New Club Z! branch and Learning Built to Last program aims to help Arkansas River Valley students catch up to grade level and beyond
FORT SMITH, Ark., Nov. 17, 2010 — Parents know how hard it can be to induce that "back to school" mindset as their kids face a new academic year, and this difficulty is often evident on a child's first report card. In fact, the effects of a summer of TV and video games are often plainly visible in this set of grades — material that was easy last semester is now difficult, and last spring's more difficult material has been fully forgotten and is now impossible. This yearly struggle to get back into the academic groove can be frustrating and emotional for children and parents alike — and that's where Club Z!'s nationally renowned tutoring programs can help. Whether short- or long-term, individualized tutoring can be just what kids need to catch up, raise those ailing fall report card scores, and bring their study skills up to par for the rest of the academic year.
Steve Arnold, an educator with a dozen years' experience and the new Club Z! Tutoring Services Area Director for the Arkansas River Valley, knows that summertime lapses in students' study and homework routines can wreak havoc on their fall semester report cards, even for good students. Whatever the reason for a child's low grades, tutoring can be the key to rebuilding confidence, addressing academic problem areas before they become catastrophes, and laying groundwork for a fresh start.
With Club Z!'s Learning Built to Last program, one popular choice for fall semester tutoring, middle and high school students can learn study skills, organizational skills, and time-management tactics that are critical to academic success. Other students may need tutoring sessions to catch up in a particular subject, or to begin systematically preparing for their ACT or SAT college entrance exams. Whatever type of help is needed, Club Z!, which offers one-on-one, in-home tutoring to students of all ages and ability levels, has a program or a tutor that will fit the bill. Parents appreciate the flexible scheduling and convenience of in-home tutoring sessions, while kids thrive and build confidence thanks to reduced distractions, individual attention, and the secure, familiar environment.
As long-term area residents themselves, Steve and Christie Arnold felt personally driven to help local kids succeed, a determining factor in their decision to open a Club Z! branch in the Arkansas River Valley. "It was the perfect way to use my skills, passions, and disposition to help myself by helping others," says Steve Arnold. "As Ben Franklin would have said, this is an example of doing well by doing good." Their branch will serve students in Fort Smith, Alma, Van Buren, Greenwood, and surrounding areas.
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Club Z!'s unique methods are renowned and time-tested — in fact, the tutoring franchise is the largest of its kind in North America, and has locations from coast to coast. Tutors are highly trained, pre-screened education professionals or experts in their subject area, and they meet with parents after each session to consult on each child's progress.
"On average, Club Z! students improve 2 letter grades in 90 days with our Jumpstart Program," the Arnolds report excitedly. "We are already seeing success with students!"
In honor of the branch's grand opening, registration fees have been waived for all new clients. For additional information about Club Z! Tutoring Services and tutoring options geared toward boosting children's report card grades in the Arkansas River Valley, please call us at 1-479-649-7700 or visit http://www.clubztutoring.com/rivervalley.
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