St. Luke's School to Host S4's Advanced Study Skills Workshop

From S4 Study Skills.

S4 Study Skills, an evidence-based program designed to help students learn to study better and learn more, is hosting its new Advanced Study Skills 200 workshop at St. Luke’s School. The course is aimed at students from 8th grade through 12th grade who want to further develop their study skills.

The workshop will be held on the St. Luke’s campus Sunday, November 2, 9, and 16, 2014 from 3:00 pm — 5:30 pm.

The S4 Study Skills workshops foster academic achievement by teaching key study strategies to help students learn and attain greater academic success. Built on S4’s evidenced based 100 series, the 200 program expands to cover assessing and understanding one’s learning style, methods to stay focused and eliminate distractions, motivation techniques, critical-thinking strategies, and scientific-based methodologies to increase information retention while decreasing stress.

“Study skills are essential to academic success,” said St. Luke’s Upper School Head, Liz Perry. “Building these skills can improve comprehension and performance. We’re pleased to bring this program to our campus, both for our own students and those from neighboring towns.”

“This new program has been exceptionally well received. Both students and parents have self-reported that the S4 Study Skills program has helped in areas of focus, retention, engagement, as well as planning, organization and executive functioning strategies.,” said S4 president Michelle Sagalyn. “A framework for managing the increased complexity and demands of school is essential to a student’s wellbeing and academic achievement.”

The 7.5 hour workshop is $395. Parents may register at http://bit.ly/4Q14-S4-200-SLS. The workshop includes all in-class materials, original S4 Teach Sheets for each skill taught for at-home reference, and post-parent emails after each session. Class size limited to 15.

More information may be obtained by calling S4 at 203-418-2003 or by emailing info@S4StudySkills.com.

About St. Luke’s
Founded in 1927, St. Luke’s School is a coeducational day college-preparatory for grades 5-12, with a long, community-minded history of preparing students to “Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve.” Dynamic, rigorous academic programs coupled with an innovative, technology-forward mindset produce top scholars and leaders succeeding at the most competitive, influential and selective colleges and in their lives beyond. Students at St. Luke’s learn a larger purpose for education and for their lives. Driven by St. Luke’s core values, imbued with a love of learning and a deep understanding of what it means to have good character, to pursue excellence, and to embrace community, St. Luke’s students learn how to make meaning of their lives by making a difference in the lives of others.

About S4
S4 partners with public, independent, charter and parochial schools to offer an accessible, logical and easy-to-implement study skills system. The program is specifically designed and customizable to dovetail with all school and student curricula. To date, over 2,200 students have participated in the S4 program to learn invaluable skills for better classroom engagement; increased focus; and better preparation for class, tests, and projects that results in increased confidence and more independent learning.