Beginner Blocks
a better foundation, a better future
Current Programs:
Miss Barbara’s Morning Kindergarten Class:
Do you have a late owl kindergartener that you want to drop off when school starts? Start your child’s morning with stories, ABC’s, songs, and more! This class will help get your child’s mind and body ready for school. Class will reinforce lessons learned in Kindergarten and look at letters and sounds using the Houghton Mifflin Alphafriends. Instructor will walk kids over to Harbor View Kindergarten class when school begins.
Community Youth Center, M/Tu/Th/Fr 8:00-9:45am, 5-6yrs (Register with the City of Newport Beach)
Beginner Blocks Homework Club:
Make the best of your child’s afternoon! Beginner Blocks has patient, enthusiastic, and experienced instructors to assist your child with their homework. This fun and educational environment will set the scene for cognitive development while fostering your child's desire to learn.
Newport Elementary, Monday 2:35-3:35, Wednesday 1:00-2:00, 2:05-3:05, all grades (ACE, Register with the City of Newport Beach)
Tutoring:
One-on-one private tutoring! Beginner Blocks offers pre and post assessment’s to help track your child’s educational development closely. You will see a huge improvement in your child’s phonic/reading skills, math, writing, and overall confidence. Beginner Blocks follows the NMUSD using the same educational system helping increase educational progress.
Whether your child needs help with homework, is struggling in a subject, or you want to give them an extra educational boost; Beginner Blocks fun and creative tutoring sessions is the answer!
Specializing in pre-k, kindergarten, and first grade tutoring!
1 hour, ages 3-12 (sessions meet in the library).
Testing Tutoring:
Getting into private schools is competitive! Make sure your child is prepared for kindergarten private school entrance exams. Beginner Blocks testing tutoring looks at 7 important abilities; language, knowledge/comprehension, memory, mathematics, visual-spatial, cognitive, and fine motor skills. These tutoring sessions are designed to boost your child’s IQ and testing score. These sessions are fun and creative. You will see an improvement across all the important 7 areas of educational development.
Main IQ tests: WPPSI, OLSAT, Standford-Benit.
1 hour, ages 3-6 (sessions meet in the library).
Please let me know if you have any questions!
The morning kindergarten class is not just for late owls, if you have a child that goes to kindergarten a few times a week or starts late morning this class would be a good fit!
Beginner Blocks is hoping to work with more Elementary Schools, opening up after school Homework Clubs at multiple sites!
Beginner Blocks one-on-one tutoring is really a great way for your child to receive extra support, guidance, and consulting with education!
Beginner Blocks testing tutoring is perfect for a young child who is getting ready to take a private school entrance exam! (Thus far, all of Beginner Blocks students have made it into their private school of choice J)
Barbara Julian, MAS, IMH-E
949.293.3668
-Serving families in Newport Beach and surrounding areas
