Centauri Arts Academy Blog
Which to Choose: Creative Writing Classes, or English Tutoring?
If you are looking to enhance your child’s writing skills, or if your child/teen loves writing and wants to learn more, you will likely be interested in our Creative Writing Classes and English Tutoring Program: but how do you know which option is the best choice? Here are some points to consider, when choosing between Creative Writing and English Tutoring: The Creative Writing Courses at Centauri Arts are for young people who love creative writing, [...]
Virtual and In-Studio Camps This July!
Centauri Arts is offering a double whammy this summer: virtual camps AND in-person summer arts camps at our studio in West Toronto. With our overnight camp still on hold due to COVID, virtual camps are an opportunity for young arts enthusiasts from all over the world to get together: to share interests, laugh, chat, make friends and do something they love. We’re offering lots of choice: recreational camp programs, leadership training, music, acting, digital art, [...]
Our English Tutoring programs: Writing an Essay
Most high school students can tell you how an essay should be written. Ask them, and their responses will include phrases such as ‘the hamburger method’, ‘the thesis statement’, ‘Point-Evidence-Explanation’ and ‘cite your sources’. But there is a world of difference between knowing how something should be done and having the skills to do it. Why Do Essay Writing Skills Matter? Learning to structure and write a top notch essay is one of the most [...]
Acting Classes in COVID Times
At the Centauri Arts Academy, we offer several performance-related programs, including Movie-Making, Playwriting & Performance, Devised Theatre and – of course – Acting Classes. Like all performing arts companies, we’ve faced our challenges over the past 10 months, and our instructors have found ingenious ways to ensure our students all have the opportunities to perform. In-Person Acting Classes If you could be a fly on the wall in our after-school acting classes, you’d be surprised [...]
Questions we are often asked about our English Tutoring Program
Here are some of the questions we are often asked about our English Tutoring Program. If your question is not answered here, please call us at 416 766 7124. My child is not struggling in school. She loves English – and I’m concerned she needs more than she’s getting in school, especially now schools are quad-mestered. Can you help? This is the number one reason families are choosing our English tutoring program! Often, a student [...]
Centauri English Tutoring: The First Month!
Since we launched our small-group English tutoring programs 5 weeks ago, we’ve been busy here at Centauri Arts. We have students every evening of the week and on Saturdays, with the youngest student being 10 years old, and the oldest 18. Here is a look at two of the small-group tutoring sessions now underway… English Tutoring with our Grade 5-6 students We began by exploring Roald Dahl’s autobiography, Boy. We wrote scenes from our own [...]
Centauri English Tutoring: We’re Underway!
I’ve been planning for this day for weeks: reading, assembling resources, structuring lessons, getting excited… and yesterday our English classes began in earnest! English Tutoring: the First Day We’re offering in-studio and virtual English classes for middle and high school students – and our first class was in the studio. Two of the three students had previously taken arts classes with us through the Centauri Arts Academy, and one was joining us for the first [...]
Our English Tutoring Program Opens in Twelve Days!
Preparations are well underway as we get ready to launch this exciting new venture. Here’s some of the many items we are checking off our ‘To Do’ list as we get ready to run our first English classes – virtually, and in our Toronto studio: Prepare the Centauri Arts Academy to open safely As we open our doors for English Tutoring and Arts Workshops, we will do so with safety as a first priority. We’ve [...]
English Tutoring: How Will it Help Your Child?
How Will an English Tutor Help Your Child? Writing proficiency and reading comprehension are essential – not only to do well in English classes, but for all aspects of school. A student who enhances their writing skills will see their English marks improve, it’s true… but consider how many other academic subjects in middle and high school rely on the ability to interpret text and to write concise, effective and well-structured prose. Whether a student [...]
Virtual Open House
Join Us for Our First Ever Virtual Open House and Enjoy Free Arts Activities All Day Long… What better way to end your summer than with a day at Centauri! On THURSDAY 3 SEPTEMBER we’re offering a full day of FREE arts activities for anyone in our community – there’s even a workshop for parents and staff! Get creative with us – and sample a few of the amazing programs we’re offering virtually and [...]
