Au Pair Academy

The TOEFL test is the world’s most trusted English-language assessment. It is considered the gold-standard for determining college readiness and is accepted by more than 11,000 universities and other institutions in over 150 countries. This course will provide a general overview of the exam while focusing specifically on helping you receive your personal best score in the grammar and writing section. Because these sections tend to be the most challenging for exam-takers, our instructor will share her expertise and guide you to success.

Check with your au pair agency before registering for an online course.

Hours / Weeks: 36 hours, 3 weeks
Dates:  5/16 – 6/5
Times: Tuesday & Thursday night 7pm – 10pm 
Tuition: $300

This course provides an overview of marketing and branding concepts. We’ll cover a variety of topics including marketing strategy, targeting, and positioning, marketing mix, social media marketing, as well as neuromarketing (marketing psychology). Through a combination of lectures, case studies, hands-on exercises, and group projects, you will learn how to create value through customer connections and engagement and develop the ability to design and implement marketing strategies. You will also explore the branding process and learn the basics of building, positioning, and managing brands.

Hours / Weeks:  36 hours, weekend + post assignment
Dates:  5/13 – 5/14, post assignment due 5/19
Times: Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuition: $300

Educational psychologists aim to understand how kids learn and develop ways to improve learning outcomes. In this course, we’ll unpack current research on learning, development, and motivation to understand how kids' brains work and which techniques are most likely to engage and inspire growing minds. We’ll also investigate the relationship between social-emotional and cognitive skills, strategies for promoting student motivation, methods for fostering a powerful work ethic and achievement. Interactive case studies and video analysis exercises will help you connect educational psychology to children and classrooms. This course will prove helpful not only for current or prospective educators and psychologists but for anyone working with children and helping them with learning. 

Location: 145 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, New York
Hours / Weeks:  36 hours,​​​​
Dates: 6/24 & 6/25 + Assignment
Times: Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuition: $300

Students will improve their ability to speak fluently and accurately as well as to listen and understand. To strengthen your verbal and listening communication skills, you will practice negotiating a variety of everyday situations. Instructors will use materials taken from textbooks and pop culture such as in TV shows and movies to practice fun and interactive dialogs and role-plays. You will build vocabulary and grammatical understanding in the context of real-world situations. You will also work on the multiple aspects of pronunciation, including rhythm and stress.

Check with your au pair agency before registering for an online course.

Hours / Weeks: 36 hours, 6 weeks
Dates:  5/31 – 7/12
Times: Monday and Wednesday  7pm - 10pm
Tuition: $300

Improve conversational fluency and listening comprehension. This class focuses on communicating ideas in English. Audio, video and reading materials are used for conversation topics and for developing listening skills. Student will improve their pronunciation and fluency through controlled and free practice activities. 

Format: On-campus at 145 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, New York
Hours/ week: 4 hours per week over 6 weeks (36 hours)
Dates: 6/13 – 7/27
Days: T/Th
Time: 8:45 am – 10:45 am
Hours/Credit: 36 hours or 3 credits
Tuition: $300

You will be expected to communicate in many ways during your academic career including participating in activities such as one-on-one and group discussions and engaging with project teams. Learn language and communication techniques in the context of your real-world situations. You will also learn note-taking, summarizing, outlining, and “word cloud” idea organization techniques that will support your academic and professional lives.

Format: On-campus at 145 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, New York
Hours/ week:  4 hours per week over 6 weeks (36 hours)
Dates: Dates: 6/13 – 7/27
Days: T/Th
Time: 11:15 am – 1:15 pm
Tuition: $300

Learn grammar in the context of real-world writing situations and through controlled exercises from the textbook. Learn how to correct your mistakes and improve your writing by editing and revising your papers. Students will also learn to interact in a variety of way including writing professional emails, participating in academic chat rooms, and creating written materials for slides and other presentations.  

Format: On-campus at 145 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, New York
Hours/ week: 4 hours per week over 6 weeks (36 hours)
Dates:  6/14 – 7/31
Days: M/W
Time: 8:45 am – 10:45 am
Hours/Credit: 36 hours or 3 credits
Tuition: $300

Learn different reading strategies and skills to increase vocabulary and reading comprehension. Read a variety of newspaper and magazine articles, novels and stories, and academic texts to learn how to apply these strategies and skills. 

Format: On-campus at 145 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle, New York
Hours/ week: 4 hours per week over 6 weeks (36 hours)
Dates: 6/14 – 7/31    
Days: M/W
Time: 11:15 am – 1:15 pm
Tuition: $300