How It Works
What is a Study Group?
Our study groups are small, consistent learning communities led by trained facilitators. Each group includes 6-8 high school students in the same grade level and subject. Students meet once per week for 90-minutes to:
This isn’t school. This isn’t tutoring. This is a space where realing learning happens.
What Happens in a Session?
Each session follows a flexible but consistent structure to help students deepen understanding and feel confidence apply what they’ve learned:
We revisit key concepts using clear explanations, visuals, and collaborative discussions, but this isn’t a lecture. Facilitators guide students through an active review, helping them draw on what they already know, ask questions, and build shared tools like mind maps and stummary notes they can use again later. It’s about making meaning, not just hearing the content again.
Once the foundation is inplace, students work through carefully chosen practice problems that reflect what they’re likely to see on tests and assignments. The goal hear isn’t perfection, it’s making mistakes in a safe space where they can ask questions, test out strategies, and build confidence before it really counts. Facilitators provide guidance and feedback, but students are the ones doing the thinking.
We slow things down and help students think about how they learn, not just what they know. Factilitators coach them to ask questions like: What is this question really asking? How can I tell which strategy to use? What do I do if I get stuck? This step builds metacognitive awareness, so students don’t just memorize, they develope the tools to appraoch problems independently across all subjects.
Why This Approach Works
We’ve built this structure based on proven learning science. Research shows that students learn best when they:
This isn’t accidental. It’s a model designed to help students move beyond cramming, and into real, confident, understanding.
Who Leads the Sessions?
Right now, all study groups are led by me – Brenna, founder of STEM Study Groups.
I hold a BSc. in Biology and spent the past several years working with high school and university students as a tutor and educator. BUt over time, I noticed something wasn’t working: tutoring often focused on homework help and short-term fixes, not the deeper learning students actually needed.
hat’s why I created this program. I wanted to build something different, a space where students can slow down, ask questions, connect the dots, and build the confidence to truly understand math and science.
I design every session around what students need most, using strategies grounded in research and real classroom experience. This isn’t just what I do, it’s what I care deeply about.
As the program grows, I’ll be training new facilitators to bring the same thoughful, encouraging approach. But for now, I’ll be the one guiding your teen every step of the way.
Frequently Asked Questions
If this sounds like the kind of support you’ve been looking for – let’s talk.
Book a free 30-minute consult call where you can share what’s been going on, ask questions, and learn more about how the program works.