I highly recommended Sylvan Learning Center of Skokie to any parent looking for quality academic…read moresupport for their child. All the tutors are patient, knowledgeable, and truly care about their students' success. Many thanks to Mr. Anthony and Mr. Patrick for their support this school year! My son's Math grade has improved significantly, and his confidence has grown.

Sylvan is a wonderful place to bring your child whether they need help in school or you just want…read moreto keep them on par. All the staff members are professional. They are experienced. They are not just doing this as a part time gig to make some extra money. They have been working in this field for several years and know how to best help the children they work with to achieve their goals.The director of this program is wonderful. She will put in that extra effort to welcome families to the center and find out how the program can help each family meet their individual needs!

This is a great tutoring academy for children of all ages as well as adults going back to school…read moreand learning to do well on standardized exams. The owners and the teaching staff are so kind and amazing and super smart. Sarah at the front is friendly and nice. They are so supportive of your knowledge base and ability to score well on exams. The building is comfortable, modern, clean, and there are drinks and snacks. There are also three levels of classrooms. It feels like home and the owners and teachers make it especially nice as they are not only intelligent, but they are also caring and giving as people. There's a big parking area in the back as well as a pick up area in the front for space for many cars.

I really appreciate this place since my son was struggling with 6th grade math I was desperate so I…read morefound relief talking to the owner of the place she guided me and offered me a person to person tutoring my son is very confident in good grades are showing up

We hired Susan from Riley Baker to help both of our kids prepare for and apply to college. She…read morebegan working with the kids when they were early in their high school career. She helped both kids identify a career path and ultimately what they wanted our of their college experience. The biggest benefit of working with the kids this early was that they understood what was required in order to get into their top choice schools. She constantly gave them ideas for unique and relevant extracurricular activities, volunteer opportunities and other resume builders. Susan also showed the kids how to start researching and evaluating schools, which can be overwhelming for high school students. She encouraged the kids to visit schools and discussed their feedback afterward. Finally, Susan helped the kids write all of their essays (countless rounds of edits), as well as actually apply to colleges. She showed them how to fill out the applications properly, double checked their work, help them describe their activities properly, etc. . Ultimately, both of our children got into their first choice school. Susan emphasizes more than just rankings and images - she encourages the kids to really want to go to their top choices for the right reasons. She is patient but firm with the teenagers and always keeps the parents involved. While it is large financial and time committment to work with a counselor from Riley Baker, it is worth the investment. I would highly recommend Susan and Riley Baker to anyone.

We worked with Kim at Riley Baker to help both of our kids with the college admissions process, and…read morewe couldn't be happier with the service we received. Our kids couldn't be more different, and she tailored her services to them both beautifully. Our son was first, and he had really no idea where he wanted to go or what he wanted to do. Kim helped him work out a process of elimination where he eventually narrowed down a list of qualities that were important to him in a school. From there, she helped identify schools to meet those criteria, and worked with him through the process. Kim was especially helpful with his essay. Our daughter this past year was quite the opposite experience. She knew what she wanted to study and had a good idea where she wanted to go. Kim was instrumental in helping her narrow the search down to a manageable number of contenders, and was again very helpful in the construction and editing of the essay. We were especially impressed at how Kim adapted to work with my daughter who is persuing the performing arts, something she hadn't encountered much before. Overall we couldn't be happier. We've recommended Riley Baker (and Kim specifically) to several friends who've been happy as well.

We had two children here for two years and pulled them out after feeling unimpressed and…read moredisenchanted with the administration throughout that time. The owners and administrators run this center like it is any old business, they do not appear to have any real interest in creating a nurturing environment that allows kids to thrive. Their sole focus is keeping the classrooms full. This disconnect is hard to escape. As just one example, a number of families pulled their kids out at the same time in the fall of 2022 (at least 6, including ours), and I don't believe they asked a single family why they chose to leave. They definitely did not ask us. As long as they have a wait list to pull from, it does not seem to matter whether or how they could serve their kids or staff better. It's truly disheartening. That said, we are forever grateful for some wonderful teachers who are trying their best to do right by the kids. This, despite a lack of internal support that was so bad that many of them vocalized their frustration to parents. It only seemed to be getting worse the longer we were there. If you can find care elsewhere, do it.

Our son has been there for 2 years and we've had a really wonderful experience! As he's gotten…read moreolder, it has become more obvious that he takes his learnings home with him. Every week, the classroom teacher provides us with a curriculum for the next week. I love to see how they make age appropriate lessons and integrate that with play-based learning. He has such a great time when he's at school and I think it has been really great for his development

Both of my daughters worked with Judy for the ACT. Both thought she was an excellent tutor and…read morebelieve that she even helped them perform better on their exams at school. I thought Judy was very responsive to my emails for scheduling and I recommend her highly. She is in high demand so be sure to schedule several sessions a reasonable period of time before your exam date and make sure your student practices what she gives them in between sessions-it really helps!!

Kensington holds extremely high standards for employees. There is a vigorous screening and…read moreinterview process in order to be considered for a position, and once hired there is high expectations of staff. However, because of this, it is an extremely professional and enriching setting. Kensington teachers are also the highest paid in the field. They are thought of as educators, not just babysitters or daycare workers. As Kensington expands, it offers substantial opportunities for growth. There's no other early learning center like it. The Glenview location has a group of amazing women who care so deeply about the education and all around growth of their children. These girls are the best of the best! I chose to enroll my two children here because the curriculum is so rich. Kensington offers top of the line learning experiences and opportunities that we would not be able to find anywhere else. I am also extremely impressed with how Kensington has stepped up during the Covid shutdown. They are offering Zoom learning at least twice a week for each class, plus enrichment classes. We get multiple weekly "learning from home newsletters" with brilliant and easy to do ideas for home. There is constant communication with Directors and the teachers. They are doing all this while not charging for tuition. It's obvious that they truly care about the children.

I had recently visited this school and I got turned down saying they didn't have spots for my…read morechildren. the minute I said ok thank you. A women walked up and said she was looking to enroll her child there and also the same age gap as my child. The women who worked there right away said "yes I have one more spot for your 3 year old. Let me get you the paperwork." I was furious. Maybe it was my race, or because I wasn't dressed at their level. Most horrible experience.

This is one of the best high schools in the nation for academics. If you're into sports, it's tops…read morefor that as well. The academic program here is so intense that even though I graduated somewhere around the bottom 1/3 of my class (I blame my ADHD and general teenage boredom), I was so well prepared that college was a total breeze by comparison. I was a student so long ago that I doubt any of the teachers I had are still here, but I found them to be mostly very supportive and of high quality. Some of them took a liking to me and were especially helpful. My suggestion to parents is to try and get your kid involved in other activities here besides just class. If they're not into sports, DHS has all kinds of clubs, youth groups, yearbook, newspaper, etc. Admissions people like seeing this stuff on your college application and it helps a lot with expanding your social circle.

Love this school. I have 2 kids enrolled here, so far a very pleasurable experience. A+ for…read moreacademics D- for diversity.

If you want your kids to ENJOY learning, Miss Marissa is the way to go! She makes learning fun and…read moreenjoyable for kids. Not only she she fun, she is thoughtful, helpful and very involved. My kids and I have nothing but amazing things to say about her. My son was her student for 2 years though the pandemic and he still was able to learn and achieve amazing test scores. You won't regret working with Miss Marissa!

Ms. Marissa is absolutely incredible. I had the honor of working with her in the classroom and she…read moreis one of the best teachers I have ever known. Organization A+, Curriculum planning A+, Relationship building A+, Behavior management A+....she's a ROCK STAR of a teacher. Marissa has been tutoring one of my 6th grade students and the amount of growth in his reading comprehension and also grade level math has been absolutely magnificent. Book her now while she still has time. I would highly, highly recommend to anyone who is looking to help their child achieve higher academically.