Over the past few days, Point Avenue has been bustling with joy when our students broke the news about their August SAT exam results. Of the 20 Point Avenue students who took part in this test, 13 students achieved a score of 1400/1600 and above. What’s more, 6 of them achieved an excellent score of […]
In preparation for Point Avenue’s upcoming Winter Intensive, our test prep instructors thought it essential to revisit our understanding of this fundamental skill and its relationship to academic preparedness. This winter session, as part of a holistic, inquiry-based teaching methodology, our team will be reinforcing uncompromising academic focus with that of rational exploration. Our destination? […]
With summer approaching, parents are eagerly looking for productive and new activities their children will be excited about. Due to COVID-19, everyone has been forced to change their lifestyle and spend weeks (even months) inside their home. As a result, people have continued to endure social isolation from friends, family, and society. Social isolation can […]
COVID-19 continues to irrevocably impact lives around the world. For students with their eyes set on college later this year, things feel more anxious than ever. To add to this stress, SAT has recently cancelled test dates, added new ones, and colleges and students are put in a hard spot about what the path forward […]
Increased technology (automation and artificial intelligence), societal issues (pollution and overpopulation), and health concerns (COVID-19 and hospital care) have made it vital for children to learn skills that will prepare them for the complex demands of the future. In fact, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies (Apple, Google, Facebook, etc.) have identified the 21st Century Skills […]
Our ‘On Point’ Newsletter Issue 4 is here! Point Avenue kicks off the first month of 2021 with so many exciting activities, as our Teachers and Mentors update the programs at our centers, and receive additional training during Admin Week. We are also laser-focused on developing and adjusting our SAT programs to the upcoming changes. […]
The 3rd On Point Newsletter is here! We have closed 2020 so many exciting activities this December at Point Avenue as well as celebrating a tiny girl named Ploy who has accepted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( #4 NU). Our COO, Tommy Nguyen has a chance to come back to the IFO show in […]
Point Avenue’s 2nd On Point Newsletter is here! The month of November at Point Avenue is filled with so many interesting moments & activities. Our mentors are immensely proud of our students’ achievement, and welcome the chance to collaborate with the talented members Vinschool clubs, get featured on the IELTS Face-off show, as well […]
Point Avenue proudly presents: The 1st Edition of our ON POINT Newsletter! This edition recaps the highlights at our centers this past October, including our students’ achievements, the exciting events we hosted, the launching of the Point Avenue Scholarships, and much, much more! Please read our Newsletter On Point – Issue 1 to learn the […]
Initially, it was hard for me to believe someone could ever save my applications. There was only one and a half months left for me to apply to all of my 20+ colleges around the world, and I had underestimated the insane amount of work and research needed to finish the applications. It felt like […]
Dear Point Ave family, I don’t know how else I could start writing this other than by crying, because that’s how we started this journey. In the small TOONG office, I was scared of a gloomy future that required an overwhelming level of preparation. I also may or may not have gotten scared by a […]
“At this year’s World Scholar’s Cup – Tournament of Champions, we placed the top 10 in the senior division. This was amazing for our whole team since we were juniors. I think that the reason that we won this medal was because of how we applied our knowledge in the debate competition learned from Point […]