It's that time again: The preparatory courses at Lern-Forum Zurich for long-term and short-term grammar schools as well as BMS, FMS, HMS and IMS are starting.
The students are already busy preparing for the entrance exams with our course instructors. With a lot of enthusiasm, topics relevant to the exams are repeated and essays are written. During the breaks, the first new friendships have already been made, which of course provides additional motivation to attend the course.
Nowadays, children and young people are often busy in many ways. Especially students who play a lot of sports have Saturday, often no time for a course visit, as tournaments are held regularly on this day.
The Lern-Forum therefore also offers preparation courses on Sundays. This way, hobbies and successful preparation for the entrance exam can be easily combined.
Click here for the course dates of preparation for long-term gymnasium and
here for the course dates of preparation for the short-term gymnasium.
With our proven course materials solving homework and preparing for the entrance exam is easy. Solutions are provided for every assignment, so you can always check your own progress. In addition, this year's courses are once again complemented by our unique essay proofreading service. The student essays are graded by specialized proofreaders, and for each essay, students receive a grading commentary explaining errors and pointing out areas for improvement.
You have already started your preparation course and want to know how to benefit as much as possible from the lessons? No problem, we have a Blogpost on this very topic!
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