My wife enrolled and canceled the agreement on the next day for a full refund. We did not receive…read morea full refund. Instead, they charged $280 for the sign-up and the materials. Note: they charged my wife for material (s) she never received! No problem there is something called CFA consumer fraud act, BBB, and the attorney general. Beware of this place!

The best tutoring service possible. This is not only the very best place to bring students for…read moreremedial help but also to keep advanced students at the top of their game. My own son fell into both groups. It must be a statement of the real devotion of the tutors at Hilltop that he actually enjoyed and anticipated the meetings. His tutors not only improved his work but led him into new and advanced areas that added extra polish and excitement to his outlook. They are the very best I have seen and as an educator myself (college professor 15 years at Ivy League colleges) I have seen a lot. The communication and staff are really extraordinary. A+

I can't say enough wonderful things about Dave Lemmon and Hilltop Tutoring in general. Dave worked…read morewith my daughter to improve her reading comprehension & grammar scores for the ACT. She improved dramatically. Her ACT composite score went up from a 31 to a 35! We owe it all to Dave! Without his incredible guidance and support, my daughter would never have achieved this success. Dave was also an incredible help with the college application process. He helped my daughter create the best essay possible for her common application. Dave wrote us summary notes and suggestions after every session. His follow through and dedication were truly exceptional. The team at Hilltop is amazing and we owe all of our daughter's success to Dave Lemmon and the entire Hilltop Tutoring team. Thank you!

Great experience with Angel from ABC. He definitely helped raise my fluency in Spanish and would…read moredefinitely recommend for anyone that is looking to learn a new language or has a trip coming up and wants to sharpen things up. Angel es el mejor!

I loved my beginner Spanish class and really learned so much in a short amount of time. I now feel…read morecomfortable speaking in basic conversations and am able to understand Spanish so much more than when I started. My teach Angel was awesome. He was patient, clear, gave us great resources, and always made class fun. Couldn't recommend ABC and Angel more!

Operating like a co-op, the school welcomes your active participation to build a cohesive community…read moreto advocate Chinese culture. It is one of the very few schools in New Jersey that offer of Traditional Chinese writing, Taiwanese pronunciation and Cantonese teaching.

From the owner: Founded in 1983 by Julia Dutka and Catherine Hwang, the Livingston Chinese School is a non-profit…read moreorganization to promote and advance the diverse cultural heritage of the Chinese community in Livingston and its surrounding towns. The School offers Mandarin and Cantonese language classes to children from Pre-K to 8th grade, and Mandarin adult conversation classes.

Small classes, excellent teachers and administrators who are caring and knowledgeable on the…read morelearning process. They have incorporated foreign language exposure into the daily lessons as well as crafts, insects, plants, dinosaurs etc. I am grateful to them for providing this fun and creative learning experience along with a lifelong language skill.

Watching Giovanna work with the youngest students is a joy to behold. She knows how to keep them…read moreengaged and on task with varied activities. So happy I signed my grandson up for this class. A very happy Nonna

I sent my two daughters to this school. They were in pre-school 2 and 3. The first thing that…read moremade me feel something was wrong was the abnormally high teacher turnover (7 different teachers in less than a year). Granted this was during COVID but none of the other schools had such a high turnover. It was also messy, disorganized and their communication was horrible. I think could have lived with all that. However, my 3 year old came home with a black eye one day. She told me that "Ms Yin Li kicked her in the face with her foot because she was angry that she would not fall asleep during nap time". When I called the school the next day to ask what happened, the principal, owner and other staff, tried to give me 100 theories as to what could have happened to her (she must have bumped herself against the cot, she probably hit herself against the bench because kids fight for the red bench, it happened outside of school, etc) instead of focusing on what my child was saying. I tried to have the school press charges against Yin Li, but she had already also resigned and they told me it was "too late" (maybe 5 weeks had passed since the incident) so I decided to file a complaint with the state (which came back inconclusive but at least I reported and recorded the incident). Please don't send your kids to this place, there are other much better schools in the area. I met up with one of the parents a few weeks ago and about 80% of the kids moved on to other schools as well. My name is May Hou, and everything in this message is true.

My son has been going to the Livingston location now for two years, and he definitely loves it. We…read moreare in PreK-3 now, he loves the teachers and his new friends. The teachers are extremely nurturing and attentive to the children. I have nothing but great things to say to others when people ask me about that school. We will definitely keep him in this school till he is ready for public.

Not only can you learn to read, speak, listen to, and write Mandarin Chinese, but you get to…read moreexperience different cultural activities and events as well! Come take advantage of this excellent learning opportunity and take advantage of the cultural experience! Don't miss out :)

We've known this school for about 3 years, and our son has been attending it for 2 years.  Aside…read morefrom the Mandarin classes, the school embraces other essential skills development through a variety of activities, such as the Speech and Drawing Contests.  It also acknowledges student accomplishments and celebrates cultural events.  Most importantly, the teachers are caring and make learning a new language fun for our 5 years old stubborn son!  He has developed a great appreciation for the language and culture.  When we visited China this past summer, he was able to "show off" some of what he learned to our relatives.

I have twins who attend the pre-k program at Cornerstone school. They are full day students…read more Their pre-k program has both a structured component where the students work on themed projects as well as an opportunity for self directed learning where they can choose to spend time in any area of the classroom. There is a large playground where the kids get to run and play in the morning and the afternoon. During inclement weather they play downstairs in a large room - often playing games like freeze tag or duck, duck goose, or using hula hoops. Their teacher emails us a weekly newsletter to let us know what they're working on in the classroom as well as including names of books they will be reading, words to songs they are learning. The environment is very personable. The teachers and the director of the school really take the time to get to know each of their students. I know my children are learning and being very well cared for while at school all day. They have an excellent after care program in which all of the kids who stay go to the large art room. Some of the activities that the kids are involved in are: finger painting, playdo, using the large hollow blocks, book reading and music - we have teachers who play both the piano and guitar. My children are never quite ready to leave school when I come to pick them up.

Pros: Teachers are great. Great field trips. Hours are convenient (max 8am-5:30pm). Great active…read moreparents willing to help and pitch in at the school. Cons: Front door could use security (a buzzer to be let in) or a receptionist staffed in the front full time to greet visitors and answer phones (calls aren't always answered), inflexible with schedule changes, inflexible with billing changes, last minute change in calendar where all kids have to be dismissed by 1pm for teacher training but only 1 week's notice given to parents (not good for the working parents who are left scrambling for alternate care). Unapproachable director. New update: I hear the director has left! Wonderful news for the school. Unfortunate for the new school she is running. I changed the stars from 2 to 4.