Pacific Learning Academy

For the first time in my childs academic experience he has come home remembering concepts and content - I'm so pleased with my childs academic success at PLA and the most valuable thing is he has fallen in love with learning! Thank you PLA! He loves school!!
Mar 19th, 2024

PLA is a great school. They learn what your child needs, where they need help, and what are their strengths to produce a quality curriculum that is challenging, with the necessary help.
Jan 20th, 2024

I have been very happy with Pacific Learning Academy this year! My daughter is taking two classes in person, and it's the perfect environment for her after struggling with ADHD and mental health issues most of last year. I used to spend a fortune on tutoring every week in the hopes of a B or C in difficult subjects, and now she is a thriving A student. What and how she is learning this year is going to set her up nicely as she transitions to college next year!
Nov 30th, 2023

We love Pacific Learning Academy! We were looking for help with academics for our HS child, and from day 1, I was comforted by Loiss patience, compassion, and flexibility, not to mention her commitment to find a tutor who is a great fit for our child and her learning/coping style. Five months later, thanks to Lois and Anthony, our childs mental health and ours is significantly better. Less day-to-day anxiety and conflict in our home, more positivity and self-esteem for our child. Our child even wants to do some hard courses over the summer with PLA to get ahead! She has never before requested stuff like this before!! And it goes without saying that her grades are better, and she is loving being confident and successful. We highly recommend PLA to any family where there is a lot of conflict between parents and children over academic performance and resulting behavioral/mental health issues.
Apr 3rd, 2024

We're one of those families that says "Why didn't we know about Pacific Learning Academy before?". After my daughter struggled with math at Eastlake HS in her freshman and sophomore years, we decided to give up on math classes at Eastlake when we found out that she could take up to 3 credits at PLA with grades going on her official Eastlake transcript. She is taking Geometry this year as a Junior in a one-on-one class with a PLA teacher and loves it. She finally understands the material, the class goes at her pace, and she can ask all the clarifying questions she needs to without feeling self-conscious in front of other students. Shes learning the same curriculum as students at Eastlake, but in way less time. In fact, I was so surprised to find out that 1 year in a traditional high school classroom is the equivalent of only about 55 hours of one-on-one teaching at PLA. My daughter started Geometry with her PLA teacher at the start of the school year in September and is on track to finish in January. She will retake Algebra 1 when shes done with Geometry (and the new Alg 1 grade from her PLA class will replace her previous 2 years of Alg 1 at Eastlake). Next year, in her senior year, she will be taking Algebra 2. I should also mention that my daughter is doing so well in her PLA math class that shes getting As and we expect that will continue in her subsequent PLA math classes. Since her PLA grades go on her Eastlake transcript, that means that the As will be calculated into her official GPA as if they are any other Eastlake class, which is awesome. What about things like quality of the education at PLA and the cost? The teacher who has been working with our daughter is fantastic. She keeps my daughter engaged twice a week for 1.5 hours per class (no small feat!), she is organized, communicative (she provides a summary of each days lesson in PLAs portal), knows the material, and even better, is able to help my daughter understand math for pretty much the first time in her life (thats saying a lot since she's had several math tutors work over the years who we thought were more effective than maybe they actually were). The cost is surprisingly reasonable, and tbh, totally worth it. Were not super wealthy like some other families in Sammamish, but I dont even care how much it costs because my daughter is having a great experience with something that has always frustrated her, my husband and I dont have to try to help her with math (which has never gone well), and shes getting As (!!). PLA is a wonderful resource and the company really cares. They do an excellent job keeping in touch with us and communicating their policies, curriculum etc. Im so glad we found PLA before it was too late. If your child is struggling in school, you should talk with PLA about how they can help. This is a high quality solution and can help give kids the confidence they need to feel like they can succeed academically. Thank you, PLA!
Dec 22nd, 2023