WORKSHOPS Workshops recently updated! Meyers Learning Center's popular workshops are catered to the needs of students entering 1st to 12th grades in age-appropriate groupings. Important Workshop Information! * Grade levels indicate students in or going into the noted grade for the 2008/2009 school year. * Workshops may be canceled if fewer than 3 students register. (Fees would be refunded.) * All workshops taught by experienced MLC staff and held at our office in Cupertino (see Contact Us page for address). * Please print and send in this registration form Stay in touch for upcoming workshops! Please email ali@meyerslearningcenter.com if you are interested in hearing about future workshops. December workshops - Registration due by November 30, 2008 Bootcamp: Time Management and Organizational Skills   Register Now! What: Get in gear! These one-day intensive workshops highlight tools that students can use to manage and organize themselves and their school work. Workshops will be engaging, interactive, and practical! When & Whom: 4th to 8th grade - December 6: 10am-1pm 9th to 12th grade - December 7: 11am-2pm Cost: $165 - Includes a 3 hour session and required course materials Bootcamp: Study Skills   Register Now! What: Get fit for exams! This intensive workshop highlights tools that students can use to study efficiently and prepare themselves for exams. It will be engaging, interactive, and practical! When & Whom: Middle and High School students - December 7: 3-6pm Cost: $165 - Includes a 3 hour session and required course materials Master Those Math Facts!   Register Now! What: Are your times tables rusty and your order of operations chaotic? In this Math Fact series, based on methods developed by Making Math Real, students will increase speed and accuracy in math operations while gaining fact fluency. We will also explore fun memorization strategies for diverse learning styles. Students can expect to gain confidence, accuracy, and efficiency in solving problems. When & Whom: Upper elementrary or middle-school students Series A - December 6 and 13: 10 - 11:30am Series B - January 31 and February 7: 10 - 11:30am Cost: $165 - Includes 2 sessions (3 hours total) and required course materials (indicate Series A or Series B when you register). Geometry Bootcamp   Register Now! What: Proofs, proofs, and more proofs! Understanding the fundamentals of proofs is critical to success in geometry and more advanced math classes. If you are in your teens, you most likely are already doing proofs all the time. We will focus mainly on proving triangles congruent to teach how proofs work. Learn about deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning and find out what WIBNI is. You will learn great tricks to successfully tackle proofs. When: Series A - January 3 and 10: 10 - 11:30am Series B - February 14 and 21: 10 - 11:30am Cost: $165 - Includes 2 sessions (3 hours total) and required course materials (indicate Series A or Series B when you register). Algebra 1 Bootcamp   Register Now! What: Join us to keep your brain in the game and build confidence in Algebra. This workshop will cover a range of concepts covered in the first year of Algebra. Students will learn about and practice the following concepts: review real numbers, solve equations and inequalities, understand how to graph and write linear equations (Y = mX + b), solve systems of linear equations, use a clear method for factoring polynomials, graph and understand quadratic functions and formula, and prove the truth of the Pythagorean Theorem. When: Series A - January 17 and 24: 10 - 11:30am Series B - February 28 and March 7: 10 - 11:30am Cost: $165 - Includes 2 sessions (3 hours total) and required course materials (indicate Series A or Series B when you register).