I had almost all of my tutoring sessions at Peninsula Academy. After moving from Shanghai to Palos…read moreVerdes about 5 years ago, I was greatly struggling with English. Then I came to Pen Academy to seek for an English tutor. JJ was the one who helped me the most with my speaking, writing, and reading skills, and he helped me to get a decent score on SAT (1500). Other tutors I have had include TJ, Joseph, and Jason who helped me with math, biology, and physics, and I had great experiences with all of them. When it comes to the time of college application, my college counselor Ji spent a lot of time with me brainstorming about the college essays. She encouraged me to be the person I want to be and express myself in my essays. Finally, all of these got me into my dream college. Learning at Peninsula Academy was a very enjoyable experience as the tutors do not only help you to achieve academic success but also care about your personal well beings.

We moved from Beijing to LA in 2017, around April 2017 my wife and I did a house hunting at PV and…read moreTorrance. After looking at several houses for sales, I asked my realtor to drop me off at the ice rink which is my daughter's most favorite activity. We passed by the Peninsula Academy. I told my wife this is a great place for our daughter to enrich her English. Kay Lee, the deputy director of the academy was there, she was extremely helpful and listened to me on our needs. She recommended Kathy Kerstein as my daughter's English teacher. We moved our family on July 28, 2017. It's a Friday. My daughter Yiyi started Kathy's one to one class for the whole summer and once-twice a week during the school year. Apparently, she did extremely good at her ENGLISH LEARNER'S class. She moved on with Kathy's help, she got into Stanford's summer school, UCSB Research Mentoring Program. From a Chinese speaking little girl, hardly can speak a full paragraph to a young adult commanding her English In three and half years. My daughter, applied for colleges this year, she got admitted for UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UCSD. For private institutions, she got Harvey Mudd (finalist for President's Scholarship, she declined), Columbia University and Caltech. She accepted the offer from Caltech and will be the 2025 class of Caltech. Kathy Kerstein is a great teacher, she is always available and ready to help, I would like to thank the Academy for all the supports. Chung

My 8 year old started Mathnasium this (2023) summer. He had been doing Kumon for a few years and…read morehated it more than anything else in the world! Despite the fact that he is good at math and loves it. Learning by repetition was not his preferred style of learning and he got bored easily. What a breath of fresh air Mathnasium has been. Everyone here has been attentive, professional, and genuinely interested in my son's learning and development. I would like to specially call out both Luca and Anahi who have been excellent in every way.

Luca, Verdi and Brandon are excellent. They make a great team and my daughter has been really…read moremotivated by their tutoring and encouragement. So very thankful for the experience here. I have seen a great improvement in my daughter's math skills and confidence.

Our daughter started going to Ivy Smart for close to a year. The program reviews what she has…read morelearned in school helps ensure those lessons take hold. They also offer help on their homework, this helps out for those who come home later and after dinner is done it's usually close to bed time for our daughter, which gives us time to review her homework. In the Summer, she's given a jump on her lessons on what she will see next year. They also offer tutoring in a second language our daughter has been immersed in. This summer there was a field trip at El Segundo's Space Force El Segundo (formerly an Air Force Base) this gives our kids a glimpse at what may lie in their future.

Recently moved to the area. Decided to take my two daughters to Ivy Smart in Rollings Hills for the…read moreSummer so they can get familiarized and up to speed with Math and English. We lasted less than 2 weeks at this place. After day 2, my youngest daughter was informing us that kids are playing tag in small confined class rooms and disrupting other kids while they are trying to learn. We advised the school and Ms. Monet of this incident and requested some feedback about this. We were advised they allow them to play tag in a confined learning center. We were a bit setback as this is not a playground and extremely unsafe for others. Moving forward a week, we get a call from Ms. Monet advising the kids were playing tag again and running in this confined space. They bumped into my youngest daughter. She fell and rolled her ankle. It was sprained severely. All we got from Ms. Monet was a sorry and we will talk to our Teachers. After the discussion, she quickly moved onto advising there is a field trip. First Field trip to Popeyes, second field trip to H-Mart. We spend about $2500.00 for this program not to go to Popeyes or H-Mart. We as parents can do this ourselves. We immediately pulled our Daughters out of this program and requested a refund. We were told they only do accounting 1 time per month. Even after all this, they were trying to sell us on the fact they can do 1 on 1 tutoring at their facility. We passed on that ridiculous offer as we do not feel their is a priority on safety and supervision from Ms. Monet and her Leadership for our Children. On top of this, waiting on the refund for 6.5 days (6.5 days because we had to pick up our injured daughter) of going this school on a 4 week program, we were only refunded $814.00. Steer clear of this place. Its unorganized and self centered on revenue.

I started working with Dr. Z in high school and continued into college. The biggest difference for…read moreme wasn't just help with classes -- it was learning how to actually manage my time and stay organized. He helped me plan out my week, break down bigger assignments, and keep track of multiple classes at once. When things felt overwhelming, he'd help me step back and put a clear system in place so I didn't fall behind. Because of that, I was able to handle heavier college workloads with way less stress. I'd definitely recommend him to students who struggle with organization, time management, or keeping up with everything at once.

Dr. Z is wonderful! We have been using him to tutor our high school age and elementary age…read moredaughters. He makes it easy and comes to our home in the afternoons and evenings. He is very flexible. He tutored our daughter in Algebra 2 and Chemistry and helped her a lot. Our youngest daughter is in third grade and he was instrumental in helping her understand story problems, multiplication and feeling more confident in math. I cannot recommend Dr. Z enough. He has become part of our family and even our dogs can't wait for him to come over.

I knew about Joe (the founder of South Bay Tutors) through my older brother who had him as a tutor…read morein high school. I saw that my brother was doing so well in his weaker subjects within a short time. I used joe starting out from when I was in middle school. I remember I had a very challenging algebra class and once Joe came into the picture to help, my next test was an A. My teacher was amazed of how well I improved in such a short amount of time! Through middle school and high school Joe was a great resource for helping me to understand various classes such as algebra one and two and even Spanish and essay writing. When he was unable to help me with a subject in high shcool he was always able to match me up with one of the tutors in his network. They also worked very well for me! Another great thing about Joe was that he was easy to get along with. He was a great listener and really pin point my weak areas and helped me get through them. I really started getting into the habit of studying where as before I wasnt motivated. In the end, I was able to study much less and achieve even better grades; all because things were broken down in ways that were easy to digest mentally. I'm now finishing up my freshman year in college and have retained many of the study habits and skills that were impressed upon me throughout my formative years.

So grateful I found this company. Turned stressful evenings of homework with 2 boys into peaceful…read moreevenings we all looked forward to.

My son goes here. He is a high-functioning autistic and has thrived as a result of the work the…read moretutors here have done. Best investment I have ever made.

Would recommend. The owner answered my call on my first attempt. Wasn't so lucky with other local…read moretutoring centers. She seemed to take a genuine interest in my daughter's study struggles. She recommended zoom tutoring to start and I was skeptical. My daughter is in the first grade and wasn't sure this would work. However, after a couple weeks now I'm happy to see improvement. She actually enjoys tutoring and her spelling has improved. I'm confident her phonics and math will improve as well as more time goes on. Would gladly recommend South Bay tutoring for your tutoring needs.

After an exhausting search for a good calculus tutor for my younger brother in Palos Verdes I…read morefinally found PV tutor and they matched us up with Alex. Not only was he able to tutor both calculus AP and Physics AP, he had an engaging personality one doesn't often see in the math and science folks and a good sense of humor to boot. With Alex's help my brother is much more confident in both courses and is getting through these two very difficult classes with an A in Calculus AP and a B+ in Physics AP. (hopefully it will be an A soon). I can't speak for other tutors but for Alex i'd give 6 stars if i was able to.

I started with PV tutors earlier this week and it's already been such great help. I emailed Joseph…read moreat 11:30pm when I was quickly in search of a tutor for my college pre-calc class and I got a response immediately! He was so flexible and accommodating since it was very last minute and I also work. I have had two sessions with him since and it was great! He met me at the library right near my house which was really convenient. I was really struggling in the first session and he even stayed for an extra hour to help make sure I was ready for my quiz the next day. I went into the session not knowing anything about pre-calc or trigonometry and I got a 12/10 on my quiz the next day. I would definitely recommend PV tutors to anyone in the South Bay!

I sent my daughter to this center when it was brand new in 2012-13 until she graduates from high…read moreschool this summer. She practiced the new SAT and some tutoring for her tougher classes, only 2 sessions/week. Whenever my daughter missed school days at a time due to various school team activities, the center accommodated her by arranging her one-on-one tutoring or additional sessions last minutes to catch up. My daughter has gone through the college planning with the center. They help us make college planning: SAT vs ACT, when to take it, and other activities planning. We are happy my daughter is going to a UC and happy to study what she really wants. The center has gone through a couple directors, Susan and Lucy, now Rolean. They are all very nice and personable. They spend time to know your child, set goals, and want her/him to succeed. They did recommend me to buy bigger hour-package because of promotion. When the hour-package goes on sale, they are at the lowest price. Their hour-package only goes up in price after, quarter after quarter. Trust me, I have bought quite a few. It is a form of commitment from both ends, the parents as well as the center. The assistants in the front are always patient and friendly with the students. Some students are very reluctant to be there, and some have overbooked schedule. The assistant plays a role to encourage the reluctant ones to do better and remind overbooked ones to confirm sessions. The tutors I have only met one or two over the years, but they definitely know the subject matter and are qualified to help. My younger child has just started going to the center. I appreciate the center and its staff. It has given me the a peace of mind to know my child has somewhere to get school work help and a place to help with the arduous journey of college planning.

I have been a academic tutor for 10 years from college to high school. The school sought me out to…read morefill a tutoring role in which than they completely stepped back and said they actually weren't filling the position. Incredibly disrespectful to me or any other candidates time. I can't say how tutoring is but if this is how they treat those willing to join their team. I can't say much.

We just joined Study Hut Homework Club so there is a safe place for my daughter to go right after…read moreschool to do homework. Well, it's become much more than that! Every single person there has really connected to my daughter and being part of their Premium Club, I get updates weekly that are very detailed. If she needs any extra actual 1-1 tutoring, she is right there next to the tutoring section and if they can fit her in, they will. Plus they have snacks for the kids and their homework club tutors even have some credentialed teachers amongst them. So glad we found the Study Hut family!!!!

From the owner: Your local 1-on-1 tutoring experts are now in Lunada Bay! Winner of the Small Business Award for…read morethe 66th Congressional District (South Bay), we offer 1-on-1 Tutoring, Test Prep, Courses for Credit, and College Counseling. Study Hut Lunada Bay now offers After School Homework Club. Our tutors are all experienced college grads who are familiar with the high expectations of the Palos Verdes School District. We tailor to the needs of each student in a relaxed, goal-oriented environment. Please stop by to see our New Lunada Bay Study Hut!

It has been 16 months since my child started at this kumon. She was a preschooler at that time and…read morekumon has helped her with reading and math. I am very happy with her progress and intend to keep her here. At first she did not like the daily homework (including weekends) but she has somewhat gotten used to it. I believe it is important to push your children to fully see their potential. Mr and Mrs K are very good at what they do. I recommend kumon to any child who needs improvement or just needs extra push.

My girls have been going to Kumon for last decade. We moved to this center almost 2 years back and…read morewe love it. Albert is an amazing instructor who only not teaches well, gives great motivation to kids. Instructors pay great attention, I see little by little, my girls are way advanced in their math & reading level. Thank you for teaching the life skills- hard work, discipline, perseverance & patience.