Students who typically enroll in a Study Skills class are ones who benefit from high frequency, individualized support for a variety of reasons: 

• students who need help with organization and time management 
• students who need help with managing stress 
• students with specific learning differences who need help in learning how to utilize their accommodations and developing individualized learning strategies to work around their specific areas of challenge 
• students who need help with making connections in the curriculum or need more guided practice in doing reading, writing, or math assignments 
• students who are waiting for developmental maturity to catch up and need help managing expectations of a fast paced and demanding academic environment
   

Students work on individually identified goals based on their own specific learning profile, but the group setting allows them to work collaboratively on similar assignments or learn different strategies from peers. Initial emphasis is on developing habits for tracking assignments, time management, willingness to ask for and accept help, and metacognition. Once students have established regular habits around turning assignments in on time, higher order study skills are introduced. Rather than a separate study skills curriculum (ie stand alone unit on note taking or mnemonic memory strategies), students are learning to apply these skills to their coursework from their content area classes. While Study Skills teachers can help support students in their content area classes, the class does not provide basic skill remediation, and Study Skills teachers are not necessarily content area specialists across subjects. 

The Study Skills teacher serves as an advocate for the student in helping them navigate their accommodations and communications with their teachers. Study Skills teachers work closely with classroom teachers so they know what the assignment expectations are and can help the classroom teacher better understand the student’s learning profile. The teacher also has regular communication with parents around assignment completion and progress.

The fee for the 2020-21 school year is $7722 and a variety of payment plans can be arranged with the business office. Upper School students can take Study Skills by trimester and the cost of the program is prorated for the time they are enrolled ($2574 per trimester). Middle School students are committed to a full year. 

Families already receiving financial aid will receive an additional award for the Study Skills class. Families who are not currently receiving aid for tuition but need assistance with the additional Study Skills cost can fill out the financial aid forms through the School and Student Services (SSS) and see if they qualify for an award.