Golden Gate Tutoring Center

Great performance in the SAT boils down to getting all the questions done and all the answers right. We provide weekly dress rehearsals every Saturday: a complete practice test free of charge!

On each of the following Tuesday evenings, students grade their own tests to understand the scoring system, to adjust their pacing, and make a plan for improving their scores. We help the whole group understand their wrong answers and offer pointers for each section & type of question, but the majority of our effort is individualized to each student.

Our SAT reviews are customizable – from several hours of individual tutoring, to our five Tuesday reviews, to just taking our free practice tests and studying at home.

Our philosophy is simple: students will find the right pace & their best score through practice! We aim to provide the best circumstances and feedback to give your student the preparation he or she needs for a great performance.

We’ve long offered group and individual sessions, but now that we have a brand new center, we can offer a long considered idea of ours: Drop-in Membership. Subscribers can stop in anytime after school to work on their homework or master plan to overthrow the world and mold it to their own nefarious purposes… or whatever. They have access to our resources and tutors as they come across snags or just need a little help getting started.

Inspired by Jessica Hagy, Celeste and I set out to create a graph that describes our vision of success. We like to fix things so they aren’t broken anymore, and, while working with a student might be a long-term commitment, we aim to send each student back into the world fully equipped, ready to conquer whatever comes their way. So we have created a little graph to show the three tutoring options.

Summer vacation has a special place in our annual experience. While our students see the world or just spend days at the skate park, we take time to gather our wits about us and create the perfect opportunities for our budding scholars. Slow, quiet days quickly give way to brisk breezes in August! Our back to school prep and review courses help our students stand out in class from day one. They will already have a firm grasp of first concepts and walk into the classroom with a handful of pithy questions to impress the teacher. Be sure to stop by and learn about our back to school workshops. Your subject is our specialty.

“What’s your relationship with math?” I asked my new student.

“I’m an artist, so the technical parts don’t excite me.”

I showed him a beautiful way to visualize algebra with a grapefruit and a piece of graph paper. His eyes lit up with curiousity and, after homework, we spent a little time each session exploring the beauty and wonder of numbers.

A mere three weeks later, his mom emailed me, “Here’s an email from his geometry teacher. Your work with him is paying off!” After failing nearly every test that year, he earned a 99%! Every student needs a little fascination to keep it interesting.

This is our passion. Our dream has been to create a space where students can feel free to discover new fascinations. This dream came true last May when we opened Golden Gate Tutoring Center in downtown San Anselmo just behind Marin Coffee Roasters! Swing by and see us!