Despite being Filipino, I never was taught Tagalog growing up. I recently was inspired to learn…read moreTagalog, and I was super pleased to learn there was a place nearby that teaches it! I wanted to better connect with the language associated with my heritage, so I decided to invest the time and money to learn Tagalog. I took the Level 1 hybrid course with Rhya in early summer 2026. Overall, it provided a great foundation for introductory grammar and vocab for Tagalog. By the end of the first course, you quickly become comfortable being able to ask simple questions (like where are you from? what's your name?), answering with affirmative/negation statements, and even being able to ask "how much/how many" with Tagalog numbers right off the bat. The class structure felt perfect, with the small class sizes. The course was very interactive, as we were constantly engaging and practicing the language throughout each course. And of course, it provided a safe space to make mistakes and grow with the language. If we made a mistake, Rhya would walk us through our mistake to help understand where it was and why the correct answer was provided. The class structure was also perfect for my work schedule. There were times I had to travel for work and miss a lecture. Because I was signed up for the hybrid course, I was provided class recordings after each session, allowing me to catch up and not feel left behind. The sessions are definitely catered to working adults, with all courses being offered in the evenings. Each session was 90 mins long each week for 7 weeks. I learned a lot from Level 1, and I'm excited to continue on to Level 2!

SJLC (San Jose Learning Center) has a great number of language classes - online, hybrid, or…read morein-class - and a variety of schedules, esp. for busy adults. The instructor that I had, Keiko is great. She is very patient and always willing to help. (The courses can be fast though depending the language and the books being used). The other people there are always very polite and helpful as well. The facility, while basic, is clean and conducive to learning. They seem to use a mix of media (e.g. slides, Quizlet, etc. which is good). FYI - it is near SJC - San Jose Int'l airport and the jets taking off can be somewhat loud at times.

Arthur is a great tutor He is knowledgeable, flexible…read more And caring . Very devoted Tutor . Highly recommended.

My granddaughters were having some math problems in school, grades 6th and 7th grade. We were set…read moreup with Ruby, and she is very knowledgeable, and the girls are learning more from her than their school. We have had other tutors from other companies, but they seem to favor Ruby and thinks she is the best!! Now school is much more pleasant as they feel more confident in their skills.

The Homework Club.... It's an awesome place for Children of…read moreall ages. Marla (owner) puts a new perspective on day care it's more then that ....it's like home away from home. The atmosphere is truely pleasant and down to earth. My daughter enjoys going to the Homework Club. The Lizarrago's

Marla gave a strong academic foundation to our daughter. She brought fluency not only in English…read moreLanguage but also understanding for Math and Science. She encouraged her in reading and also made her socially active. She excels in discipline and also teaches good manners to her students.

I am so impressed with this company. The owner, Bill is warm and friendly and is a natural about…read morepaying attention to detail. He cares alot that you receive just the right tutor. He is extremely diligent with his communication whether it would be via phone call or email. The paperwork is simple and can be emailed back and forth. He goes above and beyond the call of duty. The tutors he hires all have degrees yet their prices are not too high.

All year my son had a C in Spanish. And about 7 weeks before the end of the school year, it slipped…read moreto a 69%. So I scramble to hire a tutor for two hours a week to help him bring his grade back up to a C. He has dyslexia so languages are hard for him. I went with this company and I paid $110 a week to help my son bring his grade back up. And in the five weeks he worked with the tutor, his grade went from a 69%, to a 50%. I finally figured out that the tutor spent two hours watching him get through one homework assignment. And they didn't study for a single quiz or test. All this nonsense when they talk to you about how the tutors will work with the teacher to figure out how to best help the student is bogus. None of that happened. The tutor never told me that my son didn't have a textbook or anything. He literally just sat next to my son and took his word for everything. I am not using this company again. Beware, these are not trained tutors. This is basically a service where people sign up to be tutors and get jobs through a middleman. Wasted money that backfired!!

Hallie taught beginner French to my kids, 8 and 10 years old, for 2 months. She has a warm,…read morewelcoming environment to learn in. She cooked French food with the kids, which they loved. Hallie has a lot of energy and kept the kids super engaged.

I've had to take some time off from class do to my personal schedule. Halle has been very patient…read moreand flexible with my schedule. She has been helpful in trying to keep me progressing while I've been traveling so I wouldn't lose everything we have been working on. It has been wonderful to have her tailor my lessons to keep challenging my AND accommodate my schedule.

Incredibly effective educational services with staff that are compassionate, innovative, and…read moreadaptable to our student's needs. Great programs, both at their center and at afterschool programs on our school's campus. We love their programs for foreign languages and elementary math. Wide selection of classes for all ages.

Great learning center. Olga, who is the founder, is very responsive and accommodating. She strives…read moreto take into account everyone's interests when there is some scheduling conflict which I greatly appreciated. My kids took Russian classes and made good progress in a short period of time. There was pertinent homework, class discussions which all helped improving the language. Really appreciate it and highly recommend giving the center a try.

Our middle school age son was interested in coding and was graduating or getting stuck in some of…read morethe self guided packages. Sign up for as easy. I felt like the team got to know our personal needs and was able to incorporate the. Into the first few sessions to build trust. The weekly sessions have been educational, fun, and confidence building for our so . I would highly recommend to anyone who is looking to help their kids who want to learn to code.

My son has been taking coding lessons here for almost a year. He loves and looks forward to his…read morelessons, and seems to be constantly learning. I'm not a computer programmer myself, so when I look at the code my son writes it's all greek to me. But I do see the nifty little games that he programs with the guidance of his teacher, and it's pretty awesome. I asked my son what he thought if all his classes at school were like his Breakout Mentors coding lessons, and he said it would be awesome. I commented that going to college and majoring in computer science is pretty much that - computer programming all day long. Now he's all jazzed to be a CS major in a tech-focused university when he grows up.

This review is about Angela Sun's college counselling abilities. Our experience was exactly the…read moreopposite of what's written here and I would give negative stars if I could !! She was an absolute nightmare to deal with and has zero emotional intelligence or tact to deal with young teens !! She preys on parent's weaknesses and has clearly understood parents would do anything for their children as long as she says things like she got admission into MIT, Ivy's and self proclaims that she is the absolute best college consultant who will make your child write the absolute best essays he can ever write !! (I am paraphrasing it but she said something like that to me in our first meeting !). She made it amply clear even before I met for the first time that all she cares about is money and nothing else ! She charged me $300 per hr saying it's "the weekend rate" - whatever that means (although her website only mentions 250 per hr ). She was laser focused on the money in our conversations and showed zero interest in knowing my child before or after the meeting. Her website says parents will get a detailed report within 24 hrs of the first meeting, and we received no such report. The first meeting was a complete disaster. She was so rude (and please don't say she is strict/tough /good etc). No - she was plain rude and not good as a counselor !! My son was so scared of her that after a point stopped answering even basic questions ! She gave as little info as possible in the session and made it laborious by asking my son to type out literally every word that came out of her mouth (all of it was just general info and nothing anyone wouldn't know about college admissions)! Despite all these negative signals, I still tried to go ahead with scheduling a few more sessions, because believe it or not, my son insisted he wanted to try her a bit more before giving up ! I wanted to understand how many sessions my son would need and in her response she had the audacity to say my child was a "non high functioning" kid and hence would probably need many sessions (being vague and open ended of course to milk as much money as possible from me) ! The "genius" in her, inferred all this about my son from just the 1 hr meeting !! Not to brag - Honestly, my child is in a highly specialized gifted track at school and elsewhere and in fact the very reason I was looking for a counselor so early on was to make sure I give him all the advantages possible and guide him using the best counselors ! She quoted a ridiculous number of hours at the rate of $300 per hr and I told her , her website states she will only need 3-4 sessions for coming up with a 4 year plan and her response was "website is outdated " !!! (can you believe that ??) Parents, please be careful when choosing a counselor. Please make sure the counselor has the right emotional intelligence, credentials , experience to deal with your child in this vulnerable yet important stage of their life. Please don't select a counselor based purely on 5 star online reviews or what these counselors say they achieved for themselves. If in your initial interactions you detect the counselor's main focus is money, and not your child or if the counselor is rude, evasive about answering your questions , please take these red flags seriously and run miles away from her/him ! I am very thankful that I was able to detect this problem early on and not expose my child to a horrible 4 year counselling experience !

I agree with S A 's review. Not great at emotional intelligence with teens. I think she's got a…read moremethod and that works for some kids, she isn't into customizing for how the child learns. I am sharing that his score went down a full 100 points after - full 3 months of tutoring with her. Worst yet when we shared this news she never responded to us again.

The tutors here are amazing! After everything that has been happening with the covid-19 and school…read moreclosures my child's education was something that concerned me. Being skeptical about online tutoring was a concern for me but after giving it a try my children are doing great and staying on track. They planned out every lesson for each of my children so it was tailored to their needs a plus for me was having homework help from the tutor that was assigned from their general teacher. It is a struggling time for all of us but not worrying about my children falling behind academically is worth it.

Ready to Strive Tutoring is amazing place to get your kid started. They are very professional and…read morevery helpful. My son had been struggling with math and other subjects. Since I got him in to tutoring, his very happy with his grade and is less stress. Trust me they are wonderful and great help and best thing they are very much involved with your kids school work and makes sure they understand what they are doing.

We have a pool table at our home and did not play much because we all stunk so badly. I decided to…read morehire a coach to help me learn some basics. I checked around quite a bit and then was referred to Allan by an advanced pool player. His rates are very reasonable for the great value that you get. Through his great coaching he helped to get me so interested in the game that I now have a passion for pool like never before. He also helped me to get on a league (which I would have never done on my own) which I love immensely. I never miss a match! I have also recently been promoted to the next skill level up from a 3 to a 4! I started with Allan in January and it is still March, 3 months and the improvements are so much more incredible than I would have thought. Thanks Allan! Allan is also a great writer! His books are fun reads that are great training tools. I am purchasing a copy of his latest book that I have requested that he autograph for me

Allan is a fantastic billiard coach. During my first session, he taught me not just the proper…read morestands, techniques, and so on but also strategies for interacting with your opponent. He would see what I was doing wrong, explain to me in a way that I understood, and then he would have multiple "games" and practices to hone down the move / skill. I learned a lot in 2 hours and would highly recommend Allan if you want to take your game to the next level.