Contact Information
| Phone: | (401) 782-3663 |
| Fax: | (401) 782-3892 |
| Monday: | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Tuesday: | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday: | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Thursday: | 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Friday: | By Appointment |
| Saturday: | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Sunday: | By Appointment |
Meet the Tutors
Our Sylvan trained and certified tutors are dedicated to your child’s success. Working together with you, we will:
- Pinpoint your child’s learning needs using the Sylvan Skills Assessment®
- Develop a personalized learning plan based on your child’s goals
- Offer unique insights about what will work for your child
- Teach each lesson the way your child learns best
- Build a relationship with your child to provide learning that’s fun, engaging and rewarding
Lois E Rice
Center Director/Owner
I am a graduate of SUNY New Paltz with a degree in Psychology. I am passionate about the work we do with our students. It is exciting to watch them grow and gain confidence. Enriching their skills is extremely rewarding.
Kevin T Smith
Executive Director
Mr. Smith has more than 15 years of business development and operations management experience in nationally recognized corporations and franchise operations.
Pamela E Smith
Regional Director of Education
I grew up in a wonderful small town in upstate New York and spent my summers and time off from school enjoying Misquamicut, Watch Hill, camping at Burlingame or mini-golfing in Stonington with my girl friend. This area has always held a special place in my heart. After graduating high school, I attended Arizona State University where I attained a BS in Exercise Physiology, then moved to Colorado to pursue an M.Ed from Regis University. In 2002 my family and I moved back to Rhode Island and opened the Sylvan Learning in Wakefield, RI and another in Groton, CT in mid 2005. Education is my passion and I have been teaching others for more than 13 years. I truly enjoy providing the tools for students to attain academic and personal success, then watching them achieve their goals and make their dreams come true.
Maureen Gillick
Project:Life Program Director
For more than two decades, Maureen Gillick has been helping people figure out who they are and where they are going. Many of those years were spent in a corporate environment helping executives to become better executives. One day she realized that these corporate executives, “older people” if you will, often had a hard time with change and easily fell back into old habits. More than just a program to help you get into college, PROJECT: LIFE is about inspiration, passion and excitement for your future. It’s about getting into the right college for you, with the right mix of academics and extra-curricular activities that fit not only your goals and abilities, but also your style and preferences. We know that “one-size-fits-all” does not apply when it comes to what individuals want in life, or the solutions to getting there.
Henry Chango
Instructor
Henry Chango received his M.S. degree in Civil Environmental and Transportation Engineering from the University of Rhode Island (URI) in Kingston May 2009. He completed two years of a pharmaceutical program at the same University. Henry has over sixteen years experience teaching all levels, first grade through college, mostly in mathematics. He has also taught GED classes for adult education in the past fifteen years focusing on ESL and mathematics, as well as, engineering courses, foreign languages (Arabic and Aramaic) for adults. Henry was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. At the age of seventeen, he and his family immigrated to the United States in 1977. Henry attended two years of high school and graduated in 1979 from Central Falls High in RI. Henry has worked as an instructor and tutor for the Upward Bound program, Project Rhode Island Rural Adult Learning (RIRAL), and Dorcas Place teaching all levels of mathematics and Arabic to their Students. In 1994, he published a children’s book, “Aramaic Alphabet Reading and Coloring,” and authored an Introduction to Arabic-English text book (not yet published) for college level students, which he has used in his classes.
Joan Gradilone
Math Instructor
Joan was born, raised, and still loves living in Westerly, RI. After going through the Westerly Public School System, she studied Mathematics and Education at the University of RI. Upon graduating, she was hired to teach math at Westerly High School. She was very involved with student activities: junior class advisor, ski club advisor, Academic Decathlon coach, helped out with the Youth to Youth program and traveled to many of the sports games. Community involvement is also important to her. She has volunteered at the Westerly Hospital for almost 20 years. Is a member of the Narragansett Council of Columbiettes, which is a lady's auxiliary to the Knights of Columbus.
Joan has been with us at Sylvan for eight years. Sylvan has given her the opportunity of being able to continue her passion of teaching Math. Loves working with the variety of age groups and watching the students learn their math stills from very basic to very advanced.
Bob Crook
Instructor
Robert (Bob) retired from IBM Corp. in 2003 with over 40 years engineering and engineering management experience in semiconductor development and manufacturing. In his final management position he managed an organization of 180 engineers, programmers and production workers. Bob grew up in Rhode Island, and he graduated from La Salle Academy. He earned his Bachelor of Science’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Bob has always enjoyed working with young people. In 2005, he began tutoring at Sylvan Learning Center in middle, high school, and college math, as well as physics, and Standardized Test preparation including the SAT, PSAT, ACT, SSAT, CPT and GRE tests
Rebecca Anderson
Instructor
Rebecca Anderson is a graduate of Dartmouth College. At Dartmouth, she received her B.A. degree in Biological Sciences, with a concentration in Evolutionary Ecology and Paleobiology. Rebecca attended Chariho High School, where she was the class valedictorian and an All-State and All-New England cross country runner. With that in mind, Rebecca enjoys helping students learn what is necessary to achieve their goals. She is available to teach SAT Preparation (as a junior in high school, she scored a 750 in the Math section, an 800 in the Verbal section, a 770 on the Writing SAT II, a 770 on the Math IC SAT II, and a 700 on the Chemistry SAT II). She currently instructs in SSAT, PSAT, IHSPT, and ACT for Sylvan Learning Center. She is also available to tutor students in Biology, Chemistry, Latin (beginner through intermediate), English, and Basic Math (Algebra, Geometry, and Single Variable Calculus). Rebecca is a native of Richmond, RI. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, running, and swimming. She also holds a black belt in Shorin-Ryu karate and loves the outdoors. Rebecca hopes to eventually continue her education and is currently deciding between a course of study in Conservation Biology and Astrobiology
Sylvan Teachers
Only the best
One of the most important things to know when you consider Sylvan Learning Center for your child’s tutoring needs is that they will be taught by caring and committed certified teachers. Everyone at Sylvan shares a love of teaching, a commitment to children and a desire to help them succeed. Seeing your child succeed is as rewarding to them as it is to you and your family. It is just one of many reasons they choose to teach at Sylvan.
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