Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle School (formerly Jordan) places each student on a core team, from Oak in 6th grade to Tangerine in 8th, so a set of teachers shares the same students. Our tutors are Stanford students, and tutoring for Greene students works the same way on a smaller scale: one tutor who knows your student well.
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Meet our tutors
Oak, Redwood and Sequoia: the first year at Greene
Greene 6th graders belong to the Oak, Redwood or Sequoia team for English, social studies, math and science. They also rotate through a wheel of five-week samplers, among them art, drama, computers and a Language Wheel with a taste of Spanish, French, Japanese and Mandarin. New subjects every few weeks mean new expectations every few weeks, and a tutor can keep the core classes steady while the wheel turns.
Choosing from more than 40 electives
Greene’s wheel exists to help students pick 7th and 8th grade electives, and the school lists more than 40 of them, from Money Matters to yearbook. Greene is also home to the district’s Spanish and Mandarin Bridge programs for students coming from elementary immersion. A language or a full-year elective adds real homework, so our academic coaching helps a Greene student plan the week around it.
Our middle school tutors, in parents’ own words
All reviewsFind a coding tutor“I have been absolutely impressed by her lessons over the past few months. Lily also loves working with her. She has been making great progress with her programming and writing.”
“I find your tutor quality to be excellent and a perfect fit!”
Find a math tutor“Our tutor is truly amazing! He is so patient, explains things well, asks great questions, and checks for understanding. Owen really enjoyed working with him and they accomplished so much. This is really a game changer for us! I had high hopes and he exceeded them.”
Find a math tutor“Second, our tutor connected with my 8th grade son immediately. What we needed was a mentor and homework coach, to engage my son and keep him focused to ensure concepts were cemented in cranking out homework.”
Find a Tutor“Fantastic tutoring service. The tutor (who was a Stanford junior) really connected with my son and inspired him to learn. He had some great study tips and was able to help my son raise his grades by quite a bit.”
Find a math tutor“She found a perfect match for my son… He is stellar. My son has grown leaps and bounds in math. Our tutor is not only a subject matter expert but teaches very well, highly prompt, flexible when needed.”
Find a math tutor“My daughter went from a C in Algebra II to an A- in one semester. The tutor was great, she really related to my daughter and made learning fun for her.”
Find a Tutor“Very professional service with excellent teachers. My son loved his teacher, called him the best he ever had! I can very highly recommend it.”
Find a Tutor“I am usually not one to write a review, but I wanted to communicate how great Cardinal Tutors was for my child. They had a very flexible plan which helped accommodate my child's needs and I saw a tremendous return (grade-wise) from their services. Could not recommend more highly.”
Find a math tutor“The tutors themselves have been great: well-prepared, thoughtful and on-time. At each level of math needed, we found these Stanford students to be not just helpful tutors but great mentors as well.”
Find a math tutor“The subsequent long term tutor that we had for pre calc and for ACT tutoring was amazing. She was completely professional, organized, thorough and easy to work with.”
Find a math tutor“You have been a wonderful inspiration for Eli and we are very grateful for having you in the past half-year!”
Find a coding tutor“The program has been awesome for us. Theo loves working with our tutor and has learned so much.”
“Our tutor is just outstanding — great with Theo and very communicative with me. Super helpful!”
Find a Tutor“I reached out to Cardinal Tutors and was lucky enough to find the most amazing tutor. I wish I had found him earlier.”
Find a math tutor“We used Cardinal Tutoring again in the Spring 2018 for precalculus. Once again, she had a great tutor she really liked and who really helped her this year. My daughter is a senior so we won't need Cardinal Tutoring again, but I highly recommend them!”
Find a Tutor“We have had an excellent experience with Cardinal Tutors for the past two years. Neil was very responsive whenever we had any questions. We definitely strongly recommend them and plan on using them again in the near future.”
Find a math tutor“It was great to find a couple of really smart young women who helped not only with the subject matter, but became great role models.”
Find a Tutor“You connected Leo with a great tutor and made the process seamless.”
Find a math tutor“We used Cardinal Tutors and were happy with the level of professionalism and responsiveness we received. The math tutor selected for our son was a good match for him.”
Find a math tutor“Perfect fit to jumpstart my son's new habits and attitudes towards math.”
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Greene math, from Foundational Math to a Paly lane
Like the district’s other middle schools, Greene compresses four years of math into three, ending with Algebra 1 in 8th grade. Greene students who pass the district’s optional validation test can move one year further ahead, which can mean Geometry H in 8th grade. A math tutor can help a Greene student decide whether that jump suits them, and prepare for it. Each winter Greene 8th graders select courses for Paly or Gunn, and Paly counselors visit Greene afterward to follow up. We can talk through which Paly or Gunn math lane fits before the form is due.
Greene’s library hosts Homework Habitat after school, and for students who need one person’s full attention we come to your home in Palo Alto or meet online. Reach out with your Greene student’s team and classes, and we’ll take it from there.
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