Emily Kissenberth, a New Jersey native and alum of the Florence Art 2009 Program, shared these delightful and enthusiastic words with us about her summer experience with Abbey Road. It's always fun to hear first-hand accounts from students so we thank you for your input, Em!"I explain my time in Florence as exciting and informative, but more then that I consider it life changing and inspiring. When I first stepped off the plane in Italy, I felt nervous and confused, I was in a place that I have...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (November 16, 2009) – Abbey Road Programs, a summer immersion program for high school students, finds itself thriving, even in these challenging economic times.
“In an economy like this, families are working hard to save money,” said Abbey Road Programs’ founder and President, Dr. Arthur Kian. “However, education remains an investment priority for many parents.”
Sharon Azmon sent her daughter Sigal to Italy and France with Abbey Road Programs. ...
Great teachers, like many things, are in short supply nowadays. Is it because we are willing to pay far more for entertainment then we are to educate our future? That it is a thankless job fraught with dangers and very few rewards? Who knows, but the current climate proves that we need teachers who can do more crack a book and write equations on a chalk board.
What kind of impacts can such teachers have on the lives of their students?
One is reminded of an elderly...
SAT stands for Scholastic Aptitude Test. It is a three-hour, primarily multiple-choice test that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning skills of the prospect student. It is an aptitude test designed to test the intellectual ability of a student. It is administered seven times a year -- usually in October, November, December, January, March, May and June -- on Saturday mornings. The dates for taking the exam are already fixed & hence it requires a...