How to Prevent Academic Burnout - 9 Actionable Tips to Maintain Good Mental Health. Image of a boy being overwhelmed by his homework on his computer.

How to Prevent Academic Burnout: 9 Actionable Tips to Maintain Good Mental Health

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How to Prevent Academic Burnout: 9 Actionable Tips to Maintain Good Mental Health Sometimes students find themselves working really hard in all of their classes, studying at all hours, and aiming for straight A’s and perfect test scores.…
Strategies for Tackling Homework: Pt. 2 How Parents Can Help

Strategies for Tackling Homework: Pt. 2 How Parents Can Help

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Strategies for Tackling Homework: Pt. 2 How Parents Can Help Ah, homework. An inevitable, but often unenjoyable, part of school. While many students (and perhaps even parents) dread homework, it is an important part of your student’s…
Strategies for Tackling Homework

Strategies for Tackling Homework

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Strategies for Tackling Homework Strategies for Tackling Homework Ah, homework. An inevitable, but often unenjoyable, part of school. While many students dread homework, it is an important part of your education. What’s the Point of…
New Blog Post: Educator Spotlight. Jacky H. is a math, physics, and Chinese language tutor at Hodis Learning & Music.

Educator Spotlight: Jacky H.

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Educator Spotlight: Jacky H. What subjects do you teach? Academic Tutoring: AP Physics 1, 2, and C (Mechanics + Electricity & Magnetism), Lower Division Physics, Multivariable Calculus, AP Calculus BC, Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry,…
What's your start of school feeling? Photo shows four children, each showing a different emotion: fear, anxiety or stress, happiness and excitement, and anger.

How to Handle Your Start of School Feelings

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How to Handle Your Start of School Feelings The start of a new school year can bring on a lot of emotions. Whatever your feelings are about starting school again, we have some helpful tips to manage your feelings and use them to start this…
5 Tips for Starting a Productive and Stress-Free School Year. Image shows a chalk board with the blog post's name on it. Books, school supplies, an apple, and a graduation cap can be seen in the photo, along with Hodis Learning & Music's logo.

5 Tips for Starting a Productive and Stress-Free School Year

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5 Tips for Starting a Productive and Stress-Free School Year Can you believe that school is starting already? After a summer of no classes it can be difficult to readjust to the schedule and demands of school. Here are 5 tips to get back…
New Blog Post: Educator Spotlight. Photo is of Hodis Learning & Music's math tutor and Mandarin tutor, Wu L.

Educator Spotlight: Wu L.

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Educator Spotlight: Wu L. What’s the most rewarding part of being an educator? Having immediate positive feedback is one of the most exciting things about being a math tutor. Witnessing the impact I have on a student’s success makes…
Chalk art live experience. Come draw with us, all ages welcome! Chalk art experience will take place at the South Pasadena Arts Crawl. See you there!

Chalk Art Live Experience @ The South Pasadena Art Crawl

Chalk Art Live Experience @ The South Pasadena Art Crawl     Draw with us at the South Pasadena Arts Crawl! We will be located next to the Walking Man statue at the South Pasadena Metro Gold Line Station on Saturday, July 16,…
Musician Series: Louis Armstrong. New Blog Post! Image of Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet.

Musician Series: Louis Armstrong

Musician Series: Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1901. He grew up in poverty and when he was 12 years old, he was sent to a home for juvenile delinquents. It was there he learned how to play the cornet,…
Blog post! Artist series: Georgia O'Keeffe. Image shows O'Keefe's famous painting, Pedernal and Red Hills.

Artist Series: Georgia O’Keeffe

Artist Series: Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O’Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887. She grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and was one of seven children.     After graduating high school in 1905, she studied at the Art Institute…