Explore the world of math through hands
on experimental learning. Each camp is designed to
engage the student in problem solving, logic skills,
money, graphs, measurements and much, much more.
Students develop a sense of mastery and ownership to
their learning. Magical Math Camp (MMC) instills
an excitement that will last the rest of the summer and
into the school year. MMC is for all students,
grades 1 thru 6.
"My
son did not want to come to "math camp" and I had to
fight him all the way there. After the first day
he loved it so much he is already begging to come back
next year. Thanks for a great camp!"
"My
daughter and several of her friends attended "keep it
simple" Summer Math Camp, which was an excellent
reinforcement for what she had learned during the school
year. I'm so pleased with the results that I
wonder why more schools aren't using the Semple method.
It has worked wonders in a relatively short amount of
time. I am so glad we found Semple Math at 'keep
it simple" Learning Center."
Mother of a 3rd grader
"Thanks
for all you time and understanding in working with Ian
over these months. I think he has some good tools
to pull out and use as he goes forward. He is
getting very good grades in pre-AP math (all A's & B's)
and seems to be humming along. In fact, we have
been pleased that he has made honor roll both quarters."
Ian's parents, 6th grade
"I just
had to tell you how impressed I was with what Emma was
doing last night! She seemed to really know 6+1, 6+2,
etc... This is such a far cry from where she was even 2
months ago. I know her progress is slow, but I was happy
in knowing what she's doing. I don't know what magic
your working but it's great!"
Emma's parents, 2nd grade
Does your child do poorly in math?
Does he count on his fingers to add and subtract?
Does she struggle to learn the times tables?
Does he have trouble grasping mathematical concepts
no matter how
hard he tries?
If this sounds
familiar, your child may be one of the 30% of students who struggle
to learn math due to a difference in learning styles!
“keep it simple”
Education Centers are devoted to
helping these students who learn differently. The alternative
teaching methods make these Centers unique to Central Texas. Debby
Brewington, the founder and executive director of the kis Education
Centers says:
“While teaching in the public schools, I was saddened
by the number of students who continued to struggle with math
concepts and operations, despite my wholehearted effort to
facilitate a variety of programs in the classroom. My determination
to help these seemingly unreachable students led me to research the
brain and its role in the acquisition of mathematics. I discovered
that there is a link between brain sidedness and math instruction.
It is important to note that 30% of the population does not process
math information effectively in the left area of the brain for which
math programs are traditionally designed. These individuals need
math principals to be taught in a manner which is assimilated in the
right-brain so that they can effectively accept and efficiently
retain information.”
Through this discovery,
in the importance of brain sidedness, the kis Centers were born.
The kis Centers have experienced incredible successes with students
who could not perform basic math functions without hours of
frustration.
The right-brain learner,
which is the focus of the kis Centers, struggle with the most basic
math concepts, growing more frustrated as they progress in grade
level. Right-brain learners are typically your low performing and
at-risk students, dyslexic and learning disabled students, and
students in resource and life skills classrooms. These students:
get it one day and forget it the
next
count on their fingers or count
dots
reverse numbers
don’t grasp place value
incorrectly copy problems
have messy writing and their
numbers don’t align properly
can’t remember math facts for
addition, subtraction, multiplication or division
Kelly Reyes, the
administrator of the kis Education Centers, states:
“Schools have long known
that all children do not learn the same. Even so, schools
predominately teach one way to one type of learner. If your child
does not fit this type of learner, they struggle to learn. There
are nine different learning styles documented through research. As
our population of students becomes increasingly diverse, it is
absurd to think that there is a single method for teaching that will
work for all children. With schools being forced to teach to the
mandatory state tests, their teaching methods have been even more
stifled. Teachers do not have the freedoms they once had to use
various styles of teaching. This is unfortunate for the learning
differenced student.”
Here
are some of the observations teachers and parents have made after
students began tutoring at the kis Education Centers:
their math scores significantly improved
teachers remarked about the positive changes they saw in the
classroom
behavior problems diminished
self-esteem improved dramatically
students began participating in class
they were helping other students with their work
they eagerly showed their new techniques to teachers and
students
they passed the TAKS test
students looked forward to their tutoring sessions
each student found a new appreciation for math
Debby Brewington
partnered with Kelly Reyes to expand the services the kis Centers
offer. Debby was a special education teacher with a focus on math
skills and has been offering teacher training in multi-sensory math
for the past four years. Kelly owned and operated a school for
learning challenged students for 10 years. She specialized in
secondary education whereas Debby specialized in primary education.
The Centers offer services in math tutoring therapy to students in
kindergarten through 12th grade, including math concepts
through calculus, TAKS prep, SAT prep, and other math college
entrance exams. During the summer the kis Education Centers offer
Magical Math Camp for grades 1 – 6.
“keep it simple” Education Center is a non-profit
501c3 accepting contributions towards its tutoring and camp
scholarship programs. These scholarships provide financial
assistance to those families with special needs and at-risk children
who are in need of math support.
“keep it simple” Education & Consulting Centers Debby Brewington, Executive Director
Kelly Reyes, Administrator
1401 N. FM 1626, Buda TX 78610 (mailing
address)
2600 Exposition, Austin TX 78703
512.554.2454 * keepitsimple {at} kiseducationcenter.com
www.kiseducationcenter.com
KIS
Education Center is an Hays County Texas equal
opportunity Non Profit (501C3) organization located in
Buda - Kyle Texas and does not discriminate against
persons because of age, race, color, creed, religion,
disability, gender, ethnic or national origin.
