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🎈🎈🎈2018 Presidential Scholar Semifinalist

Congratulations to one of our students who is honored to get into the semifinalist list for 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholar.  Also congratulations to one of the students (out of 14 FCPS) who received the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Award!!!

🎈🎈 Link to: SAT Test Reports

🎈🎈 Link to 2018 College Admission Congratulations 

2018 Fall Schedule: 

We hope your summer is joyful, relaxing, and rewarding. Our teachers and staff members have worked hard to get the fall programs ready for our students.

The Fall classes include SAT, PSAT, AP Calculus, Pre-Calculus, AP Physics, Honors Physics, AP Computer Science, Advanced Reading/Writing, Public Speaking, Creative Writing, College Interviewing, and Essay Workshop. For early registration prior to August 25th, you will get free registration fee ($30). Thank you!

PSAT/SAT Prep Class:
  • Sunday SAT & PSAT English, 2-4 pm; SAT English
  • Sunday SAT & PSAT Math, 4-6pm; SAT Math
  • Saturday SAT & PSAT English, 12 noon – 2 pm; SAT English
  • Highly qualified SAT instructors 
  • Small Class Size 
  • Individual attention, 1:1 essay writing conference
  • Excellent SAT Test Report from former students
  • Average 50-120 points increase 
    • A student who got admitted in 2018 to top schools of Yale, Upenn, MIT, Brown, Georgetown received 790/800 SAT score in 2017. Congratulations!!!
    • The student who got nominated to the semifinalist of U.S. Presidential Scholar received 770/800 SAT score
    • A student received perfect PSAT scores as a sophomore 
    • One parent of a McLean HS student wrote to us, and reported that her daughter improved 100 points from the summer to the time she took the SAT test (1470 to 1570), she and her family are so thrilled for the high score, and thanked Oakton Academy for the Prep opportunity. 
SAT Mock Exam Calendar: Test Dates
  • SAT Mock Exam (August 23, Thursday, 5:30 – 9 pm)
  • SAT Mock Exam (September 30, 1 pm – 4:30 pm)
  • PSAT Mock Exam (October 3, 1 pm – 4 pm)
AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Computer Science
  • Sunday AP Calculus, 2-4 pm;AP Calculus
  • Sunday AP Physics, 4-6 pm; AP Physics
  • Saturday AP Computer Science, 2-4 pm
 Advanced Critical Reading/Writing (9/10th Grade)
  • Saturday Advanced Reading/Writing (10 am – 12 noon)
  • Perfect course for 9 or 10th graders
College Essay Workshop/Admission Interviewing 
  • College Application Essay, College Application Form
  • EA/ED Strategy, College Admission Interview
  • Completed July session, September session is open 
TJ, AOS Test Prep, Saturday 10 am – 1:30 pm
  • Excellent and experienced teachers for Science/Math and English
  • Most updated testing materials 
  • Small size of class (limited to 14 students)
  • Open for both existing and new students
  • Every student who joined this summer TJ, AOS prep class like the teachers and class very much! 
5-8th Grade Reading/Writing/Science/Math/Public Speaking

Link: https://www.oaktonacademy.com/english-programs/

7/8th Grade Advanced Reading/Writing/Math/Science
  • TJ, AOS, Private School Admission Test Prep
  • Science/Math/English/SIS Essays
  • Many students who attended the summer camp, SIS Essay, and PSAT prep got into the semifinalists of TJ, AOS, and Private high school admissions
  • Class materials include ACT (high school) Reading and Science, Quant Q materials on Math problem solving skills; Critical Reading and Math from PSAT, and other supplemental resources
5/6/7th Grade Reading/Writing/Public Speaking
  • Classic book list (which are taught in private schools)
  • Advanced Reading, vocabulary, writing, including magazine and newspaper reading
  • Important components in the students’ learning journey, including their future middle and high school standard tests (SOL, TJ, AOS, SSAT, etc). 
 9-12th Grade, Saturday Classes (8 – 12 sessions); Jun 16-Aug 4
  • AP Physics/Honors Physics Fundamentals, 10 am – 12 (Saturday), 7-9 pm (Thursday), 12 sessions 
  • AP Calculus Fundamentals, 12 – 2 pm (8 sessions)
  • Intro to Pre-Calculus, 2-4 pm (8 sessions)
  • Intro to Geometry, 10 – 12 noon (8 sessions)
  • Public Speaking/Debate Class
  • SAT August Intensive Session (8/20-8/25), 9 am – 12 noon
College Application Workshop – September 22 – October 20 
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College Application and Essay Workshop
  • College Admission Interview
  • College Application Form and Completion
  • Click the Link: College Application
  • 5 days’ Workshop: to help students complete College Application Forms, Common App Essays, and Mock Interview

Registration: www.oaktonacademy.com

Contact: oaktonacademy@gmail.com; 571-354-7199

Location: 2705 Hunter Mill Rd, Vienna, Oakton, VA 22124; near Fairfax, McLean, Falls Church, Chantilly, Centreville, Reston, Herndon, Virginia. 

2018 Summer AP Physics, Honors Physics Fundamentals

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Summer 2018 (Link: 2017 Summer Program)

This AP Physics/Honors Physics Summer Session will cover the following concepts:

(1) Conventions and Graphing
(2) Vectors
(3) Kinematics in one dimension
(4) Kinematics in Two Dimensions
(5) Dynamics
(6) Circular Motion
(7) Energy, Work, and Power
(8) Momentum and Impulse
(9) Gravity
(10) Electric Field
(11) Electric Potential
(12) Circuit Elements and DC Circuits
(13) Magnetism
(14) Electromagnetic Induction

Registration: www.oaktonacademy.com

The summer AP Physics/Honors Physics overview session will have many Questions and Problem Solving sessions to help students sharp their understanding of key concepts, learn how to apply those concepts to solve real physics problems. It is designed for rising 11th and 12th graders who plan to take AP Physics or Honors Physics in the Fall. It offers the opportunity for high school students to build up Physics foundation that is required to succeed in taking the rigorous AP Physics in their base school; and to achieve high score in May AP exam.

NEW contents include: Motion in one and two dimensions, Force and Motion, Kinetic Energy and Work, Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy, Center of Mass and Linear Momentum, Rotation, Rolling, Torque, and Angular Momentum, Electric Charge, Electric Fields, Gauss Law, Electric Potential and Circuits. Capacitance, Current and Resistance, Magnetic Fields, Induction and Inductance, Electromagnetic Oscillations and Alternating Current, Maxwell’s Equations and Magnetism of Matter. With time permission, we would also cover selective major chapters from Optics and Thermodynamics.  *Teacher’s bio 

The text books include: “Fundamentals of Physics” by Hallliday, Resnick, and Walker, the 7th Edition; Barron’s AP Physics; and other required materials

Registration Link 

Instructor:  Dr. Frank Lu is an experienced teacher with a PhD in Physics & Artificial Intelligence (AI) . He received degrees from Fudan University, University of Maryland, and Duke University. Dr. Lu taught college students at UMBC (MD), and American University (DC). He also tutored and taught students from TJ, Oakton, and Langley High Schools as well as other private schools. His students have received excellent scores in SAT Physics (700 – 800) and AP Physics (5).

Dr. Lu’s unique instructional method and teaching style includes many question and problem solving sessions, sharpening students’ understanding of key concepts, enabling students to apply those concepts to solve real Physics problems in life, and building a solid foundation for the rigorous AP Physics Test.

From 2014 to 2017, some of Dr. Lu’s AP and SAT Physics students reported their admission to top schools, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, U of Chicago, Georgetown, U of Penn, NYU Stern Business School, Penn State , Cornell, Notre Dame, UC Berkeley, Swarthmore, and other great colleges. One student M. Sun (2016) got admitted to Y/H/S, and he is currently attending Stanford; he received 5 on his AP Physics tests. Another student C. Song from Maryland (2016) who attended our SAT Physics class, got admitted to Upenn (Wharton), she received 780 for her SAT Physics test. Each year, we are very happy for those who have worked extremely hard, and who have demonstrated their intelligence, their potentials, and most importantly their enthusiasm in learning Physics. 

Location: 2705 Hunter Mill Rd, VA 22124

Schedule: Saturday 10 am – 12 Noon; 6/24 – 8/12/2017 

Registration: www.oaktonacademy.com “registration” for “Summer AP Physics”. Seat is limited to 12 students, first come, first served.

Contact: oaktonacademy@gmail.com for any questions!

PSAT/SAT Summer Camp, AP Physics/AP Calculus/SAT Subject Classes (6/24 – 7/21)

Link: 2017 Summer Program
AP and SAT Weekend Classes (6/24 – 8/19, Saturdays)

Registration link: www.oaktonacademy.com “registration”. Feel free to reach: oaktonacademy@gmail.com for any questions. Thanks for your review!