Both of my kids have been tutored by Matt and Emma's team at Hawthorne Learning Solutions, and I…read more(and my late wife, who found them) couldn't be more satisfied with the level of care they've received. They both participated in HLS's SAT Prep classes as well as having received tutoring in various subjects. In fact, my daughter took the SAT prep in the spring and got a 1220 on the SAT in May (680 Reading/Writing, 540 Math). However, she wanted to raise her math score (math isn't her best subject to begin with), so she had three sessions with HLS before the August SAT exam, and she brought her score up by 90 points, to 630! I can't say enough good things about my kids' and my experience with HLS! I highly recommend them.

I cannot say enough good things about Hawthorne. They are truly the solution my daughter needed for…read moremath. They have worked with us to find time for a very busy student. My daughter's understanding of the material has increased and her grades are showing it. Thank you!

We've had a positive experience with Sylvan Learning Center. While we often meet at the Burlington…read morelibrary, I prefer the Bellingham location because it has fewer distractions and offers a more focused learning environment. The staff has been supportive and helpful, and we appreciate the flexibility Sylvan provides.

Scammers. They don't tell you up front, but if you walk in and ask for a consultation to gain more…read moreinformation and get pricing and talk to your child about tutoring they will charge you $100 for that, their pricing is more expensive than full time private education! It's not affordable.

I recently called Evergreen inquiring about music lessons. The dude on the phone was overtly…read moremansplainy throughout the call which was annoying and then was being pushy about how frequent I should take the lessons after I had said that I wanted to meet once a week. I'm guessing this guy doesn't reflect the personalities of instructors or their quality of teaching but I didn't really feel like having to deal with the dude when there are other high quality music schools in town at the same price/less expensive. Maybe this guy was actually the owner? I have no idea, but it probably wouldn't hurt to let someone else speak to the public!

My son started taking piano lessons here. He has 25-minute weekly lessons. It costs $100 a month…read moreand there's an annual registration fee of $50, which helps them hold recitals, etc. Textbooks are extra but very inexpensive. Because he's still a novice, private lessons are great, and $100 a month is so affordable. Initially, I thought 25 minutes would be too short, but it turned out to be a great length for a 10 year old to focus. My son works with Amelia. She is very positive and great with kids. She's also flexible. My son was sick last week and couldn't come in, but Amelia was willing to schedule a make-up session on a Saturday morning. Conclusions: My son enjoys coming in every week, and I'm happy with our overall experience. I highly recommend Evergreen Music Studios, but you may want to keep in mind a couple of thing. Things to watch out for: They send you invoices online, and you can pay them online as well. If you use a credit card, they will charge you a convenience fee of $5.85. I think it's silly to pay $5.85 for a $100 invoice. Also, they will assess you 10% on late payments, which they do not disclose on their invoices. ****************************** If you found something useful in my review, please hit "useful" so that I can improve my reviews. If you love food and traveling, follow me, or better yet, let's become friends on Yelp! Thank you and happy Yelping!

We have been using Stem Tutoring for the past two years to help my daughter get through some of the…read moremore challenging HS Math classes. The tutors have been well vetted and don't have to look anywhere else for quality tutors. I've gone the route of asking the school for their list of tutors which resulted in many calls placed with no calls returned. Now it's just one call and I know I'll get a great fit for my daughter.

Highly qualified tutors, scheduling flexibility, easy to work with. I'd highly recommend Stem for…read moretutoring.

My 7th grade daughter just started using FACS and after the first meeting she had a game plan of…read morehow to organize her binder to be more helpful to her by color coding her homework and setting up an hourly schedule for home to get homework done. I feel like this is going to be a great help for my daughter to help her achieve her academic and personal goals for 7th grade and establish a routine that will help her for the rest of her schooling years and possibly beyond because it will also help her to be organized which she struggles with just a bit. We were very impressed after just one meeting with her coach. So, glad we decided to use FACS. I am going to recommend it to my niece and nephews.

From the owner: Families and Academic Coaches for Students offers affordable in-home academic coaching and tutoring…read morefor all ages and in all subjects. Our coaches are passionate about molding students into confident independent learners by teaching strategies such as organization, time management, study skills, test taking strategies, note taking skills, self advocacy, critical thinking skills, and more. We currently serve students from Horizon Middle School, Shuksan Middle School, Squalicum High School, Hillcrest Elementary, and Fairhaven Middle School. We are enrolling new students all the time and wish to support and partner with new schools, so call us today and we will match your student to the best coach for the job. The process starts with a free consultation and assessment.