Sage Educators: Customized Tutoring and Test-Prep

I have been taking my son here for one on one SSAT tutoring and they have been fantastic! He has worked with two tutors, and has been really inspired by both. He has been sent home each time with practice materials and they always email a «session recap» for the parents to know what was taught each time. They are flexible with scheduling and extremely pleasant to work with. I’m hoping my son won’t need tutoring beyond the SSAT prep but I’m glad to know Sage is here for us if needed :)

We’ve had two great experiences with Sage. The first occurred a few years ago when my son was 8 years old and his teacher said his reading comprehension skills were under par. The teacher was concerned that there was an underlying issue. We took our son to Sage and after a few assessments, we learned that he was right on track. Sage didn’t push us into additional testing or tutoring and gave us tips for improving our son’s reading comprehension from home.
Recently our 8^th grade daughter has worked with Noël for 1:1 SSAT prep. Noël has tailored the tutoring to our daughter’s needs and has really improved her confidence. I also love the report I get after each session detailing what they covered and tutoring homework.
We’ve been very pleased!

Really great experience here! I will definitely use them again if we need to!
My daughter, Sage, took their SSAT prep course and really enjoyed it. It was super organized, very structured, and they were given homework each week and quizzes each week. They went over material as well as test-​taking skills. Bill was Sage’s teacher and he was super nice. I got an individualized report every Sunday evening letting me know how the day’s session went and what needed to be done during the week. I also had many questions which were answered promptly, thoroughly and courteously. The staff at Sage are incredibly friendly but still super efficient. No wishy-​washy here! I really felt like they KNOW what they do and they know how to do it well.
They start off with a diagnostic test first. Sage scored a 96 on that and was really happy but wanted to take the class anyway just in case the real test was a lot different.
Her first test was Dec 13, 2014 and she unfortunately had a fever and a sore throat. She took the test anyway and managed to pull off a 94 but knew that her math score was going to be low because she said, «Mommy, my head was literally buzzing during the math section.» When we got her score back, her math score was indeed the lowest but she knew she could ace the math section (one of her strongest subjects) so she wanted to take it again despite being pretty happy with her initial score. She took the second test on Jan 10 2015 (and for you private school application parents –they turn the scores around in about 5 days for this test so you don’t have to worry about getting everything in on time for the ¹⁄₁₅ deadline) and she scored a 96 with a 97^th percentile score in math. Her range for math was 754 – 800, I think… She probably would have score a 97 overall but that her verbal score came down just a tiny bit and I’m guessing that was because she didn’t study at all for the second test (since we were happy with the first scores I think she just wanted to prove to herself that she could ace the math — conjecture on my part but I think this is true. So if you take the course be sure to sign up for a test date that corresponds with the completion of the class. Vocabulary, as with any language, goes quickly away unless practiced regularly. Her reading score was EXACTLY the same. We ended up sending the second set of scores since they got them back so quickly. A note about the test: The reading portion is way harder than the practice exams or anything they saw in class. I talked to some of the kids after the test and they all agreed that the reading section was just crazy. Really esoteric and random… One kid stumbled out of the room saying, «My GOD! I got Shakespeare and Geometry.» Which I thought was hilarious because if he indeed recognized a passage as specifically Shakespeare them I’m certain he did just fine. And, the scores are scaled for gender and grade.
The physical space is great — it’s comfortable and very kid/​teen oriented with helpful educational hints all over the place. Things like common grammar pitfalls, common math pitfalls, etc. There are small rooms separated about so it’s very quiet too. The Staff all seem young and very full of energy. All-​inl-​all Sage (my daughter not the company) had a great experience there and we will use them again if the need arises.

Best Tutoring in Marin
My son and daughter have been tutored at Sage for high school level Math classes — for both public and private school courses since 2011. Every Sage tutor knows the material, can present it in a way that makes it easy to understand and helped with preparation for tests and quizes. All the tutors are fantastic!
The staff at Sage is also very helpful from finding time for additional sessions before finals, or rescheduling sessions. Each Sage representative is professional, polite and helpful. (had poor experiences with more expensive tutors who were not accommodating and down right rutde)
The pricing is also reasonable. I highly recommend Sage. They have locations in Mill Valley and Larkspur.

Our 3 kids have all gone to Sage and I can’t recommend it enough.
One child is quite bright but totally disorganized and cannot manage his time… Maggie was a lifesaver! She helped him to organize his week, his work and develop the study habits that will serve him for years to come.
Another son needed help with his most difficult coursework & has found that his time at Sage allows him to focus and accomplish much more than he would at home or in the library.
Our 3^rd followed in her brother’s path and started one day a week for Spanish and soon asked for another day for other subjects.
Not only did they all benefit academically from their time at Sage, our family benefited by no longer having nightly homework battles. Somehow Sage ends up with great tutors that are fun, funny & really know their subjects. The kids look forward to going and in almost every case, their tutors ended up being more like friends & mentors…

In his sophomore year of high school, our son asked to go to Sage. He stayed with it all the way through graduation, and the folks at Sage helped him succeed in high school and get into college. They made sure he understood his assignments, helped as needed with home work, led SAT test prep, edited his college application essays, and more.
Sage is more than a tutoring program. It is a community where students work with their classmates, kid around with the tutors and other students, and have a place to be. For them, there’s home, there’s school, and there’s Sage.

My son used sage for his 4 years in high school. The tutors are smart, and very connected to the high school. They have access to the individual class curriculum and where very helpful working with my son on executing his homework, studying for tests, and even supporting him in writing his college essay. The tutors develop a relationship with the kids and if there are issues they are open to switch things up. My son really relied on Sage and I thank them for helping him get through HS and into the college of his choice. The team at Sage was open to feedback and also gave feedback on my sons effort, and progress. My only feedback would be teaching study and organization skills so that by the time my son graduated he was more prepared to work independently. I don’t think that is only Sages responsibility but ours and my sons.
Thanks for all the support.

My kids have been using Sage for the past 5 years and both have found it extremely helpful. The tutors are young, Mega Smart and Hip. But most importantly, they can help with all the subjects I am hopeless at i.e. calculus, AP Biology etc. Maggie and Bill are the Best! Thank you for being part of «my village»!

My h.s. freshman son has been going to Sage for more than a year, and although he wouldn’t choose to do it on his own, he finds it extremely helpful. He worked weekly with a tutor in 8^th grade and had several one-​on-​one sessions over the summer as a bridge to h.s. and is now working weekly in 9^th grade. It helps him stay organized and focused. He brings in a variety of school work and gets help where needed. I am able to pull material from teachers’ web sites and forward to his tutor to assist in keeping my son on track. They have also begun working with him to strengthen his vocabulary, incorporating good resource material that they have on had. The tutors are young, hip, highly relatable to high schoolers. — and they reinforce that academics are important, even to cool people. We’ve been very pleased.

My husband and my third son just got started at Sage this week. All of our kids are different and each has had different needs, from help with specific classes to test prep to organizational assistance. In each case, Sage has been great. Sage has very strong tutors that are knowledgeable and also relate very well to the students, and the results speak for themselves. Thanks Sage!

I love Sage Educators. When I think about how much they helped my son with everything from math and science to just gaining overall confidence, I am so happy that I chose them for tutoring. My son worked with them from the time he was in 8^th grade until he graduated from high school. Sage helped him get and stay organized, in addition to all of his subject work. After taking their SAT prep classes, my son’s scores improved tremendously. Sage not only provided great tutors to help him be successful in school, they also built his confidence because they really understand kids. Send your child to their «Study Lounge». It was the best way for my son to have a place to get his homework done and have someone available right there, if he ever had a question about anything. I saw the negative review and I can’t imagine anything like that happening at Sage. In over 4 years, I never had anything but positive experiences there.

I’m not sure why there are negative reviews about Sage. I have never had a bad experience like carole g’s. I started going here three years ago and my grades in math have improved drastically. Last year, my grades improved from a C to an A. Sage is a great tutoring place and all of the tutors are so helpful and care about your well being. Sage is the best!

I have had many tutors and sage is by far the best. They help me in all aspects of school and life. They put in the extra effort to get to know all of their kids, and have spent many extra hours helping me when I most need the help. I have never had better grades than when I began going to sage. Sage is more than a tutoring company, it’s a family.

Really really poor instruction. Paid for my son to take a writing class but the instructor did not read one of his papers because she did not want to embarrass him. Am I paying for a therapist or writing instruction? This is a tutoring service. Expect that the kids taking the class require help. By analogy, isn’t this like taking a driving class where you learn the rules of the road, but don’t ever get behind the wheel to be critiqued?
Complained to the management that I wanted a full or even partial refund but she was inflexible. Only remedy she offered was to review my son’s paper after I complained. Inadequate restitution. I find this remedy insulting and myopic because this is the course of action that should’ve been taken in the first place and an admission that they failed and dropped the ball.
Scary…if this is a SAT prep center, hate to know how they prepare their clientele, «Oh yeah, we forgot…»
There are better places. Stay Away.