Acalanes Dons work on a schedule built around 90-minute blocks, with all seven classes meeting briefly on Mondays and an Academy period on Wednesdays and Fridays for getting help from teachers. Long blocks move quickly through material, and a student who comes to Academy with the right questions gets far more out of it. Our UC Berkeley tutors help students use both well.
Math and science
Most Acalanes freshmen start in Algebra 1, Geometry or Geometry Advanced, and that starting point shapes the path to calculus. Students in Geometry Advanced can move through Algebra 2/Precalculus Honors to AP Calculus AB and BC. We tutor every step, along with the Living Earth, chemistry, physics and AP sciences. For juniors and seniors in Engineering and Applied Physics Honors, a Berkeley engineering student can be a particularly good match.
English, history and beyond
AP English starts in junior year, and we help with essays and close reading long before that. We also tutor history, French, Mandarin and Spanish, and help with SAT and ACT prep and college essays. Learn more about our Lafayette tutoring, or tell us about your student below.