We noticed that the big tuition companies were lacking one thing. Their tutors lacked a meaningful and personal connection with their students. They use a "one size fits all" model to mass teach hundreds of students, leading to many students still feeling lost and confused because their tutor was too busy to care.
How do we know this? We used to work in these big tuition companies ourselves and found it incredibly unfulfilling that all the students, except the ones that were already achieving top marks of course, were paying money to virtually experience no change in their marks.
We started Accelerate HSC because we wanted to create a Physics tutoring experience that addresses your needs, regardless if you're top of the pack or falling behind. This doesn't come without hard work. Our tutors put in extra time beyond class hours to help our students because they genuinely care about their progress and goals (I've heard stories of Geoffrey spending 2 hours on a student's depth study...it's wild).
This is why, despite being a fairly new tuition program, many of our students have already achieved top marks in such a short period of time. The big companies have taken years to produce substantial results.
Academically, our mission is to foster students' critical thinking, because as high achievers ourselves, we know that this is the key to top marks in the HSC.
We have crafted a program that focuses on concept-driven learning. This changes the way you think and cultivates critical thinking, so that you are prepared to respond in a logical manner in exams (rather than regurgitating rote information).
The reason why this is so effective is because the HSC is a dynamic exam, meaning that the same questions are never exactly repeated year after year, forcing students to adapt and think on the fly. As a result, students who rote learn are naturally unable to apply themselves in different scenarios, leading to poor marks. This was reflected in a 2010 study at the US Military Academy which found that professors who taught on courses with an emphasis on concept-driven learning had their students outperform their peers.
If you want to get in on this rare gem of a tutoring service apply to join us in the form linked below (seriously, we realised our service is unmatched when we all as a team reflected on the 10+ tutoring centres we've collectively attended and worked at).
Germain (the dude behind Accelerate HSC) is a Christian who attends and serves in his local church. Accelerate HSC upholds Christian ethics of honesty, integrity, and hospitality towards people of every faith and belief. Generosity is also a big part of this business.
In the past term, our profits were donated to:
> Homeless shelters
> Mission organisation in Myanmar and Slovenia
> Forbes Anglican Church
One of the reasons why our tutors choose to go into medicine and engineering was because of their passion for the sciences. We want to impart that same passion and help students appreciate and enjoy studying physics.
We hope that students might:
> Have breadth and depth in their knowledge
> Have a glimpse of university science
> Gain an appreciation of science
Ultimately, students who have a real passion for the subjects they study tend to perform better in the HSC!
We believe tutoring extends beyond academics. From our experience, the most influential tutors are not only teachers, but mentors. We emulate this in our pursuit of a holistic education which means that our tutors:
A. Regularly have 1-on-1 conversations with students to emphasise personal development and student wellbeing.
B. Deliver workshops on university entry (eg. UCAT and medical school interviews)
C. Provide students with a glimpse of life beyond high school.
D. Foster a student community so that students can learn, teach and encourage each other
Try us obligation free for two weeks. Only pay for the term (including the two week trial) if you choose to continue.