Sylvan Learning of Los Altos & Mountain View

Alexandra Santos _{on Google}

Oct 7th, 2023

I corresponded with Vincent about a position open for a tutor and if there was a way for someone to be more depreciating and egotistical.
He required ample amount of documentation, references and application, but hassled me the whole time about whether I was a serious candidate, did I understand the hours, the pay, and then, just ended all communication without a word
My overall opinion is avoid Bay Area Sylvans. I have worked for 1 Franchise with 3 locations. And was offered 2 conditional postions at 2 more Franchises. They were only rescinded once these managers and owners, learned that the previous boss, Sylvan Franchise owner paid me $800 to resign so he didnt have to receive daily feedback from me that Cocaine & Pole Dancing are not joke topics around kids, or the office, that defaming employees behind their backs in official meetings is unprofessional and that when a student has an administrative assistant instead of a teacher for their session, it is a hoodwink on the customer and disservice to the student. It happened to one student, 3 times in one week.
The main problem of these 11 centers is that Sylvan makes it too easy for Business Men and Women to exploit a real need families have. They oversell, underdeliver and it is more gimmick than education because the managers and owners I interviewed with were money people, not educators.
I encourage everyone to sit in on their childs sesssions. I do not think anyone is getting a value or a good foundation due to who is leading the team- businessfolk, who want to make easy pyramid money.

Safina Renzi _{on Google}

Jul 15th, 2023

It has been a positive experience at Sylvan so far. The tutors are great with my 9 year old.

Becky Wong _{on Google}

Mar 30th, 2023

Easy to schedule sessions, friendly staff, and offers online sessions! So convenient and filled some of my child's time during summer break from school.

Ashley Lee _{on Google}

Aug 7th, 2022

My son who is in 3rd grade has been going to Sylvan for the last 4 months. I love the fact that he likes to go there to learn. It is hard for him to focus on studying/reading without motivation, however, Sylvan makes kids enjoy learning not just reading or writing, but actually makes my little guy engage with the learning process.
Every month he takes the assessment test and then I have a conference with Peter, director of education. He shows me a graph which reflects where my kids level is and discuss about the weakness and strength. The conference encourages to put my son and myself in front of the book shelf and read books together. Sylvan also has a coin system which leads my son competitive and more serious about his material. I highly recommend Sylvan to anyone who struggles with reading comprehension like my son and we are looking forward to having math tutoring after summer break.