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Students: Enrich Your Executive Functioning Skills

Executive Function skills are a key indicator of long term student success.  To help students develop the skills to manage academic demands and reduce stress, Effective Students is excited to announce our longest running and most popular, Effective Student Workshop™. This four part series provides essential instruction for students to improve skills like time management, organization and learning how to study.  

Working directly with our panel of seasoned educators, trained in the Effective Students Method™, students receive direct instruction, the opportunity to practice key lessons, resources for the school year, access to the online course for refreshers as needed and expert guidance to respond successfully to academic demands. 

Effective Student Workshop

Winter 2025 – Coming Soon!

Included: 
  • 8 hours of direct live instruction in how to:
    • Organize materials to improve efficiency
    • Manage time, plan ahead and prioritize
    • Use metacognition to study effectively
    • Evaluate resources and utilize effectively to study
    • Take notes and manage projects
    • Think flexibly and
    • Evaluate performance for improved results
  • Effective Student Planner, workbook and binder kit 
  • Collaboration with parents at the end of the session

Appropriate for students in grades 6-11

Available Now and Free!

Lunch & Learn for Parents

November 12 – Fostering healthy communication – at what stage does that change from child to young adult?

December 3 – Anxiety and the impact on self determination

10TH GRADE STUDENT, THE WESTMINSTER SCHOOL

“I learned tools to not only be a better student but to increase my abilities as a student. This class has opened my eyes and helped me to change my learning techniques for a better end result.”

7TH GRADE STUDENT, WOODWARD ACADEMY

“How to manage my time. How to plan.”

7TH GRADE STUDENT, THE LOVETT SCHOOL

 “I learned better ways to study and better ways to plan things in this class.”

9TH GRADE STUDENT, NORTH ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL

“You have to know what you already know and what you don’t know to efficiently study”

9TH GRADE STUDENT, THE GALLOWAY SCHOOL

“This class showed me that putting in effort, you can become an Effective Student”

6th GRADE STUDENT, DICKERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

“It’s ok to fail as long as you learn.”

RISING 6th GRADE STUDENT, MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY

“I learned how to look at questions before I answer them and to slow down.  Also how to organize my Google Drive.

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Testimonials

Here’s what real students say about Effective Students Workshops:

  • “I learned how to study and take notes.” Woodward 7th Grader
  • “I learned that you have to work hard but once you learn and practice, it’s easy” Midtown High School 9th Grader
  • “Take your time and read everything. Plan out your projects and weeks” Pope High School, 9th Grader
  • “My biggest takeaway from this class is that reading is not studying” Riverwood 10th grader
  • “I learned better ways to study and better ways to plan things in this class” The Lovett School 7th grader
  • “How to slow down and follow all instructions” Woodward Academy 7th grader
  • “My biggest takeaway from this class is the binder organization system because in the past, my binders and backpack have been messy and I tend to lose papers.” Westminster Schools 10th grader
  • “I now know how important it is to study.” Wesleyan School 7th grader
  • “My biggest take away from this class is organization.  Last year I had too many missing assignments” E. Rivers Elementary 5th grader 
  • “Keep your stuff in its respective place and only touch it once.” Fulton Science Academy 8th grader
  • “Always read instructions” Atlanta Classical Academy 6th grader
  • “I feel more organized and when I get to class, I already know all my classwork and my calendar are together, ready for class.” Atlanta International School 9th grader
  • “I was a pocket stuffer and now I have an amazing binder that makes everything easier.  It makes turning in homework, studying for tests and exams will be easy because I won’t have to scavenge for papers.”  Atlanta International School 9th grader