About Us

Our History

For over 40 years, Sylvan Learning has helped millions of students and families achieve new levels of academic success. Choosing Sylvan is about getting results and setting up children for long-term success. At Sylvan, we’re focused on building academic confidence, igniting intellectual curiosity and inspiring a love for learning — all of which make a big impact in school and in life.

We developed our proprietary Sylvan Method™ through academic research, years of teaching experience and technology. Whether your child has fallen behind or is way ahead of the class, Sylvan has a program to challenge students, build confidence, boost study skills and help deliver better grades.

The results speak for themselves.

Based on independent research, our students see up to two to three times more academic growth than other students. We’re so confident that our Personalized Tutoring programs work that we guarantee progress!

• Big-time results. Our students achieve up to two to three times more growth in their math and reading scores than their peers. How do we know? We are the only tutoring and enrichment company that measures our academic achievement in a systematic manner across our centers. View our results here.
• A proven methodology. We’ve built our approach based on academic research, nearly 40 years of proven teaching experience and leading-edge technology.
• Awesome tutors. Our tutors do more than instruct. They’re experts at challenging and inspiring children. And we seek out individuals who can link the lessons taught at Sylvan to what's being taught in school. This means you can feel good that you’re getting the best in educational methods from those who love to teach.
• A deep impact in school. Our tutors are well versed in local curriculum, and Sylvan’s curriculum aligns with state and provincial standards. Rest easy that what is being taught and learned at Sylvan will make a big difference in school!