City Smarts SHSAT Extended FOUNDATIONS CLINIC (2025)

Our SHSAT clinics are designed to give 7th graders an authentic, content-level understanding of the SHSAT. This course is a deeper, more robust course offering than our highly popular 8-week format. In this 12-week program, students both begin and end the course with a full-length SHSAT. In 10 instructional classes, students will build fluency in all aspects of the SHSAT from a test-taker’s perspective.

The curriculum covers the math, reading, and grammar content every student would need to know to make gains on the SHSAT, while allowing students to reflect on the challenges of the test in a welcoming, small-group format. Because students take a full-length SHSAT during the first class, our instructional workshops can better shift between lecture-based content review and a discussion-based forum where students can explore strategies and refine skill-sets.

Our class format is the result of over a decade of parent and student feedback, and it is distinct from nearly anything offered by other companies. As students progress through a classroom test prep curriculum, their needs tend to diverge from one another; it is impossible–or at least very difficult–to fine-tune individual technique in a one-size-fits-all classroom format. Consequently, we view classes as a valuable component in a holistic test prep sequence. By the end of our course, students will have built a strong foundation for SHSAT testing. Armed with a detailed knowledge of their individual strengths and weaknesses, students will be prepared to pivot to pinpoint private or small-group lessons. 

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Clinic capped at 8 students

In order to maintain individual instruction time and encourage peer-learning, we have capped our classes at 8 students. Our instructors will know your student’s individual learning profile and will have addressed their unique needs. While other companies pack their classes with up to 15 students, we feel that smaller classes facilitate a scholarly learning environment.

Holistic approach

Every year, our SHSAT students find that their grades in math class improve in tandem with our instruction; this is because we focus on building content knowledge rather than slick tricks. City Smarts believes that the best way to conquer the SHSAT is to actually learn the material and become confident in the test’s structure. Our instruction has a lasting impact that will serve your child in school and on subsequent standardized tests.

Learn more about our holistic in-home SHSAT tutoring program.