For over a decade the popular guidebook, Know-it-all passport®, has had a welcome home within the international and local residents of Geneva, Vaud, and neighboring France, and has grown to an astounding 750+ pages for its 8th edition, released August 2012.
The editor behind this series of guidebooks, Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman, had been thinking about publishing other books under the same brand for some time but was waiting for just the right opportunity. This came about in 2011 when Denise Nickerson approached Lisa suggesting a separate book as a guide to schools, exclusively those that present courses in the English language. Both Lisa and Denise have given talks to curious parents in the area and the recurring question and answer sessions often turned to schooling. They both felt this was the right time and place to create Education Guide Switzerland.
ASK - All Special Kids, the Geneva based, non-profit organization set up to help families of children with special needs and learning differences, has just announced it is launching a new after-school program in the region.
Created in response to an ever-growing demand in the region for improved special needs support, the classes will be held at the ASK offices in Grand Saconnex, and will include two “streams”: The Study Skills & Homework Club for both primary and secondary children, and the Intensive Study Skills Program targeted at secondary students only.
The Study Skills & Homework Club will be offered in 10 session blocks, which can be booked on the same day of the week: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 16h30 and 18h, and Wednesdays from 9h30 to 11h00 or 16h30 to 18h00. Individual catch up sessions will also be on offer, subject to availability. Each lesson will include 25 minutes of Study Skills, 20 minutes using the “Lexia and Catch Up Math” computer program (www.lexiauk.co.uk - licenses pending) and 45 minutes of homework help.
