Solterra Way Cottage School
Supporting in-person and online learning
Individual Instruction:
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Reading, writing, handwriting, math, grammar, vocabulary, poetics, academic knowledge, American Sign Language,
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Remediation,
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Challenge and acceleration,
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Homework support,
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English for speakers of other languages.
Academic Assessments:
Better understand and plan for your child's learning needs.
Tiny School:
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Limited screens,
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Customized, Montessori-based instruction for your child or pod,
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Flexible scheduling.
Learn to Invest
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Novice investors new to the stock market,
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Beginner-friendly strategies for novice options traders,
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For teens and adults.
Tiny Pool Swim School
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30-minute, individual lesson:$50 through May 31, $65 beginning June 1
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Year-round, warm, Endless Pool
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Request a "getting to know you" sample lesson
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Patricia Saylor
Educational Diagnostician
Head of School
With more than 35 years of wide-ranging experience as an educator and school administrator, I am prepared to address your child's unique learning needs.
I hold a BA in Spanish and Education from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MA in Linguistics from Gallaudet University. I am certified by the American Montessori Society and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and hold teaching certifications from the NC Department of Public Instruction in 7 areas, including licenses to teach children with disabilities and those who are academically gifted. I speak English and Spanish and am fluent in American Sign Language.
For information about Solterra Way Cottage School partners and employees, and those who live and work in our home, click below. I look forward to investing in your child's academic success.
For more about the Novice Investors Program for teens and adults, check out Saylor Financial Fundamentals. Read a detailed bio about my journey from "stock market curious" to brain tumor survivor, to teaching others how to invest with confidence.
Testimonials
Patricia quickly and accurately assessed Noah’s learning strengths and weaknesses/gaps beyond what two previous major psycho-educational testing reports had found...
Patricia constantly let Noah know that she completely believed in him and was there to help him be successful. She attended to Noah’s academic, cognitive, and emotional needs with endless patience and positivity...
My anxious daughter responded so well to Patricia’s calm and patient [swimming] teaching practices.
Learning to swim is so important for all children, and Patricia is an incredible teacher who has made it possible for my son to learn to swim in his own way, at his own pace.
(Patricia) was the first to identify a learning challenge faced by one of my sons that was later diagnosed and treated. If not for her, it likely would have taken several more years before it was identified by the schools.
My first grader was bored with math and seeking more challenging problems to solve and Patricia developed engaging enrichment lessons that helped him pursue his love of math.
We loved working with Ms. Patricia [in swimming lessons] so much that Julia is now taking reading lessons with her as well, and she is thriving there too. Our community is truly lucky to have such a gifted and caring teacher. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to any family!
I learned a lot about the stock market and what dividends and mutual funds are.
High School Student
Saylor Financial Fundamentals
One aspect of Patricia's approach to tutoring that sets her apart is that she really gets that how a child thinks provides important information about what might be preventing learning... I greatly appreciated Patricia's focus on needing to hear my daughter think out loud before she could make an accurate assessment.
I lost tons of money believing other YouTube options experts. So far it is only Patricia who both knows what she's doing and can TEACH IT.
Viewer,
My husband and I are still shocked at how quickly Patricia undid our 5 year olds negative feelings about water and helped her love swimming. She happily put her head underwater after 4 lessons, when the mere thought of that used to bring tears.
Everything about Tiny Pool Swim School is set up to be comforting for kids and easy for families. It's one of the best things we've ever done.
Safe Health Practices
All in-person participants and staff will make a shared commitment to safe health practices both in and out of our program.
