Contact: Addison@AddisonAcademy.com
The purpose of Addison Academy is to support every student in learning the fundamental academic skills of math and English. Our students learn how to intelligently think for themselves, reason mathematically, and read & write with increasing mastery. The best part is that we do this by empowering students' curiosity and lighting the fire of intrinsic motivation and love of learning.
Addison Davenport MSEd
GPA
2.8 3.9
Case Study
+2 Grade Levels Growth
per Year
Ave of 125 students
+230 SAT
Case Study
1000+ Students Taught
What Families and Students are saying
The Bulens Family
Addison helped my son go from a 570 to a 720 on the math SAT. This opened a lot of doors for him in his college application process (biggest one being a $30,000/year academic scholarship to his top choice school). Addison made the material fun and relevant to my son with all sorts of sports anologies. Ultimately his work positively influenced my son away from numbers in addition to improving his math grades. I'd highly recommend Addison for anyone who is interested in providing the top level of math tutoring for their child.
Michael
Thank you for really caring for me not only as a student, but as a human being. I am beyond grateful to have you as a teacher but also a trusted adult that I can share my thoughts and heart out too. You really help me open my eyes in math and life. How you teach us really raises my excitement of learning more, expecially in math. Having you there for me helps me out a lot. Knowing I will always have you right by my side makes life a lot better
5-12th graders that need more challenge or more support.
Math - English - Testing
What Sets Addison Academy Apart?
Expertise
Addison has a Masters of Science in Education from Johns Hopkins, focused in advanced math learning theory.
He was awarded as the best BC Calculus student at Phillips Academy Andover.
He has served as the director of education and lead in teacher development at venture backed ed-tech companies.
He has received multiple awards in writing and for demonstration of strong character.
He has served as a TFA corps member, and has helped over 1,000 students, developing a method for teaching in the process that has helped students grow at an average rate of 2 grade levels per year.
Mission
We believe that nothing is more important than offering the best possible education to the next generation. Our mission is to provide the most personalized, holistic, and effective education to our students so that they might flourish more in academics and in life.
Pedagogy
Our holistic approach adapts to the unique needs of each student. We have found that rigor and excellence come naturally when curisoity, love and learning, and intrinsic motivation are nurtured. Intellectual skills are the backbone of any excellent education and it is easier to master them when you understand their purpose and power and the curriculum is fun and engaging. Inquiry based learning and the socratic method are combined with the most advanced virtual technology to create a highly effective and fun learning experience. Our work pays off not only in the classroom but also at the dinner table!