Enrichment
GraduateTutor.com Online Tutoring
Online Tutoring for High School Students While GraduateTutor’s main focus is graduate school students, they also tutor advanced economics, finance, accounting, math and statistics at the high school level. Their tutors consist of qualified CPA’s, CFA’s, and MBA’s. They are launching an online summer camp on Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, and other Excel tips. Click... »
STUDENT WRITERS’ WORKSHOP 2010
Student Writers’ Workshop, a creative writing camp sponsored by the Maryland Writing Project, is open to students entering grades 5-12 this year. It is recommended for students who are looking for an outlet for their creative writing skills and to share their love of writing with others. Pre-Workshop session: May 19, 7pm, Walkersville High School Workshop... »
Eco-Heros Club
The Friends of Frederick County are sponsoring an “Eco-Heros” club for kids. Join in the fun of an eco scavenger hunt and recycling toss. First club meeting: May 18, 4-5pm, Community Room, C Burr Artz Public Library, downtown Frederick. For more information, click here. »
Frederick Classical Charter School
Frederick Classical Charter School is a proposed public charter school in the process of completing their application. They will go before the Board of Education in the coming months for approval. They began as a small group of parents looking for an alternative approach to education within the public school system. The school... »
Bar-T Childcare & Summer Camps
Bar-T offers before- and after-school care and summer camps in locations throughout Montgomery County, as well as in the Urbana area of Frederick. Specialty summer camps offer programs in climbing, horseback riding, baseball, dance, soccer, and basketball. Two camp locations offer programs for teens. Additionally, Bar-T offers outdoor education programs, as well as sports... »
Spelling Bee Prep Clubs: CLARIFICATION
Information on spelling bee prep clubs was posted on Dec. 14. To clarify, the spelling bee mentioned below is a special county-wide bee sponsored by the Gazette and Frederick County Public Libraries. This year is the third annual bee of this kind. This is SEPARATE from the spelling bees that are... »
Spelling Bee Prep Club
In preparation for the 2010 Frederick County Spelling Bee, Middletown and Urbana Branch Libraries have begun Spelling Bee Prep Clubs. FCPL said they expect more than 100 spellers to compete in the countywide competition. Qualification bees are: Sat., Mar. 13, 11am and 2pm, C. Burr Artz Public Library Sat., Mar. 20, 11am and 2pm, Urbana... »
Middletown After-School Chinese Language Classes, Fall 2009
Why Chinese? Mandarin Chinese is claiming prominence among the world’s languages as China opens to the world its culture, society, and economy. Children who are able to speak or understand the Chinese language and culture will find many doors of opportunities opening to them in the future, such as journalism, government, advertising, business, and other... »
Private Tutors
The following sites may be helpful in finding a private tutor. We also welcome individual tutor listings. Submit in the comment box below to be added to our post! Tutored By a Teacher, Tutor Source, Craig’s List, Care.com, WyzAnt.com »
Learning Centers
There are three commercial learning centers in Frederick: Sylvan Learning Center, Thomas Johnson Drive, website Huntington Learning Center, Golden Mile, website Kumon Learning Center, North Frederick near intersection of 355 and 26, website »