2011 Spring & Summer Programs

 We are offering many exciting programs for 2011 Spring and Summer:

1. Half Day Programs
2. Over 20 Different Academic Camps
3. Standard 1:1 & 1:3 Tutoring for 7 Days / Week.

College Prep Resource Center

This year, more and more students are taking the ACT for college entrance.

College Admission Tests Guide (43 pages)
This document explains in detail:
1. How Important Are Test Scores?
2. Popular Schools: Test Scores*
3. The PSAT, PSAT Critical Reading Breakdown, PSAT Math Breakdown, PSAT Writing Breakdown
4. The SAT Reasoning Test, SAT Reasoning Test Critical Reading Breakdown, SAT I Math Breakdown, SAT I Writing Breakdown
5. SAT Scoring and Guessing Strategies
6. Introducing the ACT
7. Concordance Between ACT Composite Score and SAT Math and Critical Reading ...
College Prep Binder Print-out

Sylvan Mountain View Pricing & Schedule

We have three tiers of pricing.
1. 1:1 Tutoring. Hourly rate is $68-$80.
2. 1:3 Tutoring. Hourly rate is $44-$58.
3. Group Tutoring. Hourly rate is $30-$35.

We offer two types of tuition options.
1. Pre-pay
Hourly rate decreases for larger block of prepaid hours.
2. Monthly
This option allows families to pay tuition on a monthly basis and still enjoy the discounted rate. A 6 month commitment is required.

1:3 tutoring schedule is:
Monday to Friday 3:30-7:30
Wednesday Additional Hours 2:00-4:00
Saturday 9:30-1:30
Sunday 12:30-3:30

1:1 tutoring will be more flexible. Please contact us for an appointment. 

Other enrichment programs. Please call / email center. They will be updated online in the future.

2010 Spring Schedule(58.4 KB)

One Grade Level Progress Guarantee After 36 Hours

For the Sylvan Academic Reading and Sylvan Math Essentials programs, we guarantee that your student will improve at least one (1) full grade level equivalent based on the results of the Sylvan Skills Assessment after the first 36 hours of instruction in a single program. The measures of growth for Sylvan Academic Reading are vocabulary OR comprehension, and for Sylvan Math Essentials, computation OR concepts/application on the progress assessment. If your student does not improve at least one (1) full grade level equivalent, Sylvan will provide 12 free additional hours of instruction to your student. Because our ultimate goal is for your student to attain mastery of all the skills he/she needs, we will use these 12 hours to further reinforce his/her understanding of skills missed on the assessment. Therefore, the additional 12 hours must be used for instructional sessions only and are not subject to a refund.

Useful Educational Website Links

College Prep Site Links

• Sylvan Learning


• College is Possible


• Federal Student Aid


• Federal Student Aid Application


• The Common Application


• National Association of College Admission Counseling


• College Board For SAT / PSAT Tests


• ACT


• Health Education Research


• Parents Count


• Great Schools, Involved Parents. Successful Kids


• Applywise and Ivywise College Coaching

General sites

• Merriam - Webster's dictionary


• The Moonlit Road: Ghost stories and Southern folktales.


• How Stuff Works


• Arts Alive: orchestral instruments and instrumentalists.


• Smithsonian: American history timeline - 1500 to present.


• Word Central: A place where kids can learn how much fun words can be!


• Online Writing Assistant


• TeacherTube.com: videos of great classroom lessons.

Science-themed websites

• Chabot Space and Science Center – Oakland


• Computer History Museum – Mountain View


• Seymour Marine Discovery Center – Santa Cruz


• Exploratorium – San Francisco


• Chem4Kids


• Fear of Physics


• The Human Body


• The Most Wanted Bugs


• Hubble Space Telescope


• History of the Universe

Parent Resources from Sylvan’s Website

• Sylvan Learning Center’s website


• Parent Resources


• Daily Learning Tips