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At A Grade Ahead, it is finally summer! While our programs run year-round, we know that summer is a time students celebrate their break from school. It is also a great opportunity to get your child involved in a summer …
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At A Grade Ahead, we provide superior academic enrichment for our students. Time spent in our classrooms is vital to academic growth. While classroom time is important, taking breaks and enjoying time outside the classroom is also important for every …
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At A Grade Ahead, we understand that creative writing builds imaginative, critical, and focused thought. This is why our English program incorporates the skill into our curriculum as early as 1st grade using writing prompts and other creative activities! No …
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The Princess Bride: A Tale of Two Classics I was in college the first time I saw The Princess Bride. Someone put in a VHS tape (Yes, it was that long ago!) and insisted we had to watch. I wasn’t …
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Part II: Math Class in the Late Medieval and Renaissance Eras As you have struggled with a complex math problem, have you ever considered how someone first figured out how to solve it? Who in history came up with the …
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Ohio’s Slate Run Farm At A Grade Ahead, we provide superior academic enrichment for our students. Time spent in our classrooms is vital to academic growth. While classroom time is important, time spent outside the classroom can also be a …
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At A Grade Ahead of central Ohio, we are quite literally living the expression “April showers bring May flowers.” It seems all of the days have been full of rain, with more to promised to come before the month is …
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In our English enrichment classes, A Grade Ahead teaches intensive grammar and style lessons to help students develop their writing skills. I’ve compiled a short list of lessons that students often forget to apply. As a university student studying English, …
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Hello everyone! It’s that time again, and I have another “Book vs. Movie” in store for you. The one I want to discuss today is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1950) …
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Part I: The Origins of Algebraic Thinking and the Modern Number System Have you ever had to solve a word problem with an unknown quantity? For example, “There are 4 apples in a basket. The apples and the basket together …
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