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By admin, April 28, 2010 7:10 am

Last night, Back to Basics Learning Dynamics was recognized by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) with the 2010 BBB Torch Award for exceptional leadership, transparency, and business ethics. An awards ceremony was held at the Hotel DuPont to honor the Wilmington-based firm, which has been serving the varied educational needs of children through adults for over 24 years.

The BBB Torch Award is an annual awards program created to gain public recognition for businesses and organizations that maintain a solid commitment to conducting their business practices in an ethical fashion. The award has become a signature celebration of business ethics in the marketplace and helps to illuminate the importance of corporate conscience, responsibility to upholding a fair and honest marketplace, outstanding service, and responsible business practices.

Specific selection criteria for the award covered several key areas including:

• High ethical standards toward customers, suppliers, employees and communities;
• Long-standing history and reputation of ethical practices in the marketplace;
• Marketing and advertising that reflects a true representation of what is offered;
• Acknowledgement of ethical marketplace practices by peers, media and/or community organizations;
• Management practices that give long-term value to shareholders, customers, employees, and vendors, and;
• Examples of prudent growth strategies.

“It is an incredible honor for every one of our 90 tutors and instructors to receive this recognition from the Better Business Bureau,” says Beverly Stewart, Founder of Back to Basics, sho accepted the award for the firm. “A sincere approach and the commitment of each staff member to the success of our clients has always been our driving force.”

Pictured: Beverly Stewart of Back to Basics, receives congratulations from Senator Tom Carper and BBB President Christine Sauers.

For more information, please visit http://www.backtobasicslearning.com or call 302-594-0754.

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By admin, April 23, 2010 8:19 am

Back to Basics Learning Dynamics’ Founder Beverly Stewart recently received a tremendous honor — a Tribute from the Delaware House of Representatives. The Tribute recognized her commitment to her community and her outstanding achievements in education over the course of almost 25 years in business.

Pictured: Beverly L. Stewart, founder of Back to Basics Learning Dynamics.

www.backtobasicslearning.com

For 25 years, Back to Basics has been recognized as the area’s undisputed leader in one-on-one tutoring. In addition, the firm offers a unique Delaware private school for all grades. Back to Basics is the 2010 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.

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By admin, April 5, 2010 7:29 pm

On Monday, March 22, Beverly Stewart, founder of Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. and five other exceptional women were officially inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women. The Hall of Fame honor is sponsored by the Delaware Commission for Women and is the state’s foremost event honoring outstanding women.

Governor Jack Markell recognized the significant contributions made by the six trailblazing Delaware women at an event held Monday evening at the Duncan Center in Dover. The theme for the 29th Annual Hall of Fame of Delaware Women Awards Ceremony was: “In the Company of Great Women.” The 2010 Hall of Fame inductees are Sister Ascension Banegas, Jeanette Eckman, Kathryn Young Hazeur, Jacquelin Pitts, Beverly Louise Stewart and Judith Gedney Tobin.

Being inducted into the Hall of Fame is one of the state’s most prestigious awards recognizing the contributions and achievements of Delaware women.  Each year, individuals and organizations throughout Delaware are invited to nominate women for this honor. Recipients of the award are selected based on their reputation as a trailblazer; respect among colleagues; work significance and its lasting impact; leadership role; and community service that has impacted the lives of others locally or globally.

“Delaware is fortunate to have such outstanding women with such inspiring achievements serving not only as role models, but as anchors in our businesses and communities,” said Markell.  “As we reflect on their stories, I believe we can all learn lessons about how we can build on their efforts to keep our state moving forward.” Among those joining Governor Markell in congratulating this year’s awardees were Nancy P. Rochford, Chair of the Delaware Commission for Women, and Jeffrey Bullock, Delaware Secretary of State.

The Hall of Fame of Delaware Women was established in 1981 by the Delaware Commission for Women. Its purpose is to recognize the lasting contributions and achievements of Delaware women in a variety of fields, including agriculture, the arts, business, education, government, health, homemaking, human rights, industry, media, science, sports and volunteer work. Those inducted into the Hall of Fame are women of vision, courage and tenacity. Their purposeful, compassionate and determined lives have positively affected the culture, economy and climate of the state of Delaware. By celebrating the lives and legacies of the members of the Hall of Fame, the Delaware Commission for Women points to the power of one determined individual.

Pictured: Beverly accepts the award from Delaware’s Governor Jack Markell.

For 25 years, Back to Basics has been recognized as the area’s undisputed leader in one-on-one tutoring. In addition, the firm offers a unique Delaware private school for all grades. Back to Basics is the 2010 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.

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By admin, February 27, 2010 10:16 am

Susan Said What?! www.susansaidwhat.wordpress.com is a lifestyle blog created by Delaware-based freelance writer Susan McNeill. Recently, Susan enrolled her son at Back to Basics for test taking preparation. She recounted her experience on the blog, an excerpt of which follows.

“It’s hard for me to believe, but my son Matt will be entering high school in the fall. In Delaware, the choice-magnet-charter-private school competition is nothing short of fierce. He’s extremely bright and has top grades, so initially we weren’t concerned. He took the placement test for the Charter School of Wilmington (the state’s top academic public school) along with 800 other students for a chance at 225 freshman slots. When he didn’t make the 1st cut and was assigned to “interview status,” we were understandably worried (although after his interview he was accepted).

For his next placement test we targeted prestigious private prep school Archmere Academy (Vice President Joe Biden is an alum). This time we decided to take no chances – so we looked for some testing taking / test prep help, so that that he could do his best. Enter Back to Basics Learning Dynamics.

If you aren’t from Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania or New Jersey, you’re probably not yet familiar with this firm. Back to Basics is the area’s undisputed leader in one-on-one tutoring, homeschooling, testing like SAT prep and ESL instruction. For over 24 years Back to Basics has served the varied educational needs of over 11,500 children and adult students!

Matt was paired with an exceptional tutor who proved to be the perfect match — both in teaching style and personality. Sessions on test taking, timing, eliminating answers on multiple choice questions, and many, many practice tests later, we thought Matt was ready.

He took the placement test last week. Not only did he score well, he scored so well that he was eligible for several thousand dollars academic scholarship money. Not too shabby!

I can’t thank Back to Basics enough! Many of the firm’s policies and procures differentiate it from a Sylvan of Huntington – or really any of the big chain services you may see advertised. Although Back to Basics is small in comparison (just under 100 tutors) their careful matching of a student and tutor make a student’s success much, much more likely. In fact, Matt has made such dramatic strides in such a short time, that I think we will be continuing with weekly sessions to get him ready for the more challenging academics he’ll face in September.

If you want to learn more, you can visit them at www.backtobasicslearning.com. You’ll be glad you did!”

This excerpt was reprinted with permission by Susan McNeill, www.susansaidwhat.wordpress.com. For more information, please visit www.backtobasicslearning.com or call 302-594-0754.

For 25 years, Back to Basics has been recognized as the area’s undisputed leader in one-on-one tutoring. In addition, the firm offers a unique Delaware private school for all grades. Back to Basics is the 2010 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.

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By admin, February 12, 2010 1:38 pm

Beverly Stewart, a Delaware-based educational entrepreneur and founder of Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. was recently welcomed into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women. The Hall of Fame honor is sponsored by the Delaware Commission for Women and is the state’s foremost event honoring outstanding women.

The Hall of Fame was established to recognize the lasting contributions and achievements of Delaware women. Traditionally held during Women’s History Month in March, the Hall of Fame honors women for their distinguished contributions toward improving the lives of others. Recipients of the award have made remarkable contributions to their neighborhoods, communities, cities and state. They also have often made strides in the chosen field at a national or international level. Their contributions represent a variety of fields including government, medicine, business, education, law, advocacy, and volunteerism.

Since it was founded, 102 women have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Former winners include such recognizable names as former governor Ruth Ann Minner, Judge Jane Brady, former Secretary of Education Valerie Woodruff, and Genevieve Gore.

“It is an incredible honor,” says Beverly Stewart, “to be placed in the company of other Hall of Fame award recipients like Roxana Cannon Arsht, Margaret Rose Henry, and Frances D. Swift Tatnall. The fact that I am being recognized for my contributions in the field of education is truly a testament to how crucial it is to improve our educational system and provide Delaware’s students with a top-notch education at all levels.”

For more information, please contact Back to Basics Learning Dynamics at 302-594-0754 or visit www.backtobasicslearning.com.

For 25 years, Back to Basics has been recognized as the area’s undisputed leader in one-on-one tutoring. In addition, the firm offers a unique Delaware private school for all grades. Back to Basics is the 2010 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.

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By admin, January 27, 2010 10:20 am

Beverly Stewart, founder of Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. was recently asked to speak at the 2010 Women Mean Business Summit on January 30. The event, which will be held at the Hilton Wilmington/Christiana in Newark, Delaware, is an annual women-owned business forum sponsored  by National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Delaware chapter.

“I was incredibly honored to be asked to speak at the annual event,” says Beverly Stewart. “This is a tremendous opportunity for women business owners to put themselves and their companies on a positive track for 2010 and learn to dream big.”

Stewart will be a part of an exclusive panel discussion group for the “Conversations with Women Extraordinaire: Learn the Secrets of Women Who Have Built Million Dollar Businesses” session. In this session, attendees will meet some of the state’s most successful women business owners and learn their secrets of success. In addition to Beverly Stewart, the session will also feature Ellen Barrosse of Synchrogenix Information Strategies and Patricia Troy-Brooks of Advanced Staffing.

The Women Mean Business Summit provides access to inspiring information, motivation, and small business resources that today’s women business owners need. The 2010 Summit will include a host of workshops, keynote and business resources with national entrepreneurial expert, author and consultant, Mary Cantando, networking and relationship-building opportunities and resource information and helpful seminars from small business entities and their experts.

Registration includes: continental breakfast, panel discussion, workshop, pre-lunch networking and exhibits, luncheon, keynote and choice of one sponsor seminar. For more information or to register for the event, please contact:

Event Chair:                                        NAWBO-DE Administrator:

Caren McCabe                                    Maureen Curry

(302) 750-8363                                   (302) 559-9080

carenmccabe@comcast.net                 info@nawbodelaware.org

For more information about Beverly Stewart, Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, or to book Beverly Stewart as a speaker for your event, please call 302-594-0754 or email beverly@backtobasicslearning.com.

For 25 years, Back to Basics has been recognized as the area’s undisputed leader in one-on-one tutoring. In addition, the firm offers a unique Delaware private school for all grades. Back to Basics is the 2010 Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.