Friday, November 4, 2016 11Brooklin Town Crier Oxford Learning Centre Meet Your Local Merchant As schools edge towards the Christmas break, students and parents are seeing term results through progress reports and teacher interviews. When things aren't going quite as planned or hoped for, the call for assistance is always answered by Brooklin's Oxford Learning Centre. Conveniently located in the Brooklin Town Centre plaza at 5969 Baldwin South at the corner of Winchester, Oxford Learning Brooklin provides a host of programs for every age group and skill level. It's at this time of the year when its customized programs serve to assist and guide students. "We will help improve what appears on your child's report," says the Centre's Owner and Director, Trisha Dosaj Makarov, "and we will also help your child reach their potential." A parent herself, and qualified teacher with a graduate degree, Trisha recognizes the stresses report cards can bring and knows how Oxford Learning Brooklin can help. After all, she's been doing this for years and has seen hundreds of students and parents come through the doors. "We show students how to develop better learning skills," she adds, "and apply them to their academics so that there is an improvement on the next report card." One way in which Oxford Learning Brooklin does this is through cognitive learning techniques, which assist children and teens in developing more effective ways of thinking, concentrating, listening, and remembering. Oxford Learning's programs assist children of all ages acquire the necessary tools to read and write, in both English and French. Children also learn to study more ef- fectively and be better organized, motivated and confident both inside and outside the classroom. "I've seen kids flourish," she says. "There's a moment of clarity when they realize they can do it, especially when they learn to read or complete a task independently. We want to ensure we can help everybody, to make sure students have the right strategies to transfer from Oxford Learn- ing to their daily lives, at home, or at school." Oxford Learning Brooklin also works to partner with schools and teachers so that everyone, as she says, is on board with the student's learning. "We believe in the importance of these partnerships," Trisha adds. The most recent addition to Oxford Learning Brooklin's comprehensive programming is instruction in the U.S.-based S.A.T. and A.C.T. examinations, including mock exams. With a number of local students potentially heading to the United States as elite athletes for post-secondary education, preparation for these difficult exams is essential. Oxford Learning Brooklin's other programs, for all ages, all, grades and subjects, include: Little Readers - Ages 3-6 Beyond Tutoring - Grades 1-8 Advantage - Grades 8-12 French - Grades 1-12 To maintain learning or provide enrichment to have your child prepare for the next grade level, contact Oxford Learning Brooklin, now celebrating five years of teaching excellence. You will be amazed at what your child can accomplish. Friend us on Facebook. We're always posting great tips for parents to like and share. Visit our web site oxfordlearning.com/brooklin For more information or to book an assessment, call us at 905-655-9500.