SAT/College Prep Camp 

Students receive 100 hours of instruction (5 hours a day) over 4 weeks. Classes cover writing and language, critical reading, and math sections of the SAT. Students further develop their writing skills as they create professional resumes and college application essays. Our integrative curriculum surpasses standard test prep programs and prepares students for academic success in high school as well as college. For more details, see SAT/College Prep Camp.

ACT/College Prep Camp

Students receive 100 hours of instruction (5 hours a day) over 4 weeks. Classes cover writing, critical reading, math and science sections of the ACT. Students further develop their writing skills as they create professional resumes and college application essays. Our integrative curriculum surpasses standard test prep programs and prepares students for academic success in high school as well as college. For more details, see ACT/College Prep Camp.

Advanced SAT Verbal Camp

This program is designed for students who have scored at least 640 on the critical reading and 640 on the writing sections on one of ME’s Practice SAT tests (or other recent SAT test). The group-format class follows a fast-paced, intensive curriculum designed to fine-tune students’ performance on the SAT. Group meets approximately 20 hours (2.5 hours twice a week from 3:30 to 6pm) over four weeks, on either Monday and Thursday OR Tuesday and Friday. For more details, see Advanced SAT Verbal Camp.

Advanced SAT Math Camp

This program is for students who have scored at least 640 on the math portion on one of ME’s Practice SAT tests and have previously studied or are about to be enrolled in a Pre-Calculus course. Students follow a fast paced, intensive, academically challenging curriculum designed to improve students’ performance in SAT math, SAT math subject tests, and ACT math. Group meets approximately 20 hours (2.5 hours twice a week from 3:30 to 6pm) over four weeks, on either Monday and Thursday OR Tuesday and Friday. For more details, see Advanced SAT Math Camp.

College Admissions Prep Camp

This course, taught by Eric Cohen, Mercer Education’s director, is for students who wish to take charge of the college admissions process to maximize their chances of gaining access to the college(s) of their choice. Course work focuses on application essays, interview practice, college selection, academic profile and resume development, and strategic planning. Group meets approximately 20 hours (2.5 hours twice a week, Tues/Fri) over four weeks. Session II only. Classes 3:30-6:00pm. For more details, see College Admissions Prep Camp.

Learning Camp (entering grades 3-9)

This innovative Summer Camp course provides 50 hours (2.5 hours a day, M-F) for four weeks of focused instruction in language arts. Students grouped by level gain a lasting learning experience in which they develop language skills through a range of reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary activities and exercises. Students read a book per week and engage in regular discussions focusing on reading comprehension and age-appropriate literary analysis. Students also participate in frequent “writing workshop” sessions and complete essay revisions to hone their writing skills. The curriculum changes each session and alternates each year so that students can attend for consecutive sessions and/or consecutive years without repeating the same materials. For more details, see. See the Learning Camp description for more course content details, and see the Summer Camp Application and the Calendar page of our website for details about schedule options and costs.