Welcome Spring

Spring Fever  n. A feeling of restlessness, excitement, or laziness brought on by the coming of spring.       With the warmer temperatures and sunny days, it may be becoming more difficult to ensure that your students' remain motivated and focused on school work.  Here are a few suggestions of how to handle a reluctant student in the Spring. 1.  Give in:  It may be surprising, but allowing your children to get outside and play for about 20 minutes before siting down to complete assignments will do more good than harm.  2.  Set up a schedule:  If your child has an end-of-year book report or project, use a big calendar to assign goals for each day and check them off as completed.  3.  Reward for completing a big project:  Choose a summer activity that you can plan with your child to enjoy when school is finished for the year.4.  Outdoor reading spot:  Set up a comfy chair and a glass of lemonade for your child to enjoy while reading or completing assignments.  5.  Celebrate:  Celebrate your child's accomplishments more often and make privileges easier to earn.  Yet, don't make the reward staying up late or anything that would work against your child at school.   It is very important that parents ensure their students stay on task of studying and completing assignments during this time of year.   A strong grade in a class right now could decrease rapidly if students burn out too quickly.  I encourage all parents to be aware of the "spring fever" phenomenon because it try does exist. A tutor can be a great way to help a student stay motivated in school.  Visit http://www.AimfortheStarsTutoring.com for more information about finding the perfect tutor for your child.

Tutor Highlight - Nancy Hansen Zuschlag

Nancy Hansen Zuschlag has a wide breadth of experience teaching at multi-levels, from K- 12 to college, especially with tutoring/teaching children at the elementary and intermediate levels of K – 8. She is a 20+ year fabulous and engaging

instructor for children in multiple teaching styles, advising, and coordination for education programs that serve and promote small group and one-to-one advancement of learning for the whole child. Her areas of expertise are: sciences and labs, reading comprehension, writing composition, social studies/cultural geography, arts and languages. Nancy taught both university and elementary education in Colorado, New Jersey, Missouri and Kansas, California and abroad in Europe, as well as in multi-lingual classrooms. Throughout her many years as a professional educator, she worked at private schools in Colorado, and in the Cherry Creek, Jefferson County and Douglas County school districts. Her positions have included classroom educator, one-on-one advisor and tutor, program team member, faculty, adjunct faculty and instructor at several colleges and universities including: The University of Kansas, The University of Copenhagen, The Royal Danish School of Education and Teacher Training- Environmental Education Dept., Colorado State University, National Wildlife Federation, the Colorado School of Mines, William Woods College, the University of Northern Colorado, and Metro State College.  Nancy taught science and ecology courses, self-esteem and small group leadership, writing and reading comprehension and skill building, Gifted and Talented, and ESL in cooperation with Jefferson County Schools, Arapahoe County Schools, Cherry Creek Schools, Douglas County Schools; the Missouri, Colorado and New Jersey Divisions of Wildlife and Conservation, 4-H, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Girl Scouts, Heartlight Girls, Science Matters, U.S. and State Forest Services, Denver Water, the National Wildlife Federation, EPA, and the museum education departments at the California Academy of Sciences, University of Kansas Dyche Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark) Zoological Museums, Gardens & Aquaria. She developed and translated teaching materials, taught K-12 students of all skill levels, and trained teachers at school districts, wildlife agency and nature/science centers throughout the U.S., in Europe, and S. American.

Aim for the Stars is proud to present Nancy Hansen Zuschlag as one of our premier tutor/educators. Her engaging and accepting teaching styles and broad experiences make her a uniquely qualified tutor/instructor who is knowledgeable, serious, fun and dedicated to your child's advancement in learning and parents' support of that advanced learning.