VALUE LEARNING CORE COURSES

GPA plays a very important role in university application. However, to choose the right courses and maintain good grades is not easy, no matter in AP, IB or A-Level systems. Therefore ValueLearning has established the GPA Support program. Firstly consultants provide professional guidance and suggestions to help students select the right courses for them; then the teaching team looks into the schools, courses, teachers’ requirement and rubrics, and use the information to design the curriculum accordingly; lastly experienced teachers teach the students the relevant contents and the necessary abilities. In this way students can choose the suitable courses with academic values and maintain good grades.

AP, IB and A-Level are the three most popular curriculum systems in the world. Since 2013 ValueLearning has been offering tutoring for more than 30 AP subjects. Later, to cater for students' demands, we have started providing tutoring for IB, A-Level, MYP and IGCSE. Through more than 7 years of accumulation, teachers and teaching methods have been improved. At present, there are experienced teacher ready covering most of the subjects in the three major curriculum systems, including EE, IA and TOK from IB. We serve more than 1,000 students every year, and at least 80 percent of them get satisfactory results.

SAT subject tests can show students’ abilities in certain subjects they choose. Students are required to submit the scores of 2-3 subjects by some universities during the application process. Therefore SAT subject test is of great importance. The SAT subject tests can be divided into five categories with 20 subjects: mathematics, science, literature, history and languages. ValueLearning offers most of them. In addition to the common subjects, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and US history, the uncommon subjects can also be provided, including Latin, Spanish, French, world history, and English literature. Moreover, ValueLearning’s teachers are very familiar with not only the SAT subject tests but also other exams, such as AP, IB, and A-Level. They can help the students plan and prepare to combine different tests and exams and make the most of the students’ time.

Participation in competitions has always been an effective way to show one’s academic abilities and persuade the university admission officers. ValueLearning offers competition prep classes, targeting at AMC 8/10/12, Physics Bowl, USA Biology Olympiad (USABO), U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO), USA Computing Olympiad (USACO), Brain Bee and some other competitions. Experienced teachers guide the students to achieve excellent results, making a strong case for their university applications.

Since 2013, ValueLearning has been devoted to tutoring various international curriculums, exams and competitions. During this process, we have served a large number of Chinese students from international schools, international divisions, American high schools, and high schools in other countries. They have some problems in common, for example lack of knowledge about the global issues, lack of original ideas, and lack of knowledge and training regarding lab report writing. These problems have affected not only their studies and grades, but also their social lives. Therefore ValueLearning has designed and launched the signature courses. The courses teach students effective solutions to the commonly encountered problems, and improve their abilities. In return, the students can see their grades increase and adjust themselves well to the international environment.