Contact Information
| Phone: | (508) 541-4690 |
| Fax: | (508) 541-8640 |
| 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: | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Saturday: | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Sunday: | Closed |
Meet the Tutors
The tutors of Franklin Sylvan Learning Center are all Sylvan trained and certified so that they can best address your child’s academic needs. Our tutors are dedicated to working closely with you and your child in order to help your child reach his or her goals. We start by pinpointing your child’s strengths and areas for improvement through the Sylvan Skills Assessment®. From there, our Franklin staff develops a personalized learning plan for your child and offers unique insights about what methods will work best with your child. Ultimately, our tutors will build a relationship with your child and provide a fun, engaging, and rewarding learning environment. The Franklin Sylvan Learning Center staff consists of highly experienced and established educational professionals who take great pride in their work with students who want to catch up, keep up, or get ahead.
John
Center Director
John is a native of nearby North Attleboro, MA and is a graduate of Rhode Island College with a B.A. in Ancient History and Secondary/Middle Level Education. John is a former Social Studies teacher at North Providence High School in Rhode Island and has been an Instructor at Sylvan since September 2008. He teaches most of the programs at Sylvan and excels in teaching the Beginning Reading program, which he lists as his favorite. John loves to teach because "every hour is different, kids keep you on your toes!" At Sylvan, he likes "the reaction students have when they do better in school". In his sparetime, John enjoys golfing and working out and he is an advisor to his church youth group.
Amanda
Lead Instructor
Amanda graduated from Bridgewater State College in May of 2009 with a B.A. in History and Secondary Education. She is certified to teach high school history in Massachusetts and is currently employed as a substitute teacher for the town of Bellingham. She wanted to become a teacher so that she could share her love of learning with future students. She’s been at Sylvan since February of 2010 and what she enjoys most about working at Sylvan is “being able to see students learning in an environment they feel comfortable in and forming bonds with the instructors they are learning from”. In spare time, she loves to play cards with her grandfather, hang out with her family, read, and go for walks. She also has a cat named Dizzie and a kitten named Bella.
Rick
Instructor
Rick is a New Mexico native and graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with a Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Biology and a Master's degree in Secondary Education. Rick has been teaching for over 20 years, and currently teaches at an Alternative High School. He has been an Instructor at Sylvan since 2004 and can teach most of the Sylvan programs. Rick excels at teaching our Math and SAT prep programs and enjoys seeing the "light bulb" go on when his students understand the concept. Rick is an animal lover and has 4 cats, 1 parrot and a new dog that he rescued named Klaus. In his spare time, Rick enjoys reading, biking, video games and radio controlled cars. Rick just recently got married!
Nancy
Instructor
Nancy has been an Instructor at Sylvan for over 10 years. She is a graduate of MA College of Art and Bridgewater State College, where she obtained her BFA in Art Education and Silversmith. Nancy is currently a Special Needs teacher at Foxboro Middle School. She teaches most of the programs that Sylvan has to offer but most enjoys teaching Writing and Beginning Reading. She gets great joy out of "watching Sylvan students succeed at different levels of teaching". Nancy is the proud mom of three grown sons and loves spending time with her black lab, Fenway. Nancy is a big Boston sports fan and she especially loves the Red Sox! She is an avid runner and is involved in many charitable organizations.
Vicky
Instructor
Vicky graduated from Harvard University with an A.L.B. in English and has been a teacher since 2005. At Sylvan, Vicky teaches all programs, with the exception of upper level Math, and she excels and most enjoys teaching Writing, Study Skills and SAT prep. As a teacher, Vicky loves to see a students "confidence grow" and watch them "succeed and be proud of themselves". A native of Whitinsville, MA, Vicky is the mother of two young boys and enjoys reading, gardening, singing/playing guitar and doing any outdoor activity such as going to the beach and hiking.
Jessica
Instructor
Jessica grew up in nearby Medfield, MA and graduated from the University of Rhode Island where she received her Bachelors of Mathematics. Jessica also has her teacher’s license in Mathematics. Jessica has tutored throughout high school and college; she has been tutoring at Sylvan since August. Jessica’s passion for Math makes her an excellent tutor for Sylvan’s Math programs such as; Math HW help, Math SAT prep, Math Essentials, and Advanced Math. Jessica loves to teach anything Math and says she enjoys “getting kids excited about Math, when they originally didn’t like it”. She enjoys Sylvan most because of the people, the students, and the experience. In her spare time, Jessica is a wedding photographer and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Megan
Instructor
Megan attended Bridgewater State College where she earned her Masters in Special Education, Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, and BA in Earth Science. Megan has taught 4th and 6th grade while student teaching and also taught 2nd graders in Crewe, England. She is currently a 4th grade Special Education teacher. Megan has worked at Sylvan since March 2011 and teaches all of the programs. Her favorite subject to teach at Sylvan is Math. She enjoys working with students and says, “it is rewarding for both the students and myself when we reach that ‘breakthrough’ moment. I love to see the student’s confidence grow as they become more successful with academics”. Megan enjoys anything science related and spends a lot of her free time at the Boston Museum of Science. Her hobbies also include listening to music and watching Nascar.
Priscilla
Instructor
Priscilla attended Boston College and holds a dual certificate in Special Education and Elementary Education. She also attended Cambridge College where she earned her Masters of Education. Priscilla has been teaching since 1982 and has worked in both, public and private schools. She has been working for Sylvan since January and teaches Reading, Math, and Study Skills. She loves teaching all the subjects. Priscilla enjoys teaching because she knows she is helping children and young adults. She enjoys teaching at Sylvan because of the small groups and the individual attention the students get. Priscilla has a cat names Sasha and enjoys traveling, exploring new places, gardening, crocheting and loves spending time at the beach.