At START 2 Achieve we know how important it is to parents for their students to find and reach their academic potential. That's why you need a proven system (AFN) of specially trained professionals (Academic Coaches) to help insure their success.

1. Understanding your child

Perhaps you’ve tried tutoring, mentoring or strictly enforced discipline techniques (grounding). While you’re thinking college prep, your teenager is more focused on being ‘cool’. It’s not easy raising children in today’s world of
Text Messaging, moral uncertainties and pressures to achieve everyone else’s ideas of success. To make matters worse, today’s schools are stretched to the breaking point as they are forced to address everything from school safety to global warming. Simply put, it is difficult for today’s students to verbalize their level of frustrations - so they turn off the one part of their lives which they seem to control - academics. AFN uses academic team coaching to help students overcome whatever barriers prevent them from achieving their potential.

2. It takes time

Whether training for a marathon, building a championship sports team or working to shed some extra pounds, we know that quick fixes rarely offer long term results. Nontraditional students are no different. Since 1991 S2A has helped struggling students, many of whom have failed one or more courses, achieve their individual potential by offering sustainable support as long as they might need it. Experience has taught us that it usually takes at least 2 years (4 semesters) for most students to develop the proper skills and attitudes necessary to turnaround non-productive academic patterns. The sooner students enroll in our program, the sooner they see positive results and long term benefits.

3. Options for participation

Most of our academic teams will work with coaches during school at the school they attend. However, beginning in 2010 AFN will also be available in a variety of community-based centers outside of the regular school hours. Coaches will still meet with small groups and offer the same program for those locations where it is not available through the local attendance schools. Our award winning program will soon be available for remote locations and smaller districts through virtual groups via the internet.

4. Parent Support

S2A is pleased to announce our newest program designed to assist parents in their role as encourager and guide. Through these sessions you will learn how to relate to your student(s) and discover other parents who share your same concerns and frustrations. While not very comforting, you might be surprised to know that at least 35-40% of students in high school today will fail one or more classes each year. Ignored, these failures combine with attendance and/or other behavior problems as leading indicators for students who will become dropouts or will not graduate on time. Pwr2Lrn can help you, as parents, better understand what is happening and how you can be involved in helping to ensure your child’s academic success. Through a series of internet based webinars, you will get to hear from and dialogue with high school counselors and academic coaches about the best approaches in helping your student.