measures English, math, reading, and science.

08912 PreACT 8/9 Test Prep （8年级PreACT考试准备课）Math and Science

Instructor: Hannah Kapoor

In the first week of November BSD will give all 8th graders a College Readiness Test (Pre-ACT 8/9)

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/teaching-learning/accountability/assessment 

Under College Readiness Testing 

https://share.act.org/watch/9F8ToeShVokU8VifpQT28K?

PreACT 8/9 measures English, math, reading, and science.

08150 Middle School Subjects 1-on-1 tutoring  中学科目一对一辅导

Instructor: TBD

8 sessions Tutoring Subjects:

English Vocabulary, Reading, Grammar, Writing
Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, AGS 1, 2, 3 
AOPS Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, AMC8
SSAT/ISEE Test Prep (for Private High School Application)

12150 High School Subjects 1-on-1 tutoring 高中或AP科目一对一辅导  

Instructors: TBD

8 sessions in Summer Term

Tutoring Subjects:

High School English Vocabulary, Reading, Grammar, Writing

AP or IB Level English, Calculus, Physics, Chemistry, Biology

Standardized Test Prep: PSAT11, SAT, ACT

College Application Essay

05150 Elementary School 1-on-1 tutoring 小学科目一对一辅导 

Instructors: TBD

8 sessions for the Summer Term

Tutoring Subjects

English Vocabulary and Reading
English Grammar and Writing
Singapore Dimensions Math Grade 2A to 5A
Numbers to Algebra
Pre-Algebra (for Placement test)
ITBS Test Prep
CogAT Test Prep
SSAT/ISEE Test Prep (for Private Middle School Application)

10941 Grammar Review for SAT and ACT Exams

Instructor： Dr. Katharine Sprecher

Textbook: SAT Grammar

https://www.amazon.com/Sixth-Ultimate-Guide-SAT%C2%AE-Grammar/dp/1733589597

09080 Literary Reading/Analysis/Writing for Grade 9 

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher

Students will explore literary genres, elements, and devices to think about and write literary analyses that examine the authors' employment of techniques such as symbolism, theme, point of view and voice, and characterization. The course will include strategies for decoding new vocabulary, reading comprehension, annotating and note-taking, brainstorming unique ideas, and crafting well-articulated analyses.

Books:

City of the Beasts (Memories of the Eagle and the Jaguar, 1) by Isabelle Allende

Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle) (The Books of Earthsea, 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin

07060 Nonfiction Reading, Research, Analysis, & Writing for Innovation, Grade 6-7

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher

Dr. Sprecher created this special summer course to teach complex, age-appropriate skills–reading and analyzing nonfiction texts, conducting research and synthesizing ideas, creative brainstorming, and nonfiction writing.  The course will center Naomi Klein’s “young readers” text How to Change Everything: The Young Human’s Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other, as well as supplementary materials. Students will study the science, history, and sociology of climate change and explore ways they, as developing leaders and thinkers, can contribute to positive change as scientists, engineers, tech innovators, attorneys, writers, artists, policy developers, educators, business heads, and more.

Books required for this course:

Naomi Klein’s “young readers” text How to Change Everything: The Young Human’s Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

07080 Literary Reading/Analysis/Writing for Grade 6-7

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher

Students will explore literary genres, elements, and devices to think about and write literary analyses that examine the authors' employment of techniques such as symbolism, theme, point of view, voice, and characterization. The course will include strategies for decoding new vocabulary, reading comprehension, annotating and note-taking, brainstorming unique ideas, and crafting well-articulated analyses.

Books:

Song for a Whale, by Lynne Kelley

See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng

08040 Writing Workshop for Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (Grade 7-8)

Instructor: Dr. Katharine Sprecher

The nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens https://www.artandwriting.org/awards/

This course will guide students through the process of writing an essay for the “Personal Essay and Memoir” category of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards – “the nation’s longest running, most prestigious program for creative teens.” Instruction will include step-by-step guidance and skill-building in the stages of writing personal narratives, examination and analysis of exemplary model essays, and continued feedback on students’ developing essays. (Contest submission requires students to be 13+ years old by the December 7 deadline, in grades 7 through 12, and “Residing in the United States, U.S. territories or military bases, or Canada.” $10 entry fee.)