Mathnasium

I have a 4^th grade son and he was struggling in 3^rd grade with multiplication, which made 4^th grade division hard. I thought I could just help him memorizing math facts, but we were not getting anywhere. My son was hesitant to go to Mathnasium, but once he got there, he not only improved within the first few sessions, he kept asking to go back. Thanks to the instructors and the director, my son was excited about math and thought it was fun! They don’t just teach memorization of facts, they really take the time to explain the basic concepts to lay the foundation for the next level. I also like how the work assigned is based on an assessment, tailoring it to what my son needed to work on. This is a great place! The instructors are nice, professional, and I would highly recommend to all parents.

My son is extremely happy coming here. He is very motivated to learn more math. As a parent I hope to continue to see positive feelings from my 9 year old son from doing math. Mathnasium is giving my son more confidence around math and helping him through any frustration that he had working on his own. We hope that we will continue to see positive results from Mathnasium. Thank you Liz and Titus and all your staff for doing a great job!

Hi. In my previous post, I did not right that. One of my younger friends did after hearing me talking about Mathnasium.
Anyways, the staff and director acted nice and kind to the parents of many children. For my first few weeks at Mathnasium, I thought the director and instructors were good and fun, and I got prizes and I got to decorate my binder, but then a month into my Mathnasium time, some things changed. The director and instructors started to play jokes on me, like saying I was in trouble even though I did nothing, then saying «just kidding». How immature! Then the staff, especially the director and specific instructors started getting mad at innocent children if they missed ONE day of Mathnasium for baseball/​dance/​school/​etc,. The staff members also acted nice to parents/​guardians/​caretakers after annoying and bugging the kids. My worst complaint about this company is that I had more homework then my sibling or friend so I would always spend my time working on all of my tough homework. Anyways, the director and instructors made me have to complete TWO of their tricky, boring, narcissistic MATH worksheets. My homework was due everyday. So besides not being able to work on English, science, history, and more, I couldn’t work on math homework because of their worksheets that were way beyond my grade level. I’m am no longer being tutored there, so this review was written from past experiences. The only good part about this horrible place is that I love my memories with my family and friends after and before my disappointing Mathnasium trip.
P. S. Parents, don’t be fooled when staff members are nice to you, because as soon as you turn your back and walk out of the building, it is a problem at Mathnasium.

An update to my previous review: Thank you to Mathnasium South Pasadena’s owners for their prompt response upon seeing my feedback posted. I appreciated their acknowledgment and understanding of my frustration. I’m taking this as a sign that my previous experience was not typical. I’m also pleasantly surprised that the owners are not only monitoring public feedback, but taking the time to follow-​up.

Big Thank you to Larry, Melanie, Liz, Kathleen, LouAnn and all Mathnasium staffs.
You guys are truefully amazing such great help to me as working parents.
They will work with your child math problems and improve their skills.
Great work !! My daughter is always an A student but with Mathnasium she stay on top of all thing.

My son is an LAUSD middle school student, where for whatever reason it is a sink or swim situation for the students of this system. My son was struggling in math (completely Failing). I did everything in my power to get him help within the LAUSD system. I spoke with teachers, counselors, principals, etc. No one could offer any help but, they were quick to point their fingers at my son as being the problem. He is a good kid and kind of shy (Gifted Too). I finally decided to enroll him with Mathnasium here in South Pasadena. Within one month he went from Failing in math, getting 26% on test, to becoming an A+ student in math getting 100%. This place is AMAZING … He has been going for 8 months now and is still doing exceptionally well. His self confidence has increased as well and is doing better in his other subjects. Larry runs this place like a well oiled machine.

This place is fantastic. Larry and the tutors are so caring and really know how to work with kids. My two kids are going here (9) and (6). I checked out the local tutoring centers. The first tutoring center I checked out scared my kids — they were assessed and then felt put down by the people in charge by not knowing enough in the subject AND the facilities were abysmal.
Mathnasium was the complete opposite experience. The center is modern, clean, creatively decorated, well air-​conditioned. Larry and the tutors were so welcoming when we first went. My daughter (9) fell in love with the place instantly and was so excited to join. They have the kids decorate their own binder which contains their learning plan (which they get after being assessed). The kids love scanning their binder at the scanner and then getting to work.
They also have a points-​reward system that really motivates the kids. They get a certain amount of points every time they go and then can eventually pick out prizes once they earn enough points. If they wear their «mathnasium» t-​shirt then they get double points. It is a system that my daughter loves and gets motivated by.
My kids are welcomed by a tutor or Larry when they get there and get right to work. There are always plenty of tutors there so the kids always get the one-​on-​one attention they need. My daughter and her friend now go everyday after school Monday through Thursday. They love it. They get a snack at Penguins first and then we take them to Mathnasium. They feel excited to learn and also feel independence in their learning since they get their own binders, lesson plans, etc. Parents are not allowed in the learning space which also helps the kids feel independent. There is a parent waiting area in the front of the facility.
I cannot express how this has impacted our lives. My daughter is excellling in math and building confidence in her ability to learn and do math. Also I am spared the frustration of trying to help her do her math homework which I often times can’t figure out. The homework is also done at Mathnasium so there is no more stress over homework. My daughter is not frustrated with me because I can’t explain a certain concept to her. The tutors help with homework and then also work with the kids to correct any problems they got wrong.
Honestly, this is the place to go. It is a caring and fun learning environment in a lovely setting — not a militant, unflinching learning system that can often scare kids. I highly recommend Mathnasium and I highly recommend Larry. He is a great leader for this place.

Larry is amazing! Kind, patient, and so so sweet.
I appreciate all that they do. I cannot tell you how attending their program has
changed our son’s understanding of math and increased his self confidence.
As long as we live in LA this is the place for our son.
You guys are amazing!

Worth every penny. I took my 9^th grade daughter to Mathnasium becaue she had a horrible Geometry teacher and she was doing terribly. After one week, her test scores went from «D» to «A». After the first day of mathnasium tutoring, my daughter told me that she would personally pay for the tutoring because it helped her that much. The director, Larry, the lead instructor, Neil, and the entire staff are are amazing. They are professional and 100% effective.
Before going to mathnasium we had tried other tutors. On an hourly basis, the «other» tutors appeared to be a bit less expensive. However, my daughter spent more time with those «other» tutors and got much less out of it. I recommend Mathnasium without hesitation and would select them over any other program.
I should note that it is unbelievable how much confidence my daughter gained after two months with the program. When my daughter started at Mathnasium, she doubted her ability to pass Geometry, let alone excel at it. She is now confident that she is good at math and that she will do well in Algebra. She told me that her instructors at Mathnasium told her she was smart and that she could do well in math whether or not she was being tutored. It was a total transformation. When I signed her up for the course I wondered whether I could afford it. Now I understand that I can’t afford not to have her there.
Beyond the obvious benefit my daughter received in obtaining the necessary instruction for her to improve her Geometry grade, I am confident that the tutoring will go a long way to help her excel on the SAT. She is in total command of the subject of Geometry. (Another factor you may want to consider when you are deciding whether it is worth signing up your student. It is better that you sign them up early so that they can do well from the beginning, allowing them have command of the subject throughout the semester, obtain a high grade and then do well in the subject area on the SAT. I really wish I had done it that way rather than waiting until my daughter was having trouble. The result was that she received a lower grade than she was capable of achieving, she spent endless hours of unfocusted study, frustrated and doubting herself. Whatever your student’s math needs, I truly believe South Pasadena Mathnasium can help.
In short, I can give no higher recommendation than that which I give to South Pasadena Mathnasium.

We are sending our pre-​K here to give him enrichment in math and WOW, this is as good as it gets! The owner (Mark), the co-​owner and ALL the staff are TOP NOTCH in quality, patience, kindness and totally know their stuff. I love that their way of getting kids to understand math is really about truly understanding math, not just rote memorization. You are given work to do, but there are many qualified tutors always buzzing around to make sure your child is 1) doing the work by himself and 2) can get help/​explanations whenever needed and 3) can actually explain why they got the answers they got. WONDERFUL program, WONDERFUL center. The best of the best and when you break down the pricing, worth every single penny.