Lemi is wonderful in her knowledge and … Lemi is wonderful in her knowledge and work with children. Both of my school-aged sons have done the academic assessments with her. The result has been confirmation of their strong areas and clear direction about the areas that requires more work. I would highly recommend her and will definitely use her services for my 3rd son too!

Good feedback as you work with your children My young children were evaluated by Lemi, and her specific feedback from the results were helpful. She identified areas of reading, math and critical thinking, that I could focus on with each child as the testing date drew close. This was something I very much appreciated, especially for my first child (as we were newbies to the Selective Enrollment process). I also attended a boot camp session where she worked with children in the presence of their parents; so parents could also benefit from watching her interaction with the children. She has an easy style with the children, and they were comfortable answering her questions in a very short time after meeting her. As a parent, working with your child is paramount. However, having resources such as Lemi and the Critical Thinking Child is helpful indeed!

The Critical Thinking Child Boot Camp The Critical Thinking Child Boot Camp class was an overall great experience for our family. Our daughter learned how to problem solve, extend patterns, and use critical thinking skills to enhance her already advanced reasoning. In addition, we parents learned strategies to use with her to help advance her reading, math, and critical thinking skills not only while actually doing the "homework" for class but also while participating in every day activities. She looked forward to (what she liked to call) her "Brain Games" class every week! Sidenote: She was accepted into our top choice CPS Regional Gifted Center program (even living in Tier 4!), and I'm sure part of it had to do with what we learned from The Critical Thinking Child Boot Camp. Thank you, Ms. Lemi and staff!!

Critical Thinking Child Boot Camp I signed up my 4th grade daughter for Lemi's boot camp because her sister had benefitted from the class years ago. She was excited to attend and focused on doing her "homework" which alone would make it a success in my book. Working with her on the homework I could see that Lemi was teaching her skills that would be very helpful for upcoming CPS tests.

Great program!! My child took both Selective Prep and Critical Thinking Child. He felt strongly that the Critical Thinking Child program was key to his success especially in paper folding and everything else that was non verbal. He was accepted to Lane Tech's AC program for 7th grade and his gifted score improved from 124 to 141 (5th grade vs 6th grade). We are tier 4. Thank you Lemi!!