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Vocab Builder
This is an online, interactive webinar series[1] for ages 9 to 16 (and all ages interested in boosting their vocabulary capacity). After an Initial Assessment[2], the journey starts at a proper level with off-the-shelf publications & flashcards[3], as well as hand-made flashcards and humorous mnemonics[4] based on 20 years of home-school/tutoring experience. It ends with Merriam-Webster Dictionary of 75,000 Words. All in all, this one-hour-per-week online class not only cultivates students with vocabulary assets but also nourishes them with rhymes of slogans and inspirations of comedians.
[1] $60 per 4-week tuition good thru June. 2025,
[2] $50 face-to-face, 30min interactive assessment,
[3] Tuition does NOT include off-the-shelf flashcard merchants,
[4] Material/Labor cost (~$45/year) for custom-made flashcards.
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