Academic Skills Courses
Carpe Diem!
Cross Curricular Courses
from
September 2025 - May 2026
Does your child need soft academic skills?
The courses below are being offered to help students with what are usually called soft academic skills. Soft skills refer to traits or abilities that are not going to being tested in an exam usually but are essential to student success in the long run, e.g. turning in work on time, being polite and respectful to peers and adults, contributing positively in group settings, following directions carefully, heading up correctly when handing in assignments, listening attentively and taking notes accurately and effeciently, being able to conduct research competently (typically, for various reasons, the intermediate steps leading up to the paper or project receive no grade, teacher input or feedback, only the final paper or project gets assessed.) and the like. Poor study skills are often not obvious but hide or masquerade themselves in the following ways;
The Principles and Techniques of Research is targeted at students taking or about to take subjects at the CSEC/ CAPE Level. It will take them through all the requirements needed to produce quality research papers and SBAs, as well as how to analyse errors quantitatively especially in the Physical Sciences. University students who struggle with independent research and lack the necessary mathematical sophistication may also benefit from the advanced course.
- You have been told that your child doesn’t pay attention, day dreams, is the class clown or acts out.
- Your child avoids or doesn’t do homework.
- Struggles with understanding his/her textbooks.
- Waits until the last moment to complete assignments.
- He/she does not know what to put in his/ her notes at school.
- Has poor test preparation skills.
- Has poor exam or report grades.
- Lacks confidence, motivation and gives up easily, is disorganized.
- Your child has repeated or will be repeating the academic year.
The Principles and Techniques of Research is targeted at students taking or about to take subjects at the CSEC/ CAPE Level. It will take them through all the requirements needed to produce quality research papers and SBAs, as well as how to analyse errors quantitatively especially in the Physical Sciences. University students who struggle with independent research and lack the necessary mathematical sophistication may also benefit from the advanced course.
Study Skills WorkshopThis workshop is designed to help students improve their study skills. The workshop is also activity based and will give students the chance to participate and learn through practice.
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Principles and Techniques of Research - CSEC/ Advanced CSEC
This course seeks to expose students to the skills and techniques necessary for doing School Based Assessment (SBA) research projects in economics, history, geography, principles of business, social studies and other CSEC® subjects. It covers the essential CXC guidelines, which require the student to conduct research as well as draw informed inferences and conclusions based on their research. Students will be exposed to each component of the research process, as well as qualitative and quantitative research designs. Procedures for finding and assessing sources and the creation of effective search strategies will be discussed. Students will be given exercises and practices that will reinforce the course content. ----------------------------------------- C.A.P.E /Advanced This course includes the core content found in Principals and Techniques of Research - CSEC Level but also spends time focusing on error analysis, statistical methods, hypothesis testing and regression models at it applies to individual student needs. |
Reading ReinforcementThis cross curricular course seeks to improve a students fluency, comfort and comprehension when reading. Material is selected for their appropriate age as well as across their curriculum. Students are exposed to strategies that once applied will make them more confident and successful readers regardless of what they are reading!
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