Private, In-Home Tutoring in Wilmington, Delaware

Lancashire Elementary School is located on 2000 Naamans Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810, Lancashire Elementary School covers grades PreK-5 and can be contacted at 302-475-3990.  The mission of Lancashire Elementary School is to provide a quality educational experience to students that is based on a belief that every student can achieve academic and social success. Students are encouraged to be life-long learners, and are placed in an environment where they can feel safe to learn and reach their goals. In the 2017-2018 school year, the school implemented a Spanish Language Immersion Program. This program allows students to receive instruction in both English and Spanish during the school day. By being immersed in Spanish, students are able to gain proficiency at a younger age, as they practice reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the language. In addition to the core subjects of Mathematics, English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science, students also take classes in art, music, and physical education. The music program beings in 4th and 5th grade, when students have the opportunity to participate in the instrumental music program. Students take small group lessons and can also play together in band and/or orchestra. To learn more about the subjects SchoolTutoring Academy offers tutoring in, please contact us.

Pierre S. Dupont Middle School is located on 701 W 34th St, Wilmington, DE 19802, Pierre S. Dupont Middle School covers grades 6-8 and can be contacted at 302-762-7146. The mission of Pierre S. Dupont Middle School is to create a community of life-long learners that are equipped with the skills and abilities to excel in the world. The school is the home of the BSD Gifted Program, as well as the Brumskill Early Childhood Assistance Program (ECAP). Students at the school take classes in English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages, as well as STEM, art, music, and physical education. The English Language Arts Curriculum at the school includes diversity in both literature and informational texts, as well as vocabulary and grammar as set out by the state standards. Emphasis is placed on analysis of texts, as students learn how to determine the main idea, theme, and the author’s message. In addition to learning about English Language Arts within the classroom, students at Pierre S. Dupont Middle School also have the opportunity to participate in Extra-curricular English related activities, including Shakespeare, Debate Club, and Spelling Bee. The whole school also participates in a whole school read at the beginning of the year, with the book changing every year. For more information on how SchoolTutoring Academy can help you or your child with English tutoring, please contact us.

Concord High School is located on 2501 Ebright Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810, Concord High School covers grades 10-12 and can be contacted at 302-475-3951. Concord High School is one of the three high schools in the Brandywine School District. In the 2018-2019 school year, there were 1,126 students enrolled at the school. Students have the option of choosing Advanced Placement (AP), Honors, College Preparatory, Traditional, and Special Education tracks. Taking AP Courses gives students the chance to take college level courses while in high school. These courses can be challenging, but they give students the opportunity to gain the study skills necessary to be successful in college and university. At the end of the school year, students take AP exams, and depending on their scores in these exams, they could be eligible for college credit. Students at Concord High School have the choice of a variety of course options. In order to graduate, students must complete four credits of math. Students in grade 12 have the option of choosing courses including Algebra 3, Precalculus, Calculus, Statistics, Linear Algebra, and Math and Personal Finance. The math curriculum at the school emphasizes problem solving, and applications in the real world. For more information on the Mathematics tutoring SchoolTutoring Academy offers, please contact us.

Educating Our Parents: Understanding the Wilmington District Curriculum

Topics covered in mathematics range from numbers and the study of patterns, geometry, algebra, functions, advanced functions, calculus, and trigonometry. These topics are gradually introduced on top of previously gained skills, and are continuously practiced and reviewed until the ability to easily solve problems on a variety of levels from the simple basics to more complicated and advanced problems. Students graduate from the school system ready and prepared to face college level math.

English Language Arts is a vital subject that is taught with great care in the Brandywine School District. Children are introduced to phonetics and the ability to read out words that may not exist in their vocabulary, independently adding to their repertoire of available words. The ability to write and construct meaningful and intriguing works, including but not limited to creative writing and research topics, is practiced and worked on from the very first year of elementary school.

The city of Wilmington, Delaware is located in New Castle County and was built on the site of Fort Christina, which was the first Swedish Settlement in North America. The city is conveniently located at the meeting of the Christina River and Brandywine River. Wimington was incorporated 1731 and was named by Proprietor Thomas Penn after his friend Spencer Compton, who was the Earl of Wilmington. During the Civil War, the city played an important part in supplying ships, railroad cars, gunpowder, shoes and other war-related guns.

Nicknames for Wilmington include the Corporate Capital of the World and the Chemical Capital of the World. The city earned the nickname of the Chemical Capital of the World because it is the home of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, which is commonly referred to as DuPont. The city contains many museums, galleries, and gardens for visitors and residents to enjoy. The city also holds multiple festivals and events throughout the year, including the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, which is a week-long outdoor music festival that is held each summer in Rodney Square.

In 2017, the population of Wilmington was 71,106, making it the most populated city in the state of Delaware. 23.5% of the population was under 18, 26.1% of the population was between 18-34, 26.2% was 35-54, 11.4% was 55-64 and 12.8% was over the age of 65. The median household income in the city was $40,065 in 2017.

Nemours Mansion and Gardens

Nemours Mansion and Gardens covers 300 acres in Wilmington, Delaware. The mansion is built in the classical French Style and a formal garden is also included in the estate. The mansion contains 105 rooms totalling about 47,000 square feet. The estate was created by Alfred I. du Pont as a gift for his second wife Alicia. In addition to the mansion’s beautiful architecture, it also contains rare 18th-century furniture and a large collection of antiques, works of art and tapestries. One highlight of the collection is a rare Louis XVI Musical Clock from 1785 which plays four tunes on a dulcimer and pipe organ. The estate’s garden is the most developed and largest French Formal Garden style landscape park in North America. Its design is based on the Gardens of Versailles, and contains beautifully landscaped plantings, fountains, pools, and a pavilion surrounded by woodlands. One of the features in the garden is The Reflecting Pool, which is 40 feet in diameter and contains 157 jets with Japanese Cryptomeria, flowering horse chestnut and pin oaks.

Delaware Art Museum

The Delaware Art Museum is located on Kentmere Parkway in Wilmington, Delaware. The museum was originally founded in 1912 in honor of the artist Howard Pyle, and today contains a collection of more than 12,000 objects. In 2005 the museum building was renovated and the museum grounds were expanded in order to include a 9 acre Sculpture Park, the Helen Farr Sloan Library and archives, studio art classes, a children’s learning area, and a cafe and museum store. The museum’s collection features works predominantly from the late 19th and early 20th century American artists and works from the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. There is a large collection of works from Howard Pyle and his pupils N.C. Wyeth, Frank Schoonover, and Stanley Arthurs. The Helen Farr Sloan Library contains works by John Sloan, donated to the museum by his wife Helen Farr Sloan.

Brandywine Zoo

The Brandywine Zoo was founded in 1905 and covers 4.7 acres on the banks of the Brandywine River. The zoo houses animals from the Americas, temperate and tropical Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Some of the animal residents at the zoo include the capybara, Andean Condor, Bald Eagle, Flemish Giant Rabbit, and Red Panda. On average, about 60,000 visitors come to the Brandywine Zoo a year. In addition to exhibit and educating people on animals, the zoo also participates in projects to promote animal conservation in both Delaware and abroad. The Brandywine Zoo founded the Delaware Kestrel Partnership, which works to research endangered American Kestrel populations in Delaware.

Interesting Facts

• The city of Wilmington has six sister cities, these include Fulda in Germany, Kalmar in Sweden, Olevano sul Tusciano in Italy, Osogbo in Nigeria, and Watford in the United Kingdom. Wilmington is also partner cities with Nemours in France.
• The city’s motto is “In the Middle of it All”.
• Wilmington is the fifth least populated city in the United States to be the most populated in its state.
• One of the annual events held in Wilmington is the annual Wilmington Grand Prix, which is held annually and is considered one of the premier criterium-style bike races in the country.
• The 1999 Film “Fight Club” is set in the city of Wilmington, although much of the movie was filmed in Los Angeles.