In the business of learning
By Stephanie Bertholdo bertholdo@theacorn.com
      Justin Wank, a fifth-grader at Willow Elementary School, says math is his favorite subject. The 11-year-old's love of calculating and number crunching was an acquired taste, cultivated through KnowledgePoints, a Westlake Village tutoring company that counts on hightech video games and oneonone attention to reinforce educational concepts, including math.
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New office
      Stephen Mardell, a certified marriage and family therapist, has opened a new office in Agoura Hills where he will be providing psychotherapy to children, teens, and their families. Mardell, whose office is at 5014 Chesebro Road, helps children and adolescents resolve issues related to depression, anxiety, anger management, behaviors and social struggles.
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