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New to South Carolina, Athena In-Home Tutoring of Columbia, is part of the well-known and successful Athena Learning Centers franchise based in New Jersey. Owner Candace Shiver, an honors graduate of Spelman College and Duke University School of Law, places a high value on education, and has brought to her hometown a research-based and customized approach to extended learning that is proven to give your child a competitive edge in school!
Athena offers one-on-one and small group tutoring to students in grades K-12 and in subject areas including, though not limited to, Math, Reading, Writing, and Science. Athena also offers SAT®/ACT® Exam Prep courses for high school students. Athena Tutors also provide guidance and tips on study skills and assist with homework and special assignments.
What Makes Athena Different?
Athena is dedicated to the academic success of your child, recognizing that each child has his or her own unique learning style, strengths, talents, and abilities. Athena, therefore, uniquely offers a program designed to help each child discover and reach his and her full potential.
The Athena Advantage includes:
- Certified, Dedicated, and Award-Winning Teachers
- The Best-in-Class Providers of Education: Pearson Education and The Princeton Review
- Research-based, Proven Study Methodologies
- Curriculum aligned with South Carolina’s Education Standards
- Remedial and Enrichment Programs designed to supplement or enhance academic curriculum
- Proprietary Assessments with easy-to-understand and immediately accessible results
- Student Progress Tracking Systems with Regular Check Points throughout each module and post testing to access self-paced progress
- Flexibility of In-Home Tutoring or Alternate Tutoring Sites
With Athena’s after school K-12 tutoring, you can have your child tutored at your home or at another location convenient for you! Athena has partnered with libraries, community centers, churches, and other facilities right in your area!
Special Programs and Features
Quick Reads Early Learner Reading Program
- Expands academic vocabulary
- Supports comprehension and fluent reading
- Builds capacity for complex texts
Athena’s Literacy Curriculum
- Finds root causes of gaps and misunderstanding
- Emphasizes proficiency in informational text, developing content area literacy, climbing staircase of increasing text complexity
- Appropriate for Remedial or Enrichment
Athena’s Math Curriculum
- Emphasizes basic skills, problem solving, in-depth conceptual understanding
- Includes deep focus on underlying mathematical concepts that are the foundation for more advanced mathematics
- Builds on student prior knowledge, finds root causes of the gaps and flaws in understanding, revises understanding of mathematical concepts, and monitors progress.
Athena’s MATH-For Enrichment
- Focus on Math Enrichment instead of catch-up
- The #1 math curriculum in U.S. schools today and has earned top ratings from the U.S. Department of Education
- Can prepare students for Athena’s more advanced Math
- Incorporate problem-based interactive learning with strong visual learning to deepen conceptual understanding
- Includes Pre-Algebra/Algebra 1/Geometry/Algebra 2+ for High School math curriculum
University-bound SAT/ACT Tutoring
- Have in-depth discussion and Q&A with your instructor
- Compile a complete set of organized notes for home study
- Review on-line and with a Princeton Review DVD
- Have access to full length practice tests
Athena In-Home Tutoring of Columbia is now enrolling students!
Tutoring Offered Monday – Saturday; Hours: Times convenient to parent and teacher
Call today to schedule your appointment!
Call 803.716.9095 or 1.888.661.2299 or visit Athena Learning Center – Columbia for more information.