Kind words from parents and students:
Lara is a wonderful tutor. She is patient with my son and very knowledgeable. my son loves working with her, as she is very straightforward and clear with the math they are working on. He has grown a lot in his math ability in a very short time!
-Charla Schwartz, mother of a high school student
We love Peak Tutoring and Lara! My daughter had sessions with her last summer and again this summer to review math problems and to make sure she is all good to go for the next grade level.
Lara is great to work with, and after each lesson she emailed me to let me know what they covered. Most importantly, my daughter loves working with Lara and looks forward to her tutoring sessions. She greatly improved her math skills after working with Lara last summer, and this summer we just did a review to get going for the school year.
I definitely recommend working with Lara whether you need help for your child. Definitely 5 star in every area!
-Adri Loughmiller, mother of a middle school math student
Lara is amazing. She helped my son prepare for the SAT’s and made him accountable for his efforts. He had 9 online sessions with her (7 for the first semester of his junior year and 2 in May, right before the June 2023 SAT test). Because of her help and vast knowledge of SAT preparation, he scored in the 99th percentile! Now, as a rising senior, he will not have to stress out about the SAT and just focus on enjoying his senior year! I would definitely recommend her services!
-Michille Reikert, mother of a high school SAT student
My son started working with Lara to help his reading. It has been great, his reading fluency and comprehension has improved since starting with her. She has also helped him with his sight words and just being a more confident reader. After each session she provides an email recap of what was covered and what they will work on the following week. I would definitely recommend Lara to anyone looking for a tutor.
-Kelly Borden, mother of an elementary reading student
Lara has been nothing but wonderful for us. My son struggled with reading and since he started working with Lara he has improved so much from not being able to, to now able to read short stories. I highly recommend her!
-Sheila Nicole, mom of an elementary reading student
We hired Lara for standardized college test prep. It has been extremely helpful for our son and his scores improved massively with her help. And her communication with us was stellar.
-Kevin Penn, father of a high school SAT-prep student
I’m a first year college student and I needed help studying for my final and Lara did an amazing job helping me through that process! I definitely recommend reaching out to her if you need some assistance! I know I will be in the future!
-Liv Chavarria, college math student
This is our 2nd year with Mrs. White as our math tutor. She is an excellent teacher and tutor. She is very patient and knows how to help my kids succeed in math. She is professional and always on time. We are so grateful to have found Peak Tutoring and Mrs. White!
-Kim Kaloyannides, mom of middle and high school math students
We were thrilled with Lara! We began tutoring with her for our third grader, who brought home a “2” in Math on her report card. After one quarter of working with Lara, our third grader’s Math score went from a “2” to a “4”: the highest score available. When we began, our child had started to hate math, and was beginning to say things like, “I’m bad at math.” Lara quickly turned our child’s attitude around so that our child began to enjoy math and have confidence in her ability. Lara made the tutoring sessions fun, and tailored the focus to match whatever our child was learning in school at the time. Lara sent weekly reports as to how each tutoring session went, and noting our child’s successes and areas where our child still needed work. While working with her, Lara also raised a question about a vision issue that our child was struggling with, bringing this to our attention so that we could get the issue assessed and treated. Without Lara, we would not even have known that our child was having this issue. We greatly appreciate how Lara helped our child.
–Virginia G., mother of a 3rd grade math student
Lara White helped me tremendously in preparing for the SAT and knowing what to expect from it, especially by teaching me how to streamline the process of answering questions by figuring out how the test makers think. Working with her is amazing – she’s smart, funny, efficient, professional, and extremely organized, which makes every tutoring session feel like a simultaneously productive and uplifting experience. I used a lot of Mrs. White’s advice when I took my first SAT – and landed in the 91st percentile, an improvement from my initial scores – because of the practice I had gotten during my sessions with her. I highly recommend Lara White as a tutor, and I’m a much better test taker because of her concise and applicable test-taking tips.
–Chase Wallace, high school SAT student
As a very busy family, finding the time to help our daughters with their math homework has always been difficult. Then our daughters reached levels in math that we couldn’t understand in a quick youTube recap. Lara has not only jmped in with the extra help desperately needed, but has identified math concepts that my daughters were weaker in (which has helped my girls redirect their focus from completing homework to skill development). She is excellent with patience and positivity. She is relevant, kind, and has an amazing approach for helping everyone feel confident.
–Jill Bowman, mom of middle and high school math students
Lara was recommended to us by a schoolmate’s family. Our son has been tutored by her for the last year in middle school, and she definitely rose to the occasion. We will continue utilizing her talents for his Freshman year. Homework has always been a fight for us and I was at my wit’s end. Lara has been a lifesaver and I especially appreciate the updates from each session.
-Tanya Fischer, mother of a teen I helped with academics and executive function
Lara was a great help with amazing patience as she helped my daughter improve her math scores by over 100 points. I fully and wholeheartedly recommend Lara for any student wanting to quickly learn the SAT tricks of the trade. Thank you Lara.
-Jim Page, father of a high school SAT prep student
Lara worked with our daughter all last year. It was huge for my family because we’re very busy; and truthfully my daughter’s math is beyond our capabilities at this point. It wasn’t just about helping her grade (which it did), it was more about building her confidence and skills. Also, I always felt like I was kept in the loop with what was going on. Highly recommend!
-Nick Hyde, father of an honor’s math student
Lara has been a tutor for our son for a few years. She has worked extremely well with him and has done a tremendous job communicating with us. Our son is a master at procrastination, she keeps the right level of pressure and persistence to keep him focused on the task at hand. Very pleased overall and highly recommend Lara and Peak Tutoring.
-Stan Dobnikar, father of a boy I tutored in middle and high school in academics and executive function
Lara is a wonderful tutor and really cares about the children she works with! When my daughter first started tutoring with Lara, she barely knew her letter sounds. Lara has made the sessions fun and enjoyable and thanks to her, my daughter is reading and progressing forward. It’s hard to see your child struggling with something that no one seems to be able to help them with, including yourself. Lara believed in my daughter and helped her in a way no one could, and I couldn’t be more grateful for her! I recommend Lara to everyone, she is truly an amazing tutor.
-Angela Gunning, mother of a 2nd grade reading student
Both of my girls struggled with math. Math homework time was a fight every evening. One of them struggled with being behind, while the other struggled with some learning disabilities. Having Lara help has been amazing. The girls find her demeanor kind and patient. She is flexible with schedules and I really feel like she wants my kids to be successful in math. We have loved having her help our family.
-Audra Sidwell, mother of 9th and 6th grade math students
I cannot recommend Mrs. Lara White as a tutor highly enough. She initially tutored our daughter in third grade for math and English, and continued through high school. Her assistance was invaluable.
The SAT prep review in high school was the best money we ever spent. I bought several SAT prep books that were gathering dust in our daughter’s closet.
Then we scheduled SAT prep sessions with Mrs. White over the summers. Our daughter did SAT practice tests in advance of those sessions and then reviewed the questions that she got wrong with Mrs. White. She completed nine SAT practice tests. A perfect score on the SAT is 1600. By doing the SAT prep with Mrs. White, our daughter increased her pretest score to her posttest score by 350 points! This will assist in applying for a college scholarship.
If I, as a parent, had made our daughter do nine SAT tests, and then had attempted to review the incorrect answers, it would not have gone well. Mrs. White did a beautiful job. She also taught my daughter how to take a standardized test. This skill will serve her well in the future.
Mrs. White is a wonderful tutor! She connects well with children and teens. I recommend her wholeheartedly.
-Katharine Leppard, MD, mom of a student I tutored from 3rd-12th grade
Lara was awesome. My son, 15, really liked her which is a major plus. She’s patient and so good with explaining concepts. She also emailed me with notes about each lesson. The only negative is that she doesn’t do Algebra 2!! We will miss her!!! Thank you, Lara!
-Jen Wyeth, mom of a 10th grade boy I tutored online. We reviewed Algebra 1 concepts over the summer in preparation for Algebra 2.
– Rachel F. 2nd grade student
“Lara was very flexible with us, adjusting to meet my kids’ demanding training schedules. She maintained contact with my kids’ teachers in Florida, administered all exams and quizzes, and kept homework planners updated, so I knew what they needed to do each day. She was extremely helpful to me!”
– Tiffany Feinberg, mother of 2nd and 7th grade ice skaters who were in Colorado every other month to train.
I was looking for someone to help my son with 8th grade math and science. Some concepts were over my head to explain the reasoning and different solving methods, and I knew he may accept someone else’s input better than my own. Lara tutored my son weekly and patiently assisted him with tricky concepts on his homework and helped him review for quizzes. He always felt more confident and understood things after their tutoring sessions, and we also saw great results with very high math scores on his Stanford tests. Lara is professional in the way she plans, sends reminders, and communicates what was covered in each tutoring session. I highly recommend using Lara’s tutoring services!
– Katrina Brennan, mom of an American 8th grader living in China whom I tutored online.
Some notes from parents and students I have received over the years, with names blotted out for privacy:
