Summer Workshops
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Continue your learning in summer. Enroll in PEL summer workshops. (Summer workshops may not be offer in some centers)

Summer Workshops

Math Workshop
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For a productive and enjoyable summer activity with lifelong benefits, we would recommend your child enroll in our Summer Math workshop.
 
What is the goals of the Math workshop?
The goals of this workshop is to develop mathematical critical thinking skills, including reasoning, modelling, making connections between ideas.  To learn to  approach word problems in a consistent and systematic way. 
 
Why is critical thinking important?
Critical thinking is expected in higher  education. The skills developed in critical thinking directly help students do better at the mathematical reasoning tests. 
​Today one of the most important criteria for success in college is the ability to think independently while being logical at the same time.

How does this workshop improve critical thinking?
Through active class participation and practice, students learn to ask the right questions, approach a problem from a different angle or a new perspective, to think creatively and logically, to reason and make connections between different ideas.
Reading & Comprehension Workshop
​Why is comprehension skills important?
Good comprehension leads to success in school and a lifelong love of reading.
 
How does this workshop improve comprehension?
Increased fluency and speed will improve your child’s ability to focus on understanding and enjoying books.
In class, your child will participate in guided comprehension-building discussions, and will learn to identify main events, reflect on character development, setting, plot, and story structure.  Students learn to enter into the world of the book, identify with characters and create mental pictures of the story.

How does this workshop develop love of reading?
In this workshop, students develop fluency and comprehension by reading and discussing some of the best books ever written for young readers.  As a result, your child will develop the skills and confidence needed to read larger books successfully and become more deeply absorbed in stories.  The experience of being completely absorbed in stories provides the basis for a lifelong love of reading and is the foundation for future academic success.
Writing Workshop
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Why is writing important?
Writing is a necessary and valuable form of human communication.  Learning how to write well provides your child with lifelong benefits and prepares him or her for success.  Today, students entering college need to have a strong writing foundation in order to produce excellent essays and written responses.  Beyond college, many careers require some form of writing. In order to be prepared for the future, students need to keep improving their writing skills.
 
How does this workshop improve writing?
The goal of this summer workshop is to fill up your child’s writing toolbox with skills that make the writing process manageable.  By the end of the workshop your child will have received support with writing conventions, strategies and the use of various genres.  The workshop will prepare your child for the grade into which he or she is entering.
 
How does this workshop develop love of writing?
Helping your child to appreciate writing and to become a more effective writer is the goal of the workshop.  Through simple explanations and engaging in-class activities, your child will discover that writing can be enjoyable.

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