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  • AP Human Geography

    10 spots. Highschool Students. Boost your AP scores with our fast-track summer prep!

    Track 1 (Keller): July 7, 9, 14, 16, 10am-1pm

    Track 2 (Southlake): July 8, 10, 15, 17, 10am-1pm

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    AP World History: Modern

    10 spots. Highschool Students. Boost your AP scores with our fast-track summer prep! (Spots filling fast!)

    Track 1 (Keller): July 21, 23, 28, 30, 10a-1p

    Track 2 (Southlake): July 22, 24, 29, 31, 10am-1pm

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Why Choose Our Summer Courses?


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    Academics

    University-level learning with a focus on character and skills

  • Expertise

    A decade of university research and high school teaching

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    Mentorship

    I guide parents and mentor students in study and life skills

Learn about me and my students

  • Ph.D., UCLA, 2021

    M.A. Arabic, UCLA, 2018

    B.A. Theological Studies, The King’s University, 2013

    English Language Pedagogy, UCLA

    Arabic Language Pedagogy, UCLA

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  • I lived abroad for two years as a Fulbright Scholar. I have coached many of my previous students to win this prestigious fellowship.

    • Entered the nation’s best schools

    • Winning scholarship competitions

    • Advanced multiple grade levels

    • Become historians

    • Developed critical reading, writing, and speaking skills

    • Fulbright Scholar (2021-23)

    • Current Research Fellow at Haifa Center for Mediterranean History

    • Four-year Mellon Award recipient, UCLA

    • Graduated summa cum laude

    • Foreign Language and Area Studies Program (FLAS) Fellowship ($22K)

    • Wallace Johnson First Book Program participant

    • UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship recipient

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