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Sylvan Learning Fact Sheet

Learning feels good™ at Sylvan Learning Center, the leading provider of in-center and live, online tutoring at home to students of all ages and skill levels. With over 27 years of experience and nearly 1,200 centers located throughout North America, Sylvan Learning Center has changed the lives of more than two million students and families.

Headquarters:
Sylvan Learning Center
1001 Fleet Street
Baltimore, MD 21202

Founded:
In 1979 in Portland, Oregon

Locations:
Nearly 1,200 sites located throughout North America

Curriculum:
Sylvan provides supplemental education programs in the following areas:

  • Beginning, Accelerated and Academic Reading
  • Writing
  • Basic Mathematics, Algebra, Geometry
  • Integrated Math, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus
  • Academic Writing
  • Study Skills
  • State Test and SAT*/ACT® Prep
  • Advanced Youth Scholars Program (with The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth)
  • High School Courses for Credit

Key Features:
The Sylvan Advantage™ is a proven process that includes following elements:

  • Sylvan Skills Assessment℠, which accurately pinpoints academic strengths and weaknesses
  • Individualized attention from trained and certified teachers
  • Personalized lesson plans to meet every students individual needs
  • Mastery learning, which moves students through a series of progressively more challenging stages to ensure mastery of a subject or skill
  • Personal motivation and rewards for effort and achievement that build self-esteem
  • Progress reports along the way with close interaction and cooperation among Sylvan instructors, school teachers and parents

Sylvan Learning Center is headquartered in Baltimore, Md. For more information contact 1-888-31-SUCCESS or www.tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/info.


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For additional information, contact:

Jennifer Gaegler
Public Relations Manager for Sylvan Learning Center
Phone - 410.843.8928
Fax - 410.843.8057
jennifer.gaegler@educate.com
tutoring.sylvanlearning.com
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