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Attention to detail and a careful matching of a student’s needs and learning style with a Tutor’s teaching style differentiates Virginia Academics from many of the national tutoring chains. The company philosophy says that by pairing a student with a one-on-one tutor you build trust, plus you see better grades and increased confidence. Virginia Academics instructs in the most comprehensive range of subjects found anywhere. Traditional subjects like English, reading, math and science are the fundamentals, but the company also offers instruction in areas such as computer science, piano, voice and art and foreign languages. In addition, Virginia Academics serves learning disabled, hearing and visually impaired, ADHD, homebound and home schooled students. Virginia Academics is a privately owned company founded by Mrs. Karen Garay. She has a passion for teaching and takes great joy in helping every student succeed, build confidence and self esteem. Mrs. Garay believes EVERY child can learn and achieve greatness. It is with this passion that she began Virginia Academics of Fredericksburg. Mrs.Garay is a Master Teacher having spent over 20 years teaching in classrooms throughout the United States and in Japan. Garay holds Bachelor’s of Science Degrees in both Elementary and Early Childhood Education. She has or holds state accreditations in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Hawaii. Mrs. Garay also has attended over 25 in-service and professional development workshops on such topics as gifted education, reading, math, science, word study, writing, differentiated learning, etc. Additionally, Garay is a certified professional tutor. In addition, she has 6 years of administrative experience as Executive Director of early learning centers in California and Pennsylvania. It was here that Mrs. Garay worked with Merck to design, build, staff, and enroll a multi-million dollar child development center. As Executive Director she oversaw development and implementation of curriculum and conducted numerous staff trainings. Mrs. Garay has lead each of these schools to NAEYC accreditation. Classroom experiences include teaching in traditional classroom settings in public, private and catholic schools at various grade levels from Preschool through 6th grade. Additionally, Mrs. Garay has taught in a school for socially and emotionally disturbed students. She has experience working with learning disabled, hearing and visually impaired, and ADHD students. Mrs. Garay was nominated to be Disney’s Teacher of the Year in 2000. Karen is looking forward to growing the company to offer what the students and the parents need. Please take time to add your comments or ideas to our survey section on this website. We promise to listen and help.
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