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LifeWorks SAT Prep

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LifeWorks will be offering its next SAT Prep Course starting Saturday, March 3rd at 10am. This course will include 20 hours of in-class instruction, 14 hours of guided homework support, a full-length SAT diagnostic exam, and a personalized online account with access to thousands of practice problems and video solutions.

We will be using one of the most powerful, exciting curriculums available anywhere. To take a peek, please check out the video below:

The complete schedule of this course is as follows:

Sat, Mar 3, 10 – 12:30pm
Sat, Mar 10, 10 – 12:30pm
Sat, Mar 18, 10 – 12:30pm
Sat, Mar 24, 10 – 12:30pm
Sat, Mar 31, 10 – 12:30pm
Sat, Apr 7, 10 – 12:30pm
Sat, Apr 14, 10 – 2:00pm – Diagnostic Exam
Sat, Apr 21, 10 – 12:30pm

Sat, Apr 28, 10 – 12:30pm

In addition, we will be offering seven (7) two-hour homework support sessions on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7:30, starting March 6th. Students will be able to make up missed sessions by attending regular group sessions during the week at no additional charge.

Space is limited to nine students.

The cost of this course is $900. However, we are committed to making our test prep services available to all, so we pledge not to turn anyone away for lack of funds. (Please contact Jai Flicker at jai@lifeworkslearningcetner.com if you require assistance.)

 

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Energy Bar Wrappers = Clean Water

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At LifeWorks, we need to keep our students fueled up while they study so we make sure to provide plenty of healthful snacks. On any given day,  students can find an assortment of goodies ranging from organic apples and clementines, to roasted almonds, to a wide assortment of teas, and of course a generous selection of energy bars. The kids love it and it helps them stay focused. The only down side is the waste created by all those bars!

Which is where TerraCycle comes in! TerraCycle is a non-profit organization that, among other things, collects used energy bar wrappers and turns them into new products. In addition to keeping wrappers out of the landfill, TerraCycle also gives participants points for each wrapper sent in. This is the first year we have participated in this program and I am pleased to announce that over the past several months, we have collected enough bar wrappers to provide clean drinking water for 16 people for a full year!

This amazing opportunity to give in this way was made possible by another inspiring organization called Charity: Water. In just five years, they have provided clean drinking water to over 2 million people and counting. So if you don’t already, start saving your wrappers! There is good work to be done throughout the world!

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The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

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Daniel Pink shows that deep motivation does not come from incentives and disincentives, but rather from a connection to meaning and purpose.

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Self-Theories

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How Our Theories about Ourselves Affect Motivation, Personality, and Development

Over the past two decades, Stanford research Self-Theoriespsychologist Carol Dweck has made some surprising discoveries about why so many highly intelligent students chronically fail to live up their “potential,” while other students never seem to shy away from a challenge. Dweck offers convincing evidence that what underlies these different patterns of behavior is a student’s inherited theory of intelligence and how it relates to one’s self.

In Self-Theories, Dweck presents two competing views of intelligence: a fixed theory and a growth theory. From within the fixed theory, intelligence is seen as an innate capacity, one that is inborn, predetermined and unchanging. Under a growth theory, however, intelligence is more closely associated with the acquisition of knowledge, something that if you work hard at you can gain more of.

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The Path to Purpose

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Helping Our Children Find Their Calling

In The Path to Purpose, Stanford psychologist William Damon explores what he calls the culmination of thirty years of research on moral commitment, character education and human development, or, put more succinctly, the role of purpose in youth development. Damon’s conclusion is straightforward. For young people, “finding a clear purpose in life is essential for their achievement of happiness.”

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Devin Patrick

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Devin shares her experience at LifeWorks just before heading off to college.

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Learn • Grow • Live

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From the beginning, my vision for LifeWorks was to create a place where students could come get help with more than just homework. I also wanted to support them in doing lifework: to help them find greater meaning in their lives, to support them in making healthy choices for themselves, and to teach them to listen for the early signs of their true calling.

This founding vision is what I feel sets LifeWorks apart.

-Jai Flicker

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