Your dedicated effort and encouragement have built up a trust between you and my daughter which plays miraculously well on her. After six short months, astounding improvements...
D.G.S. parent
Dec
02
2011/12 Christmas Intensive Schedules Are Out
The schedule for the intensive courses over the Christmas break is out. Please contact Capstone for the latest schedule, fees and space availability.
Teaching Writing and Debate at Capstone is ultimately about creating an environment where those moments of recognition are continuous...
Tyler, on teaching at Capstone
What's great about teaching math is that every time I feel complacent with my own knowledge of concepts as basic as adding fractions, I am humbled by my students. I ask them...
Nielson, on teaching SATs
Oct
22
2011 Debate Classic - Results and Prizes
This autumn's edition of the Capstone Classic has concluded and over 140 students walked away with great learning experiences. The top students also walked away with great prizes - including university scholarships.
...combine small classes of curious students with enough class time for real discussion and practice, and you have a great recipe for development...
Molly, on teaching at Capstone
Oct
22
2011 Debate Classic - Results and Prizes
This autumn's edition of the Capstone Classic has concluded. The tournament this year yielded an unprecedented amount of teams (over 40) debating at an enormously high level well beyond the norm for their age.
My daughter started going to debate lessons with Capstone in February 2010. Since then, Friday seems to be her favorite day. Not only because she can meet with her teacher and...
G.S.I.S. parent
I think of literature as a leap of faith. Few of us really experience life as vividly as the characters in the plays or novels that we read. But we're all human beings, so at some...
Hofan, on teaching English Literature