Sentence Center

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• April 2024 by Svetlana Vizueth
  My son, Aron, is in 8th grade and has been with Sentence Center for almost 2 years.Aron loves to read a lot. However, writing has always been a struggle for him since young age. As second language learners, we both struggled with writing.When Aron began attending Sentence Center zoom class, he constantly was unmotivated, frustrated that his grandmother signed him up for this 90 minute long class on zoom. He did not want to participate and constantly got called out because he was not paying attention. In addition, it was a huge struggled for him after class to sit and finish his essay.Sentence Center and their staff like Mr. Chino have changed Aron's life. Aron began not even knowing how to write a complete sentence. He did not understand that there are different types of writing and that each paragraph needed 3-5 sentences. I will never forget him telling me "I wrote 2 sentences mom, isn't that good enough."Now, Aron is able to focus on zoom during his class. He is able to actually write essay in writing class, in humanities class and even wrote a letter (more an essay) for his aunt's birthday in a very organized manner. He wrote multiple pages research paper for one of his classes. He spent a month researching the topic, writing details on the computer and at the end he even had to write his final draft on paper. For the first time, he did not complain as much while sitting few hours and correcting his grammar mistakes, proper nouns, and just the flow of his paper. Aside from Aron learning, I learned so much from sitting in and listening to his classes. I learned how to help him and and how to guide him by listening how his teachers give him feedback.I strongly recommend Sentence Center to any struggling student. The design of the class is very predictable: begin with check in, a game, very organized lesson-sample of a passage, and sometimes a learning video. Teachers ask your student what they want to write about and they just begin writing. They read and give feedback during class and again before the next class. Aron became better at reading his essays in class because he heard teacher's examples and he learned to read his essays with intonations and voice.Don't think twice and sign up your child to Writing Center class. You will set up your child for a successful future full of fun adventures. Imagine, if our children were great readers and writers, what an amazing new world will open up for them in their near future.Thank you Sentence Center for preparing my son to thrive in the world and preparing him for a brighter future to come.
• December 2023 by Will Yarbrough
  Our daughter always found writing a chore. She was unorganized and would write the bare minimum to get by. Sentence Center has helped her immensely. She now looks forward to writing, both for SC and in her regular schoolwork. She's much more organized and confident in her writing. Highly recommend!!
• November 2023 by Wendy H.
  My daughter was with Sentence Center for 2+ years and she absolutely loved the classes and her teachers at Sentence Center! After attending her first class, she happily told me "It is more fun than a play date!" and the writing adventure went on from there. The classes are very engaging and well designed it is amazing how much kids can learn, write, and share in one class. All teachers (my daughter had 3) are wonderful. They also give offline comments that are very insightful in Google doc and my daughter learned a lot from that as well. My daughter also mentioned it helped her reading comprehension and vocabulary. She is a middle schooler now and attending one of the top private schools in the bay area. We had paused Sentence Center due to busy schedule, but we are thinking to come back some time later for more writing training and fun!
• August 2023 by Yulia Carter
  I cannot speak highly enough about the Sentence Center! I brought my then 14-year old math-oriented son there as I was seriously concerned about his college options after seeing the poor quality of his writing. The improvement in his essay writing skills was apparent just after a few classes. Fast forward to today, he is now studying Nuclear Engineering in one of the top schools in UK, after choosing this path over George Washington University, NYU and Columbia. My now 10-year old daughter is the opposite, as she reads 6-7 books a week and doesn’t step outside without a book, and is clearly under-challenged in English at school. Again, the Sentence Center was there to accommodate her needs as well with the creative writing summer program! I was absolutely amazed to see the quality of her written story and look forward to see her continue developing her writing skills throughout the year. Thank you, the Sentence Center for helping my kids and setting up so many other children for success in life!
• August 2023 by Yulia C.
  I cannot speak highly enough about the Sentence Center! I brought my then 14-year old math oriented son there as I was seriously concerned about his college options after seeing the poor quality of his writing. The improvement in his essay writing skills was apparent just after a few classes. Fast forward to today, he is studying Nuclear Engineering in one of the top schools in England after choosing this path over George Washington, NYU and Columbia. My now 10-year old daughter is the opposite, as she reads 6-7 books a week, doesn't step outside without a book and is clearly under-challenged in English at school. Again, the Sentence Center was there to accommodate her needs as well with creative writing summer program! I was absolutely amazed to see the quality of her written story and can't wait to see her continue developing her skills throughout the year. Thank you, the Sentence Center for helping my kids and also setting up so many other children for success in life !
• May 2023 by Nadia K.
  I could not be happier with this program! My son is thriving with the help of Sentence Center! His 5th grade teacher has said he has made "Vast" progress since joining this program that that was only 1.5 months in! Their entire staff is so professional, responsive, caring and really loves what they do! They make the class fun and engaging. I would highly recommend Sentence Center!
• April 2023 by Joseph Y.
  Chino and team do a great job at Sentence Center. Two of my kids have gone through Sentence Center -- both in private schools. The teaching has been superb. My oldest son is starting his first year at St. Francis. I'm an attorney and I can honestly say that both kids have become better writers because of Sentence Center. Though we used to attend in-person, we've been more than happy with the virtual classes and how they've adapted the curriculum to COVID restrictions. They do peer reviews which is a great way to teach writing and to create long-lasting friendships.
• March 2023 by Natalie F.
  Sentence Center has been amazing for my two boys. The teachers are experienced and keep my boys engaged. Both my boys have been doing Sentence Center for the last year and are way ahead of their own grade level.I highly suggest this weekly class! My boys look forward to it and have made leaps and bounds with their writing.
• January 2023 by Tina P.
  My son used to hate writing- any school assignments that required writing sentences, paragraphs, or essays would leave him anxious and frustrated, and I was having a hard time figuring out how to help him. A friend of mine recommended Sentence Center to me, and I am so glad that she did. The class starts with open dialogue and fun word games to get the kids in the mood to describe and articulate things going on in their world. The essay topics are typically fun and engaging, and it allows the students to write in an environment that not intimidating or stressful. My son has transitioned from struggling to write a couple of sentences on paper to willingly volunteering to write essays at school. Over the past year, his confidence in his own writing skills has grown tremendously as a result of his time spent in this program, and his anxiety levels over writing assignments has gone down dramatically. He actually told me, "I don't mind writing essays now, mom- because now I know how to write them." If you are dealing with a reluctant or challenged writer, I cannot think of a better program to recommend. Thank you, Sentence Center!
• December 2022 by Frances Yu
  My daughter has been with Sentence Center for a year now. We were very worried about her writing competency a year ago. In just one year, she has become one of the top writers in her class!Ms. Margaret and the team is amazing! Not only has our daughter improved so much in writing, she has also become a very confident and creative writer. Thank you so much Ms. Margaret and Mr. Chino!
• December 2022 by William Tsui
  My 2 young children ages 10 and 12 - 5th and 7th grades - have been students at Sentence Center for almost 2 years and their writing skills have improved immensely during this period. Feedback from school teachers include "exceptional, creative, engaging, well-written" essays and school work. Mr. Chino is actively engaged in classes and student development with frequent feedback and close contact with parents. I highly recommend!
• December 2022 by Jade Ng
  I am surprised my daughter (10 years old ) would enjoy so much with Sentence Center. Always looking forward to her once a week 1.5 hour online writing. The teacher, Ms. Margaret is patient and good with kids. Every week they would write one essay right away and no homework. This is exactly what we need to improve her writing skills. Now my daughter is getting confident of writing. Highly recommend !!!
• December 2022 by Kayla C
  I thoroughly enjoyed being both a student and intern at Sentence Center! Mr. Chino and the other teachers at Sentence Center are so kind and supportive, and their instruction has helped many kids to become confident writers.Now that I am in high school, I can safely say that the skills I learned at Sentence Center -- how to structure my writing, expand on my ideas, and include personal narratives -- have greatly improved both my academic and personal writing.
• December 2022 by Priscila Park
  We have been doing this for almost a year. My kids love it. I will leave it all up to you to read my daughter's (9 yrs old in the 4th grade) latest piece on the program. Writing is her passion and Sentence Center takes her on an amazing journey! Thank you Margaret and Chino!Sentence Center: The Amazing Programby I. P.I'm glad that I have stumbled across an amazing writing program. Something I feel like I owe something to. Something people should try out and learn the joy of writing. Sentence Center.Whenever I get to the Zoom meeting, I can't help but feel normal when my teachers welcome me. Every week, It's soothing and kind. The teachers at my old summer camps and real school never do that. Sentence Center always asks me how my day's going or how my week was. They ask everyone in the class to make it fair. Sometimes, I'm really interested in where I can go next and this is the perfect class for me to also get some recommendations from the other students.But mostly, I'm surprised at how kind and fair the teachers are. They always greet me politely, and whenever someone gets anything wrong, they would never say, "That's wrong." whoo, what a different way to describe them entirely. "It's alright, try again! Everyone makes mistakes!" or something like that, it's actually my first time being in any kind of program with teachers like that.Also, Sentence Center lets you play educational and word games to stretch your brain for the essay. My personal favorites are Wordle and Alphabears. But I'm pretty sure everyone has their own favorite-- or maybe they can't even remember because they're so many to choose from! The games can start off confusing, but as the teachers keep going, it gets clearer and nicer. I really don't think I'll ever feel the same way when I play educational games at Sentence Center between any kind of program or school! All of them are fun and everyone enjoys it, even if it's educated, it gets very silly and creative which is exactly what I like!Fiction, then Nonfiction, is my absolute favorite style of writing. Writing an essay. Every single time, the teacher makes sure that we do one each time, Fiction, Opinion and many interesting other text types. Sentence Center also makes sure to teach you new words every day and read aloud an essay the other teachers had made to show the kids what the main topic is. They also include really cool challenges that are not as boring and strict as real challenges, but they're optional and fun to do. The adults also make sure to highlight each lesson with any student from Sentence Center who has the best paragraph from an essay, they share it out to all of the classes. (There are Monday classes, Thursday Classes, Wednesday classes and more!)It's really awesome how much pride you can overfill with when you see your writing and name on the screen! Sentence Center is a great program with many kind teachers, amazing educated games and time writing essays!The EndI.P.
• November 2022 by Priscila P.
  We have been doing this for almost a year. My kids love it. I will leave it all up to you to read my daughter's (9 yrs old in the 4th grade) latest piece on the program. Writing is her passion and Sentence Center takes her on an amazing journey! Thank you Margaret and Chino! Sentence Center: The Amazing Program by I. P.I'm glad that I have stumbled across an amazing writing program. Something I feel like I owe something to. Something people should try out and learn the joy of writing. Sentence Center.Whenever I get to the Zoom meeting, I can't help but feel normal when my teachers welcome me. Every week, It's soothing and kind. The teachers at my old summer camps and real school never do that. Sentence Center always asks me how my day's going or how my week was. They ask everyone in the class to make it fair. Sometimes, I'm really interested in where I can go next and this is the perfect class for me to also get some recommendations from the other students.But mostly, I'm surprised at how kind and fair the teachers are. They always greet me politely, and whenever someone gets anything wrong, they would never say, "That's wrong." whoo, what a different way to describe them entirely. "It's alright, try again! Everyone makes mistakes!" or something like that, it's actually my first time being in any kind of program with teachers like that.Also, Sentence Center lets you play educational and word games to stretch your brain for the essay. My personal favorites are Wordle and Alphabears. But I'm pretty sure everyone has their own favorite-- or maybe they can't even remember because they're so many to choose from! The games can start off confusing, but as the teachers keep going, it gets clearer and nicer. I really don't think I'll ever feel the same way when I play educational games at Sentence Center between any kind of program or school! All of them are fun and everyone enjoys it, even if it's educated, it gets very silly and creative which is exactly what I like!Fiction, then Nonfiction, is my absolute favorite style of writing. Writing an essay. Every single time, the teacher makes sure that we do one each time, Fiction, Opinion and many interesting other text types. Sentence Center also makes sure to teach you new words every day and read aloud an essay the other teachers had made to show the kids what the main topic is. They also include really cool challenges that are not as boring and strict as real challenges, but they're optional and fun to do. The adults also make sure to highlight each lesson with any student from Sentence Center who has the best paragraph from an essay, they share it out to all of the classes. (There are Monday classes, Thursday Classes, Wednesday classes and more!)It's really awesome how much pride you can overfill with when you see your writing and name on the screen! Sentence Center is a great program with many kind teachers, amazing educated games and time writing essays! The EndI.P.