As schools reopen, our thoughts and best wishes go to all teachers and administrators as they navigate this challenging time. They are today’s heroes and heroines in education, and we appreciate the thoughtfulness and planning that is going into organizing a smooth and safe transition for our students.
At Focus, we, too, are looking for the best way to serve our students. Currently, all ACT classes and teacher workshops are being offered on ZOOM. Some tutors are working both on ZOOM and in-person in our large classroom that allows appropriate distancing. Call us for more information about test prep, subject tutoring, and college admission.
We encourage high achieving sophomores and juniors to take the PSAT on October 14 or 17. This is the first step towards earning the very prestigious and financially lucrative Merit Scholarship. Check the website for more information.
- You can reach our tutors on Zoom on www.FocusOnLearning.com/Zoom. Contact us at 573-886-8969 or 573-239-4074
Our address is 3610 Buttonwood Dr. STE. 200 Columbia, MO 65201
STE. 200
Columbia, MO 65201
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
Tutoring online only until further notice. Call our office for information.
Office Number:
(573) 886-8969
Email: FOLCI@
FocusOnLearningCenter.com
STE. 200
Columbia, MO 65201
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
Tutoring online only until further notice. Call our office for information.
Office Number:
(573) 886-8969
Email: FOLCI@
FocusOnLearningCenter.com
Our Services
Student ACT Prep
Private Tutoring
Teacher ACT Workshops
Who we are
WE TEACH STUDENTS — NOT SUBJECTS
Focus on Learning is an education center located in Columbia, Missouri for thirty-three years. We have been dedicated to serving the needs of individual learners from kindergarten through college. We have recently changed our emphasis and are now limiting our services to high school students. Our goal is to offer these young men and women the individual subject tutoring and test prep for ACT, PSAT, SAT they need to succeed in college and in life. The 21st century will put great demands on their educational background, especially in STEM areas, than ever before. Our goal is for every student to be college-ready — to have the reading, writing, math, and science skills that will lead to success in colleges classes. We are committed to working with Columbia Public Schools both as professionals and as a Partner in Education. We sponsor the MAC Scholar high school program, which works with historically under-represented students in Columbia Public Schools, offering ACT courses at no cost. We also annually give scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Focus on Learning is proud to be a part of the rich learning community in Columbia.
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge”
– Albert Einstein
Learning Styles Matter
Left Brain Thinkers
Right Brain Thinkers
Right Brain learners view the traditional classroom as a foreign land. Visual and spontaneous, they have little sense of time. Assignments are forgotten and test dates not remembered. Nonverbal learners, right brainers struggle mightily with routine classroom tasks: phonics and grammar make no sense, memorization of rote facts is difficult, spelling is hopeless, punctuation is ignored, and the meaning of questions remains an ongoing puzzle. Note taking is problematic. Right brainers only learn what they understand. Out-of-the box thinkers, they are not verbal but creative and intuitive, often giving the right answer without being able to explain how they got it. Right brainers are our artists, musicians, designers, architects, athletes, builders, surgeons and software designers.
Our Team
Ene-Kaja Chippendale, Ph.D.
President of Focus on Learning
Gary Moss, Ph.D.
Focus on Learning Team
Our teachers show students how to learn.