Denver Test Prep

06/13/2024

Don't miss the 2nd Annual Neurodiversity Resource Fair next Saturday, June 22 at Accelerated Schools!!

This FREE Guiding Bright Minds event is truly fun for all ages!
Come enjoy food trucks, Dirt Coffee Bar, Kona Ice, face-painting, a bounce obstacle course, sensory activities, and balloon art while perusing the dozens of vendors who are dedicated to sharing their resources and services for any age related to ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, Executive Functioning, Sensory Processing, Mental Health, IDD, and much more.

Plus, there will be raffle prizes to Botanical Gardens, Children's Museum of Denver, Museum of the Rockies, Lone Tree Arts Center, and more!

You will leave feeling confident and ready to take the next step of your journey.

Register for your free tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guiding-bright-minds-neurodiversity-resource-fair-2024-tickets-863231607977

04/16/2024

📣 Free Webinar tonight!!! 📣
Overwhelmed by the college application process? Not sure where (or when) to start?
Join DTP and Virtual College Counselors for a free Webinar: De-Stressing & Demystifying the College Application Process.
Register here: https://zoom.us/.../tJwqfu6uqD8uE9CT7u7jMl88Ae2V2QSrIhzC
We hope you can join us for the live Webinar tonight from 6pm-7pm, but if not, you'll get access to the recording to watch when it's convenient for you!
Email us at [email protected] if you have any questions!!

01/15/2024

Looking for resources on neurodiversity in the Boulder area?

Stop by the (FREE!) Neurodiversity Resource Fair on Sunday, 1/28 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. DTP will be there among 80+ local resources and vendors!

Say hi to our very own Ashley and Jenna at the DTP table, learn more about how we support our neurodivergent students, and connect with the ND community!

Registration and parking for this event are free. To register, scan the QR code on the flyer below. We hope to meet you there! 😁

11/17/2023

Need a fun way to review math skills this Thanksgiving break? How about a tasty array to review multiplication!

All you need is a whiteboard, dry erase markers, and your child's favorite snack! Start by setting up the whiteboard with a 12-frame, solve 2x6, 6x2, then eat 2 rows of snacks, and restart with a 10-frame, 5x2, 2x5, all the way until the snacks are gone!

When introducing multiplication, arrays can help your child visualize how numbers interact and strengthen their number sense, but adding snacks is sure to make them hungry for learning more! 😋

11/06/2023

DTP is putting the spotlight on Urban Peak, Lanay, and our very own Andrew Harvey 🌟📣

Lanay was Urban Peak's October Student of the Month and has obtained her GED with her sights set on college and a bright future in sunny California!

Thank you, Andrew, for your hard work with the GED program at Urban Peak. The work you have done, as Annalisa says, is leading to even more success for Urban Peak youth!!

Lanay is our October Student of the Month! She is 23 years old and has her own unit in an Urban Peak apartment building. She has been attending our GED program in partnership with Denver Test Prep and hopes to attend college once she completes her GED. She plans to start at community college but hopes to transfer to UCLA in sunny California! Her goal is either to work with animals or become an actor.

Lanay loves playing video games like NBA2K, Fortnite and Madden and watching anime TV shows like Demonslayer and Naruto.

We are so proud of Lanay for her hard work on her GED and we can’t wait to see where she goes next!

10/09/2023

Don't miss out on the return of DK's Hot Lunch speaker series with these two fall events!

The Donnell-Kay Foundation brings nationally-recognized education experts together to share their knowledge and expertise, and "aims to improve public education in Colorado through research, policy, creative dialogue, and critical thinking."

For more information and to register for their newsletter, check out their website here: https://dkfoundation.org/events/current-season

06/24/2023

It was a beautiful morning for Guiding Bright Minds' Neurodiversity Fair 🎉
We had the chance to connect with dozens of like-minded families and vendors and share knowledge, smiles, (and temporary tattoos) all around! Truly a wonderful resource event by the GBM team, and we can't wait to be back for the next one! 🥰

06/15/2023

DTP is putting the spotlight on:
📣 The Challenge Foundation and it's newest scholar recipients! 📣
This year, The Challenge Foundation is celebrating 25 years of helping students break the cycle of poverty and open doors to a brighter future.
Their newest class of scholar recipients is comprised of students who hope to be doctors, builders, teachers, and so much more!
DTP is proud to partner with The Challenge Foundation and provide literacy and test prep instruction to their scholars. As we listened to each presentation at the Challenge fundraising event this past week, we were truly inspired by the impact that this organization has made on the scholars as well as the entire Denver community!

06/01/2023

HAPPY SUMMER to ALL of our wonderful students! You made us laugh and love what we do (even more) and made us so, so proud this year! :)

05/25/2023

With the summer quickly approaching, our teens and tweens are looking for ways to wind down from their busy school-year schedules.
This recent NPR article discusses how our kids are aware of the harmful mental health effects of spending too much time on social media and how you can help them navigate towards a more positive screen-time experience this summer.

To find out more, listen to the 7-minute audio or read the article linked here:

Many parents are worried about their kids losing themselves for hours on their phones. Turns out, teens are troubled too. But they also know a lot about how to get unhooked. Here's how they do it.

05/11/2023

It's that time of the year again: time for REVIEW GAMES!! One of the reading team's favorite games comes from The Florida Center for Reading Research and makes reviewing all 6 syllable types fun and engaging for our students!

In Syllable Trivia, students take turns picking a trivia card from the pile (ex: has two syllables - one is closed, and one is open). Then, they look for a word on their board that matches the description. If they have the word, they mark it, and whoever completes their board first, wins!

We love this game because it is easy to prep and reuse (thanks to pocket sleeves), and it easily engages our students to "lock in" previously taught concepts before the summer!

05/04/2023

AP Exams have officially begun, and Fiveable has some fun tips for what you can do before and after the exam (as well as many other great resources on their website)!

What to do the morning of your exam...

- Eat a good breakfast. Seriously, you need brain power!
- Look over the Cheatsheet for any subject you're taking, as a final study tool.
- Right before exam time, take a strong pose like a superhero for one minute. 🦸🏽 Doing this stance has proven to give test-takers more confidence right when you need it the most!
- Crush the exam. 💪

What to do after your exam...

- Don’t talk about the exam questions online, but do enjoy the memes. 🤪
- Whatever happened during the exam, once you leave the exam let it gooooooo, let it gooooo, let it gooooo. ❄️⛄ It’s over, there’s nothing in your control anymore. There’s no use in dwelling on it.
- Take some time for yourself to celebrate your achievement. You just got through a very stressful moment. Even if you have more exams, take a little break and do something you love or eat some of your favorite foods. You earned it! 🏆

Good luck to all of our AP students - you got this! :)