I enrolled my son in this center since a friend of mine recommended this. Now, my son is a Johns…read moreHopkins Honors student in Math and he is academically very advanced. I only wantedd this place to prepare him for test-taking. Instead these people have a way of saying your child is deficient in some areas and enrolling you and fleecing you. 1. When you go to enroll, the owner talks to to you for an hour (with lots of disruptions so really she spends less time with you but the elapsed time is long) to grind you down to sign a contract. Even though I told her several times I want to sign up for month-to-month but she talked about the discounts and how you can get more than 1 workbook in a week to speed up. I am sorry to say, I fell for her pressure salesman tactics and gave her a check for six hundred sixty for the 6 months. I don't remember signing any contract. I filled an application form and was not given a copy. BTW they won't give me more than 1 book a week so in no way have I got the benefit of 6 month contract. Other than 10 dollars a month discount. Now she won't let me cancel (although month-to-month folks have the ability to cancel). I even offered her to charge me the month to month rate. 2. The first week we go for the 'class' and she forces me to schedule an appointment for my son for 2 hrs every week. I thought this is included in the 660 I paid. Then she says it will be 350 per month. I said, no I am not interested. And she says it is not much only 70 per hours. Rubbish. As if 70/hr is not much. 3. I have no idea what the heck goes on in the class. I asked the lady at the reception to explain what happens during the 40 minutes class and she tells me - you drop your son, leave and come back!!! Thank you very much. I am asking what goes on when I leave him there. What is taught. What is done, etc. You see, they claim it is a class and I still have no idea how it is conducted. I asked to speak to the teacher and receptionist tells me she is busy. 4. On top of this I paid 30 to get my younger son tested for 30 bucks and she said she did it for free!! I told her I paid. I even have the check counterfoil. Bunch of lies. 5. When I say I want to cancel because I am busy, son is busy, son is stressed and gets headaches, owner tells me we need to see why he is getting headaches! I told her I will discuss that with my pediatrician. Just give me the money back and let me cancel. She keeps saying it is a contract. I did not sign a contract. 6. My understanding is this place maybe suited for people whose kids need help because they are lagging. This is definitely not a place to put an already advanced kid. Very disappointing. Stay away if you can. I want to run away from this place and cut my damages.

They have a strong math program. I was worried about my daughter's times table. She practied…read more on computer program, practied using Enlish rthythm song, but she remembered some and then forgot some. After JEI's times table class, she remembered everything. They also have strong English program. I was worried that my daughter could not read simple English book at the beginning, after no more than 1 year, should could read and talks fluently, her comprehension also improves a lot. They also have a kid loving enviornment. My daughter loves JEI techers and director.

Very gifted and dedicated teachers. They really tailor to what the student needs. Cannot recommend…read morehighly enough. Can accelerate the pace for faster than average learners, or adjust those who need more support. Both our children loved it and attended 1-3 years full time. Have recommended to other families who now go full time and say their student loves learning again. Our students have been very successful in college, too.

My son who is neurodivergent graduated from School of Independent Learners this year. We decided on…read moreSIL after considering various options that did not need his needs. We are very pleased with the quality of education that he received. The 1:1 model of instruction worked very well for him due to his unique needs. The teachers are passionate about what they do and this helped develop a love of learning. The principal Ms. Pham is caring and always available to help. Overall our experience was a very positive one, and I highly recommend SIL.

We have been using AJ on and off for a few years, and this past year was especially helpful for my…read moreson in his trig class at MVHS. Once his grade started to slip significantly, we reached out to AJ and were paired with Tyler. He was instrumental in helping my son not only raise his grade, but also build the confidence he needed to succeed. He is now helping other students in the class and scoring much higher on his tests and quizzes. We are very grateful for Tyler's support and highly recommend AJ Tutoring.

My son received math tutoring for BC Calculus from Tyler Vanvalkenburg who was EXCELLENT. Tyler was…read moreeffective in explaining concepts in a way that stuck for my son, enabling my son to earn an A on his final exam and improving his overall grade. The reason I'm writing the review is because in addition to being a great tutor, Tyler's friendly and approachable style was a great fit for my son, and he did an exceptional job in communicating with me. He seems to genuinely care about his tutees...he followed up after exams and AP testing to check in on how my son did. I 100% recommend AJ Tutoring and Tyler. Effective, and just good people.

My daughter's math skills have improved since she joined the program, as reflected in her school…read morereport cards and teacher feedback. I asked her if Sylvan has helped, and she said yes. More importantly, she has been enjoying the sessions with the tutors. Thank you, Vincent, Steven, and other Sylvan staff!

When I found Sylvan, we were very concerned about our child's progress in math due to a concussion…read morewhich had caused her to miss several months of school. She had months of work to make up during the summer and was struggling in class. We had tried multiple tutors from other places but done had made a difference. In fact, she was beginning to doubt her abilities due to the situation. Sylvan Learning Center saved the day. Really. She went from a C- and hating math to a B- within a month, then to an A. She currently wavers between an A and A+! We are so thankful and highly recommend this center. She will be taking summer courses and high school prep with them as well.

Since we've started with the Tutoring center we've seen improvement in the kids reading ability as…read morethat's what we come for. The staff is courteous and kind.l and easy to work with.

Premlata and her staff aren't just tutors...they help children have fun while deep diving into the…read moresubject they teach and that is a rare skill! My daughter has been going to the Tutoring Center for math classes. When she joined two months ago, she had severely low self confidence, was afraid of math and, in fact, resisted the idea of getting help. Last evening she told me on the drive back home that she feels much more confident about her math skills now...earlier she used to hate talking about anything remotely connected to math, now she makes multiplication flash cards in her spare time. I thank the entire team at the Tutoring Center for building up her self-esteem! The work they do is so much more than just teach the subject area.

Ms. Larysa is an awesome teacher. My son has been with her for two years and has learned a lot -…read morefrom basic notes to complicated pieces. Early on, Ms. Larysa also taught me which enabled me to teach my son. That was very nice of her. She is also very accommodating and flexible, but also demands discipline and practice which is good for my son. She made the transition from physical school to online school seamless and it was one of the main activities for my son during lockdown. When my daughter turns 3 next year, I will start her music lessons with Ms. Larysa. I highly recommend Ms. Larysa.

My daughter is learning piano and we think it's working great for us…read more Larysa is deeply passionate about music and cares that the student learns the piano the "right" way, paying attention to little things such as the right fingers, right pressure, right tempo, etc. She teaches so that her students can one day play the piano like a pro, not just for a hobby. Our daughter learnt more within 2 months with Larysa than 2 years with a previous teacher. She also had to unlearn some bad habits picked up from other teachers. Larysa is firm with students, and even more so with parents. Both need to follow rules. When in a lesson, eyes should be on the sheet music, fingers on the keyboard, and ears listening to her. Whereas it can take time to adjust to her communication style for both student and parents, know that underneath she is deeply caring for music and her student, and for those two alone. I highly recommend Larysa to anyone who is willing to focus on the learning aspect (and leave their ego behind). Ultimately, it is not about choosing a great teacher, it is about choosing the right teacher for a student's individual needs.

First of all the German is bad, second a Chinese teacher in 4th grade was too strict but taught 1st…read moregrade math, because the Chinese teacher taught math in Chinese. Last The food service is really bad.

Never pressed submit so my review is dated but still accurate. - I just have to give a shout out to…read morethe staff at my children's school during such an insane time in the world. I feel incredibly fortunate that we are part of this community during such trying times. Many people have been so negative and I believe that is primarily due to the fact that this is obviously a terrible time for so many people. INTL is doing everything in their power to provide the best education possible during a world wide pandemic. We have to keep this in mind. My children's teachers have been exceptional considering the challenges of the world right now. We are lucky they even get to go to school. They are excited everyday, I feel like they are safe onsite and that the school is doing everything to the best of their ability. Teachers have found unique ways to share what happens at school with parents online. Pandemic aside- my children are only exposed to Chinese at school and come home singing to themselves in the mirror in Chinese. The program is IB which focuses on creativity and questions. They learn through discovery. The school is as international as you can get in the Silicon Valley which was really important to me having grown up internationally myself. Thank you INTL for working so hard to make such an unreal time in our lives as good as humanly possible.

My son attends Athena. He really struggled in the local public school that did not cater to his…read morelearning needs. We have seen a huge improvement in our son since attending Athena. He is more confident and has developed a love of reading. The teachers are first class and devoted to the children. There is a strong emotional / social learning component. The school recently received WASC accreditation which is a testament to the quality of the school. And the Head of School and administrative staff are excellent. I highly recommend the school.

TLDR: best school I've ever seen. The amount of work they put into the emotional well-being of…read morekids is astonishing. Teacher-student ratio is 4 (students) to 1 (teacher), students cherish every minute of the school. Where do I start? Probably 2 years ago, in a public school, where my sweet, bright, curious, always friendly 7 y o turned into a severely depressed, school-hating, crazy-acting, constantly talking about self-harm sad little person. Every day I would receive emails from school saying that my son would go above and beyond trying to escape from English classes. At home, he would beg me day and night not to take him to school. For home much longer could I stomach that? I took him out, and put him in homeschooling. Diagnosed him for dyslexia (that was pretty obvious), and started working with him myself and with dyslexia tutors. And... that did not help much! He was so confident that there was something fundamentally wrong with him, and these special classes made him believe it even more. I tried to see if he would like a couple of small private schools, he made it very clear that he would not. I was at loss, but, luckily, his therapist recommended Athena, and we signed up for a summer camp. On the first day, I had to drag him there, he came back smiling and with a forgotten peace inside. A few more days of camp - and my happy, curious, confident kid was back again!! 1,5 years later, I still feel like crying as I am writing it. It, of course, took him about a year of Athena enrollment to truly believe that he can be anyone he wants, that dyslexia is actually a superpower (now, when they taught him to read, he can read upside down and mirrored text, that is indeed a dyslexia perk). He's made a lot of friends. Teachers adore him, and he loves them back. He reads everything now. I drive him from South San Jose to Palo Alto and back, 2 hours per day. I pay expensive tuition (more that half of what I make), and I regret nothing. I would like to add that every person that works at Athena is very kind, not just polite and smiling, but deeply caring about the students. There is a lot of 1-o-1 work with each child. Teachers prepare the topics that interest students. Students, that have even deeply traumatized by their learning experience somewhere else, thrive. Thank you so much, Athena founders, teachers, and administration, for making this heavenly school.