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Class Guide: For Academic Achievers
Published: August 2011
Academic Achievement

Accepted Prep
650-308-6328
info@acceptedprep.com
www.acceptedprep.com
Accepted Prep offers group sessions and one-on-one tutoring services to help students improve their test scores. Accepted offers test preparation services on SAT, SAT II, AP exams, GRE, and GMAT. Classes will be held at Palo Alto High School. Accepted PrepĂ­s team-centric approach aims to deliver a fun, collaborative learning environment.

AJ Tutoring, LLC
430 Cambridge Ave. #110
Palo Alto
650-331-3251
www.ajtutoring.com
AJ Tutoring, LLC helps students conquer the SAT, ACT and SAT Subject Tests. Its one-on-one tutoring is an efficient and effective way to improve scores, while small-group classes provide students with a positive, dynamic and collaborative learning environment that fits any budget.

Challenger School
3880 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto
650-213-8245
ChallengerSchool.com
Challenger School is an independent private school that focuses on academic excellence, individual achievement, critical thinking skills, and self-reliance. Challenger students achieve scores on average in the 90th percentile on the national Stanford Achievement Test (SAT). Tour the campus to learn about Challenger's preschool through eighth-grade programs.

Children's Health Council
650 Clark Way
Palo Alto
650-326-5530
www.chconline.org
help@chconline.org
For struggling learners, getting the right kind of attention to enjoy learning can make all the difference in how a child feels about his or herself and school. Children's Health Council's Learning Center offers a range of services for struggling learners: evaluation, individual support/coaching, assistive technology, school-placement services and more.

College Goals
PO Box 18777
Stanford
401-247-2629
www.collegegoals.com
andrea_van_niekerk@collegegoals.com
Private college admission counseling designed by highly experienced ex-Ivy League admission officer and freshman academic advisor. Counsel high school students across all levels of college selectivity and preparation and on all aspects of a thoughtful, ethical and appropriate college-application process. Work both in person and through email.

Emerson School
2800 W. Bayshore Road
Palo Alto
650-424-1221
650-856-2778 (fax)
www.headsup.org
pacdc@headsup.org
Emerson School, a private, non-sectarian program for grades 1-8, operates on a year-round full-day schedule providing superior academic preparation, international courses (Chinese, Spanish) and individualized Montessori curriculum. Visit website for details.

Learning Strategies
PO Box 535
La Honda, CA, 94020
650-747-9651
www.creative-learning-strategies.com
victoriaskinner@creative-learning-strategies.com
A highly qualified Learning Strategies tutor will come to the home, work around vacation schedules and set up individual learning programs curtailed to the student's needs.

Palo Alto Adult School
50 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto
650-329-3752
650-329-8515 (fax)
www.paadultschool.org
Hands-on computer, language, test preparation, writing, investment and certificate courses available. Hundreds of online classes are offered by the Palo Alto Adult School in conjunction with Education to Go.

QWERTY Education Services
1050 Chestnut St., #201
Menlo Park
650-326-8484
www.qwertyed.com
info@qwertyed.com
Academic tutoring and diagnostic educational evaluation for K-12 and college. Professional educators and diagnosticians work with students to build understanding of their learning, resulting in improved confidence and academic progress. Professional education services since 1976. Contact Michael Perez, director, for a no-cost phone consultation.



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