High school math and science credits don't exist in isolation — they build on each other. Every summer that passes without reinforcement is a summer where the foundation quietly erodes. By the time September arrives, your child isn't starting fresh. They're starting behind.
At The Progressive Centre's Secondary Readiness Program in South Ajax, we close that gap before it costs them. Led by our math and science experts, our boutique sessions — maximum 4 students — deliver 3 hours of targeted, curriculum-aligned instruction per day in a professional academic environment. This isn't tutoring. This is strategic preparation for the courses that determine university eligibility.
This is not a tutoring centre or a drop-in program. It is a boutique academic studio — and here's exactly what that means for your child:
August 3 - 7, 2026
Time: 9:30 - 12:30PM
Class Structure
3 hours Daily/ 15 Hours
Virtual
August 10 - 14, 2026
Time: 9:30 - 12:30PM
Class Structure
3 Hours Daily /15 Hours
Virtual
August 17 - 21, 2026
Time: 9:30 - 12:30PM
Class Structure
3 Hours Daily / 15 Hours Total
Virtual
This week focuses on the foundational strands of the Grade 9 de-streamed math course. Students will consolidate Number Sense and Operations, be introduced to Algebraic expressions and equations, and begin working with Linear Relations.
Students preparing for Grade 10 Academic Math will work through Quadratic Relations, Analytic Geometry, and an introduction to Trigonometry. Special attention is given to the algebraic manipulation skills that students frequently identify as their weakest point entering this course.
Functions is the course most directly tied to university program eligibility. This week targets the concepts students find most challenging entering MCR3U: the formal definition of a function, exponential functions, and the foundations of trigonometric identities.
August 3 - 7, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 4:00PM
Class Structure
3 hours Daily / 15 Hours
Virtual
August 10 - 14, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 4:00PM
Class Structure
3 hours Daily / 15 Hours
Virtual
August 17 - 21, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 4:00PM
Class Structure
3 hours Daily / 15 Hours
Virtual
Students entering SCH3U will preview the three foundational units that most commonly derail students in the first term: the properties of matter and the mole concept, chemical bonding and molecular geometry, and types of chemical reactions. Lab safety protocol and scientific notation review are woven throughout. Students leave this week ready to engage — not survive — their first chemistry unit.
This session targets the high-density content areas of SBI3U that students consistently find most challenging before entering the course: cell structure and function, DNA replication and protein synthesis, and the core principles of genetics and heredity. Students will also review the scientific method and data interpretation skills required for lab reports.
SPH4U is widely regarded as one of the most demanding courses on the Ontario curriculum. This week provides a structured preview of kinematics and dynamics, Newton’s Laws in two dimensions, and the foundational energy and momentum concepts that underpin the entire course. Students entering with this preparation have a measurable advantage from the first week of school.
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