5 Fives is in an individualized private tutoring practice located in Brooklyn, New York.
Zine Workshop
A zine is a self-made, self-published magazine dedicated to a specific topic or theme. While they have a somewhat radical heritage, zines are an excellent vehicle for practicing a number of crucial skills of executive function: planning, shifting set (flexibility), idea generation, time management, skills execution and others. They are also a wonderful expression of creativity.
Your student will work individually or collaboratively on any subject from college football to Communism, Taylor Swift to the Pythagorean Theorem, bodega sandwiches to food insecurity. Students will use a combination of text, drawing and collage to create their own zine.
Skills that will be gained through the weeklong workshop include: Collaboration, idea generation, emotional flexibility, goal setting, ‘chunking’ the big into the small, planning, getting started, writing (in many forms), and managing time.
Workshops are three hours long, take place in Downtown Brooklyn and they will be held throughout the summer at your convenience. These workshops are mixed ages and best suited for ages 11 and up. Snacks will be provided. Appropriate breaks will be encouraged.
Weekly Tuition: $950
Stay Gold: Reading, Annotating & Writing (RAW) Workshop
This weeklong workshop will focus on The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton at age sixteen. The novel follows narrator Ponyboy through his life as the youngest of three brothers orphaned after their parents are killed in an auto accident. This workshop will aim to answer the question, what does it mean to Stay Gold, as Johnny implores Ponyboy in one of the final scenes. The workshop will delve into focused reading helping to identify themes, notice patterns and taking efficient annotations. Participants will read independently, together, be read to throughout the workshop.
Each three hour workshop will include reading, annotating and writing. There will be nightly reading and writing assignments to move through the book in the allotted time.
Skills that will be gained through the weeklong workshop include: Reading comprehension, annotating, reading with focus, goal setting, and managing time. There will be a specific focus on reading for writing.
These workshops are mixed ages and best suited for students age 11 and up. Snacks will be provided. Appropriate breaks will be encouraged. Workshops are three hours long, take place in Downtown Brooklyn and will be held throughout the summer at your convenience.
Weekly Tuition: $950
Intensive Essay Writing Workshop
This weeklong workshop will prepare your student to create clear, concise and thoughtful writing by practicing reading skills, identifying main ideas, understanding themes, conducting research, generating ideas for writing, developing an outline template and strengthening task initiation. Through instruction and group workshopping, each three hour class will help your student develop their analytical skills. Daily workshops will include developmentally appropriate readings, discussions, writing time and feedback.
Skills that will be gained through the weeklong workshop include: Idea generation, goal setting, task identification, reading comprehension, planning, getting started, writing and managing time. There will be specific attention paid to planning, proofreading and editing.
These workshops are mixed ages and best suited for ages 11 and up. Snacks will be provided. Appropriate breaks will be encouraged. Workshops are three hours long, take place in Downtown Brooklyn in my office and will be held throughout the summer at your convenience.
Weekly Tuition: $950
hold on workshop
This weeklong workshop will encourage your young students to Hold On to their academic skills throughout the summer. Through instruction, games, discussion and art making, each two hour class will help your student maintain the reading, writing and math skills they worked hard all year to strengthen.
These workshops are mixed ages and are best suited for students aged 7 and up. Snacks will be provided. Appropriate breaks will be encouraged. Workshops are two hours long, take place in Downtown Brooklyn in my office and will be held throughout the summer at your convenience.
Weekly Tuition: $950