Muirlands is La Jolla’s public middle school, and its classes are taught at an advanced level. Our tutors are UC San Diego students who help Muirlands students with challenging reading, writing and math.
Tell us about your student, and we’ll match them with a UC San Diego tutor who fits.
We tutor math, English, science and history. Sessions are one-on-one, at your home in La Jolla or online.
Meet our tutors.
Samantha
Pursuing a Ph.D. inBioengineering
Tutors Biology · Chemistry · Math
- Research in deep learning for assistive robotics
- President’s Undergraduate Research Award
Raquel
StudiesBiology
Tutors Math · Spanish · Writing
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- Bilingual teaching experience in Spanish
Anna
StudiesNeuroscience
Tutors Biology
- Research internship in Hamburg, Germany
- Governor’s Scholars Award recipient
Daniel
StudiesElectrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Tutors Math · Physics · Computer science
- High-school valedictorian
- STEM education minor and after-school tutoring
Preston
StudiesApplied Mathematics
Tutors Math · Calculus · Computer science
- Mathematics research fellow
- Presented at the Young Mathematicians Conference
Evan
StudiesPhysics & Applied Mathematics
Tutors Math · Physics · Calculus
- Independent research in machine learning for quantum computing
- 4.0 GPA in Physics & Applied Mathematics
Lesly
StudiesMathematics & Computer Science
Tutors Math · Computer science · Spanish
- Java and Python programming
- Game development and interactive software projects
Advanced classes for everyone
Close to half of Muirlands students are identified as gifted, and the school says nearly all of its core classes are taught at the gifted level, which San Diego Unified calls GATE. Students may need more time to work through the reading and the assignments. Our tutors help Muirlands students handle the reading, write stronger essays and think through open-ended projects. Learn more about our English and writing tutoring.
The Seminar program
Muirlands also has Seminar, a separate program for highly gifted students. The school says placement depends only on a student’s score on the district’s gifted test. Families who want Seminar fill out a form during a window that runs from late summer through the spring before 6th grade, and the form alone doesn’t secure a place. Our tutors help Seminar students with the heavier reading and writing.
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“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.”
Math at Muirlands
San Diego Unified teaches Integrated Math 1, 2 and 3 in place of Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2. The district also has faster 6th and 7th grade courses that lead to Integrated Math 1 in 8th grade, at the middle schools that offer them. Our tutors help Muirlands students in whichever course they’re in, and get them ready for La Jolla High School. Learn more about our San Diego math tutoring.
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Tell us about your student, and we’ll match them with a UC San Diego tutor who fits.