SAT Prep Course This Spring

By Ms. N. Cromarty, Director of Student Services

Back by popular demand! Register for our spring SAT prep course, conducted in partnership with Can-Am Test Prep Academy.
By Ms. N. Cromarty, Director of Student Services
 
We are offering another SAT preparation course this April for grade 10 and 11 students interested in taking the SAT on May 4. We are very pleased to partner with Frazer Roland of Can-Am Test Prep Academy. Mr. Roland will be conducting the course, which includes four sessions: April 13, 19, 20 and 27.

Registration Details
To register, please email senior reception with your name, grade level and the sessions you would like to attend. Course registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis and is limited to 25 students. The fee is $150 plus HST per session or $500 plus HST for all four sessions. A $150 deposit is required by February 15; the deposit will secure your spot and will be applied to the session fee. Please give your deposit to senior reception.
 
Required Materials
Students may purchase their own SAT prep book (2nd edition), if desired (to order, click here; the book is about $15 plus shipping, which may be free if two students order together). Students MUST have this book one month before the first course. 

Handout Packages
There is also a $10 fee for the handout packages given at each session. Please bring this fee to the first class on April 13. 

Course Itinerary
April 13: Session 1: Preliminary Issues/Sentence Completions/Critical Reading (long, short and dual passages)
April 19: Session 2: Geometry/Algebra I
April 20: Session 3: Algebra II/Data Analysis/Statistics/Combination, Permutation/Probability
April 27: Session 4: Identifying Sentence Errors/Sentence and Paragraph Improvement/Writing Essay/Course Review/Practice Test

Session Agenda 
- Saturday, April 13, 20 and 27:
• 9:30am-12:30pm: Morning session
• 12:30pm-1pm: Lunch (provided) *It is preferred students stay on school grounds for lunch.
• 1pm-4pm: Afternoon session

- Friday, April 19: 4pm-7pm

Please contact Ms. Cromarty with questions or for more information. 

Frazer Roland, Can-Am Test Prep Academy
Frazer Roland taught SAT prep in the United States from 2003 to 2005. He also worked for Studyworks, one of the major SAT prep companies on the U.S. East Coast. Frazer has experience teaching in Washington, Florida and New York and now resides in Vancouver.

Frazer attended the University of British Columbia and graduated from Capilano University College and McMaster University. He majored in Academic Studies and has an Honours degree in Biological Science (he wrote his thesis on the effects of web-based learning on medical students).

Frazer has successfully designed an electronic teaching version for SAT prep, which he uses to prepare students. This visual instruction approach is highly successful and students continually increase their scores after taking his course.
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Since 1996, West Point Grey Academy has gratefully resided on the Jericho Lands, the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation. Honoured to learn and play on these beautiful lands, we endeavour to be a leader in Indigenous education. In creating shared understanding and opportunities, we hope to help foster a more equitable society for all.

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West Point Grey Academy

4125 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C., V6R 4P9
Tel: 604-222-8750