Art of Inquiry

Julia teaches a great critical thinking class for the elementary
school kids. My daughter has been taking this class since 2007 and
she enjoys it very much.
I think Julia’s classes are a unique learning experience that is
difficult to find anywhere else in the DC area.
The problems and challenges that the children work on are a mix of logic games and puzzles, brain storming, solving non-​standard problems, and testing different solutions and hypotheses in a cooperative, fun setting. The puzzles often do not have a single «correct» answer, so the children are encouraged to search for and compare the effectiveness of alternative solutions.
Several times a year Julia has guest speakers who talk about their
professional work in a field of science or math, and the problems they
are trying to solve. Students also do a lot of hands-​on experimentation and many also participate in a «math Kangaroo» competition held in March of each year.
Overall, I think this is a great class and I would recommend it to other
parents who are trying to encourage their children to think creatively
and to develop their math, logic, and reasoning skills.

When my son started attending this class his attitude towards math skyrocketed. He just fell in love with math and science. Now he can’t wait till Friday’s after school class with Julia.