K-12 Services
Academic Coaching
Academic Coaching teaches and models the skills students need for success through graduation and beyond. We work together to create and execute realistic plans to handle the responsibilities of each week. Tailored to each student's individual needs, Academic Coaching provides students with a partner in navigating both academic and personal responsibilities with the goal of increasing confidence, autonomy, and self-sufficiency. Topics include but are not limited to
- Time and stress management
- Task prioritization
- Organization
- Effective study techniques
- Note-taking
- Motivation
- Overcoming procrastination
- Self-advocacy
- Communication
Application Essay Consulting
Whether you're applying to competitive high schools or getting ready for college, the essay is an important part of any application. From picking a topic to telling your story to editing a final draft, you have a dedicated and knowledgeable partner. Students remain in control during every stage of the writing process with the added benefits of real-time feedback, guidance, and recommendations. Support for supplemental essays is also available.
College Transition
When I worked in higher education, I saw talented students struggle, often because they hadn't solidified the skills they'd need for success in college or hadn't had the opportunity to learn about the resources and services available to them on campus. The College Transition offering provides students the toolkit of techniques and tips they'll need and introduces relevant university services and resources before students arrive for their first semester to ensure a smooth transition to college life.
Services for Homeschoolers
We are proud to continue serving homeschooling families with a variety of services.
We offer both supplemental and primary instruction for a range of age levels and subjects. In both cases, we are happy to adapt to your curricular choices. Please see Subject Tutoring for all subjects in which support is available.
We also provide two levels of portfolio-based end-of-year Proof of Progress evaluations for families homeschooling in Virginia. Simplified Evaluations consider math and language arts materials and satisfy Virginia requirements with a personalized letter and evaluator credentials to be sent to the school system. Detailed Evaluations include all the elements of Simplified Evaluations plus the option to add subjects beyond math and language arts and a second letter intended for use only by families which identifies areas of strength and weakness in the subjects provided and recommendations for moving forward. Please contact us for more information.
Standardized Test Prep
Individualized support in mastering both the content of and strategies for a number of standardized tests including but not limited to
- PSAT
- SAT
- ACT
- SOLs
- ISEE
- SSAT
- GED
- ASVAB
Subject Tutoring
Support offered for all applicable levels of courses (regular, Honors, AP) unless otherwise noted.
* indicates a specialized course for which support is dependent on team availability.
Math
- Elementary Math
- Intermediate Math
- Middle School Math
- Pre-Algebra
- Algebra I
- Geometry
- Algebra, Functions, and Data Analysis
- Algebra 2
- Algebra 3/Trigonometry
- Probability and Statistics
- Pre-Calculus
- Calculus*
- Personal Finance
Science
- Elementary Science
- Intermediate Science
- Middle School Science
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Earth Science
Foreign Language
- Latin I
- Latin II
- Latin III
- Latin IV
- Latin V
- AP Latin IV
Language Arts / English
- Elementary Language Arts
- Intermediate Language Arts
- Middle School Language Arts
- English I or 9
- English II or 10
- English III or 11
- English IV or 12
- AP Language and Composition
- AP Literature and Composition
- Creative Writing
- General writing / grammar support
- Editing
Computer Science
Computer science course content and offerings vary widely by school. A professional software engineer is available to discuss support options for specific needs. Please contact us for more information.
T.H.S.
Subject Tutoring parent
Carpenter Tutoring is an excellent choice if you want your student to progress in any subject with confidence. My daughter went from dreading Latin to meeting the challenge of translating and memorizing vocabulary with confidence. Ms. Carpenter is a consummate professional and an excellent communicator with parents and students. We will continue to use Carpenter Tutoring when necessary.
Nichole C.
Subject Tutoring parent & client
Email testimonialI will share that when we were 1st looking for a tutor, I wasn't sure what we needed but help with math. Once we met and you started tutoring my kids, you are so wonderful in how you teach both of them. With my daughter, she was a lost soul with math. She now understands math in a way that I don't think I could have helped her. The way you teach, explain and show how math is done, is simply AMAZING. When it came time for my son to need help with Math, I knew you were the one to do it! Why? It's the way you are patient, kind and so helpful in allowing them to learn math in a way that benefits my kids.
Kris C.
Services for Homeschoolers & Subject Tutoring parent
Amy is invaluable to us as our homeschool teacher. She has a wealth of knowledge in many different subjects and working with students comes easily to her.
Noel M.
Services for Homeschoolers parent
Amy is absolutely outstanding! We have used her for my daughter's proof of progress evaluator [since 2022] and I cannot give her enough praise! I recommend her to all my homeschooling friends as an evaluator. She is always extremely professional, kind, and organized. Her online system for portfolio evaluations is user friendly and makes my job of putting together the portfolio carefree. Once I have submitted it to her, she sends me my letter needed for proof of progress within 2-3 days! Her proof of progress letters are also thorough and professional. I cannot thank her enough each year and you will not regret using her!