Tell Us Your Needs
One of our directors will speak with your family in depth to learn more about your strengths, challenges, and goals in English.
We connect you with a professional, experienced English or literature tutor for regular sessions. We recommend weekly tutoring.
We’ll touch base with you after the first few sessions to hear your thoughts and share our insights.
We share best practices and knowledge of our community’s curricula at regular department meetings. Each tutor participates in our mentoring program and attends weekly check-ins with a team leader.
We set the bar high for our tutors, finding the best and most passionate teachers and then training them to be even better.
Our tutors are trained not only in content, but also in different learning styles and successful integration of study skills.
Our English tutors help you build skills that will not only pay off in your current courses but also will help you succeed in college
We approach writing instruction holistically, from grammar and syntax basics to sentence, paragraph, and essay structure.
You need to understand what you’re reading. Let us help you develop close reading strategies, practice skimming and scanning, and identify persuasive techniques.
We teach you to analyze deeply what you have read and to understand how an author uses literary devices to advance an argument.
We help you put what you are reading into a broader historical movement and context, enhancing your understanding of literature.
We teach you studying strategies and help you manage your time to maximize your performance on tests and essays.
We foster independence of thought. Our goal is to make ourselves obsolete by helping you become an autonomous learner.
Your tutor will first address any content gaps by building foundational reading and writing skills. As your confidence grows, we’ll make sure that you’re fully prepared for essays and upcoming tests by teaching material in a way that you understand: talking through the themes in a work, diagramming sentences on the whiteboard, or maybe writing out step-by-step instructions for approaching an upcoming essay. We draw on our deep knowledge of the local schools, anticipating upcoming topics in your class and pre-teaching them so you’re always one step ahead.
Subjects tutored:
English, K-8, AP English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition
Offices Served:
Los Gatos (Los Gatos Blvd) and Saratoga
“I realized that the 1-on-1 learning atmosphere was crucial for honing in on the unique learning styles of each student and assuring that each session was crafted to his or her best benefit.”
Subjects tutored:
SAT, ACT, PSAT, English, SAT Subject Literature, SAT Subject Math2, Academic K-8, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition
Offices Served:
Los Altos (San Antonio)
“As an educator, I believe all students can attain high levels of success. I hope my instruction begins a life-long love of learning for those I teach. It is my mission to empower my students with the tools they will need to be successful once our sessions are complete.”
Subjects tutored:
English, French, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition
Offices Served:
Menlo Park, Woodside and Online
“I have used my expertise in language, literature, and history to engage and delight students, no matter what the discipline.”
Our English tutors are experts at guiding students through such challenges.
Please fill out this form and one of our directors will get in touch with you as soon as possible, or you can call us at (650) 331-3251.
