Georgetown Learning Centers | Workshops & Classes

SAT Success Course
GLC's Most Popular Class! Our 7-week SAT Success Course covers the strategies and content needed to prepare for the SAT. The course provides 28 hours of direct instruction, 14 hours of personalized help in our Study Lounges, and three full-length diagnostic tests. We offer a variety of class times leading up to each SAT test date, as well as sections during the summer. For more details about the course and a full list of schedules, visit our SAT Success Course page.

SAT Condensed Course
Our 12-hour course offers an SAT prep option for students who weren’t able to start our full SAT classes in January. The March SAT is the most popular junior year test date, so make sure your child is prepared!

March 10th SAT Test

March 10th SAT Test

McLean

Charlottesville

Sunday, February 5, 12:00-4:00pm Sunday, February 5, 12:00-4:00pm

Sunday, February 12, 12:00-4:00pm Sunday, February 12, 12:00-4:00pm

(Diagnostic: 8:30am-12:30pm, Saturday, February 25) (Diagnostic: 8:00am-12:00pm, Saturday, February 25)

Sunday, February 26, 12:00-4:00pm

Sunday, February 26, 12:00-4:00pm

SAT Refresher Course
We offer a 4-hour course designed specifically for students who have completed the GLC SAT Success Course. Students will review strategies for all three sections of the SAT with new material not used in the Success Course.

May 5th SAT Test

June 2nd SAT Test

Great Falls
Wednesday, April 25, 7:00-9:00pm
Wednesday, May 2, 7:00-9:00pm

Great Falls
Wednesday, May 23, 7:00-9:00pm
Wednesday, May 30, 7:00-9:00pm

McLean
Monday, April 23, 7:00-9:00pm
Monday, April 30, 7:00-9:00pm

McLean
Monday, May 14, 7:00-9:00pm
Monday, May 21, 7:00-9:00pm

Charlottesville
Wednesday, April 25, 7:30-9:30pm
Wednesday, May 2, 7:30-9:30pm

Charlottesville
Wednesday, May 23, 7:30-9:30pm
Wednesday, May 30, 7:30-9:30pm

ACT Success Course
Our ACT Success Course covers the strategies and content needed to prepare for the ACT Exam. The course provides 24 hours of direct instruction, personalized help in our Study Lounges, and two full-length diagnostic tests. We offer prep classes in Northern Virginia for the June 9th and September 8th, 2012 ACT test dates. For a list of schedules, click here.

ACT Condensed Course
A more accelerated version of our full-length course, our ACT Condensed Course covers the strategies and content needed to prepare for the ACT Exam. The course provides 8 hours of direct instruction, personalized help in our Study Lounges, and one full-length diagnostic test.

December 10th ACT Test
McLean
Sunday, November 13, 12:00-4:00pm
(Diagnostic: 8:30am-12:30pm, Saturday, November 19)
Sunday, November 20, 12:00-4:00pm

February 11th ACT Test
Great Falls
Sunday, January 29, 12:00-4:00pm
(Diagnostic: 8:30am-12:30pm, Saturday, February 4)
Sunday, February 5, 12:00-4:00pm

April 14th ACT Test
McLean
Sunday, March 11, 4:00-8:00pm
Sunday, March 18, 4:00-8:00pm
(Diagnostic: 8:30am-12:30pm, Saturday, March 24)

April 14th ACT Test
Charlottesville
Sunday, March 11, 4:00-8:00pm
Sunday, March 18, 4:00-8:00pm
(Diagnostic : 8:00am-12:00pm, Saturday, March 24)

June 9th ACT Test
Charlottesville
(Diagnostic: 8:00am-12:00pm, Saturday, May 19)
Thursday, May 31, 7:00-9:00pm
Sunday, June 3, 4:00-8:00pm
Thursday, June 7, 7:00-9:00pm

AP Review Classes
AP exams offer your child the chance to show that he or she has mastered a full year of coursework. Since college credit and exemptions are on the line, GLC wants to make sure that your student is equipped to succeed on these exams! For a list of AP Review Class schedules, click here.

Study Skills Workshop
Designed for 8th through 10th graders, our Study Skills Workshop will teach students time management and methods of organization. Held in November, it will also introduce note-taking methods and different ways to study for tests.

Charlottesville
Sunday, November 6, 2:00-4:00pm
Sunday, November 13, 2:00-4:00pm

McLean
Tuesday, November 15, 7:00-9:00pm
Thursday, November 17, 7:00-9:00pm

Reading & Writing Workshop
At GLC, we understand that student success relies heavily on reading and writing skills and want to help our students sharpen their abilities in these areas. Our Reading & Writing Workshop, designed for students in grades 8 through 10, is divided into two parts:

Great Falls
Part I: Sunday, February 12, 12:00-2:00pm
Types of Reading & Writing; Reading Comprehension Practice; Approaching Tone & Main Idea; Prewriting, Outlining, & Organizing; Revising & Editing Essays; Grammar Checklist for Editing Papers

Part II: Sunday, February 26, 12:00-2:00pm
Annotating; Paraphrasing & Summarizing; Reading Comprehension Practice; Vocabulary Building; Eliminating Passive Voice in Writing; Editing Essays