Complete Academic Program

     This program is designed to be the most comprehensive one-on-one guidance program that exists. Through meeting and working with your instructor face-to-face on a bi-monthly basis, as well as possessing unlimited contact and interaction via email and phone, this program is personalized and fits students of all walks to make sure that they are utilizing their educational opportunities to the best of their ability. Since every student is unique and learns at his/her own individual pace, the assessment aspect of this program is personalized and detailed.

Academic Preparation for 7th-9th Graders

     This program focuses heavily on increasing vocabulary and reading comprehension for each individual student. With personalized attention given to the students individual interests, this program builds critical time-management and learning skills during this crucial period of development.

College Preparation Program for 10th-11th Graders

    Our college preparation program for 10th-11th graders focuses heavily on readying each student for the college entrance exams (i.e. the S.A.T. or A.C.T.). First, an assessment is done to evaluate the student and deduce which test will be best suited for the learning style. The test preparation consists of weekly assignments and activities which, again, are designated on a student-to-student basis. In other words, what works for one student does not necessarily work for another, and we will assess your student and reach that conclusion for you.

College Application for 12th Graders

     Let us walk you through every step of the college selection process. From narrowing down your options, to working on the applications and the essays and, finally, helping you select the college/university that best "fits" your needs, we are at your side through each and every twist and turn to help you avoid any bumps in the road. Even though we have worked with a large number and diverse variety of students, none of them are like YOU and that is what we will help you convey to the different universities that you choose to apply to: YOU ARE UNIQUE.

"A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "X's" and "O's" as compared to time spent learning about people"
- Mike Krzyzewski

Admission Essay Option

    This option is available for those students who want assistance brainstorming, constructing, editing and concluding the PERFECT COLLEGE ESSAYS. It is an option for many students who are confident that they know, exactly, where they want to go to college. Brady is widely recognized as the Top Essay Coach in the Country and will certainly guide you in crafting the most unique, well put-together, successful essay(s) possible. As opposed to the Complete College Program, this option includes ONLY essay work and not admissions guidance, college selection assistance, letters of recommendation and education counseling. This is strictly focused on the Essay: the most important piece of the application process, crafted to express your true individuality.

The 'College Experience' Trips

     Each year The Group embarks on a few select journeys to expose and educate students on their vast array of choices for entering college. Only a small number of students are taken on each trip in order to make sure that the focus remain on learning and that the dynamic maintain productivity. Each student will have the opportunity to see a variety of campuses and atmospheres as well as meet with pertinent faculty and/or staff in order to better understand a school's academic and program offerings. Students are able to sit-in on a real college course, work on their writing skills every night, achieve community service hours and get a better insider's look into the various campuses than any other program or opportunity would be able to provide. Trips in the past have included covering various schools in Florida, Boston, New York City, California, Colorado, North Carolina and Illinois (Chicago).

"You cannot acquire experience by making experiments. You cannot create experience. You must undergo it." - Albert Camus

High School Hikes

      This program was born out of a great need to reconnect young people with nature. This connection plays a significant role in increasing student's abilities to focus, decompress and to build a stronger, more confident idea of self. Inspired by Richard Louv's book, Last Child in the Woods, this program will consist of at least two trips per year to various national parks, state parks and/or national forests for 4 days of hiking, writing, talking, reflecting and renewing the spirit. For more information, or to learn about the upcoming trip, please contact us via email.

Rapid Learners

    This program is for highly committed middle school students. RapidLearners runs on a quarterly basis, every third Saturday. The curriculum is set up around a theme which will include reading, writing and discussion assignments. The students are pressed to expand their ordinary perspectives into extraordinary devices for learning by covering ideas of morality, heroism, love, loss and more. This is mostly a discussion-based course that utilizes advanced materials and self-discipline as mechanisms for learning.

"Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future."
- Euripides