Inside Mr. G's Summer Classes: Writing and Grammar That Actually Stick

Ask any Prime Academy parent which classes fill up first every summer and you will hear the same answer: Mr. G's. A Hollywood writer with more than 20 years of teaching experience, Mr. G teaches five classes this summer that together form a complete English pathway, starting with writing fundamentals in upper elementary and running all the way to ACT prep. Here is what each class covers and where your student fits.

Writing Class: 5th-6th Grade

Mondays, 1:00 to 3:00 PM | Starting June 8

Most writing instruction tells students what is wrong with their work. Mr. G's approach teaches them how to think like a writer: how to organize ideas before the first sentence, how to develop a voice that sounds like them, and how to revise with purpose instead of guessing. Small group sizes mean every piece of writing gets real feedback every week.

Writing Class: 7th-8th Grade

Tuesdays, 2:30 to 4:30 PM | Starting June 9

The middle school section builds on the same foundation with longer-form work: structured essays, stronger arguments, and the kind of clear, confident writing that junior high and high school English classes demand. For students heading into 8th grade or freshman year, this is the class that makes fall essays feel easy.

Grammar Class

Fridays, 1:30 to 3:00 PM | Starting June 12

Grammar is the part of English that schools assume students picked up somewhere along the way. Most never did, and it shows up later in essays, on standardized tests, and in every paper they write through high school. This class rebuilds the foundation in one summer: fundamentals first, then real-world examples, sentence-level practice, and finally applying every rule inside the student's own writing. It pairs naturally with either Writing section since students use what they learn the same week.

Pre-ACT English & Reading

Mondays 3:00 to 4:30 PM and Thursdays 2:30 to 4:00 PM | 16 sessions, June 8 to July 30

Built for rising 8th and 9th graders, Pre-ACT is the bridge between middle school English and real test prep. Meeting twice a week across 16 sessions, students develop reading comprehension, inference, annotation, and the grammar and clarity skills the ACT English section tests, before the pressure of an actual test date. Students who take Pre-ACT walk into high school test prep already knowing the format.

How to Decide

The pathway is the point. Younger students start with Writing, add Grammar when sentences hold them back, move into Pre-ACT in 8th grade, and graduate into ACT Prep in high school. Many students take two classes in the same summer since the schedules are designed not to overlap.

Enrollment Is Open

Full schedules and class details are listed on the program pages, and you can enroll through the registration form linked at the top of this site. Mr. G's classes are kept small, and sections fill quickly.