Borland Educational Math Tutoring and Test Prep

Specialties

Borland Educational offers professional academic coaching for individuals and small groups in mathematics and standardized test preparation, independent study support, courses and workshops, and consulting for parents, teachers, and tutors.

Mathematics:

Calculus, Precalculus, Trigonometry, Geometry, Beginning-​Advanced Algebra, Pre-​Algebra, Arithmetic, Early Math.

Standardized test prep:

All sections of the ACT, SAT, SAT Math Subject Test (Levels 1 – 2), PSAT, SSAT, ISEE, HSPT

Instructor Chris Borland provides expert assistance for struggling students and course supplementation for the gifted/​talented at Borland Educational offices in Sausalito and Santa Rosa, California. Chris also works with students at their homes in San Francisco, Marin, and Sonoma County, at school, and via Skype, and is available to travel throughout California, the United States, and internationally by special arrangement.

History

Established in 1978.

Combining 35+ years as a professional private practice educator with unique expertise in one-​on-​one communication and specialized coaching skills honed during more than 25,000 tutorial sessions with over 1,500 private students from more than 100 schools, Chris Borland is one of the most experienced and widely respected math and test prep coaches in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Chris brings a genuine love of learning, an energetic enthusiasm, and a total commitment to his work that are rare and infectious. Known for his ability to motivate students to pursue their personal best both inside and outside the classroom, inspire and instill confidence and pride, and train skills and habits necessary to achieve real competence and lasting success, Chris has a knack for accurately assessing and effectively addressing the specific needs of individual students and for conveying academic information in a way that’s crystal clear, efficient, effective, and engaging.

Meet the Business Owner

Chris B.

Business Owner

I help students to learn and love mathematics, produce outstanding results on standardized tests, and thrive as productive, successful scholars. Students of mine go from D’s and F’s to A’s and B’s, raise their SAT scores by as much as 450 points or more, and dramatically increase their confidence and competence as thinkers and problem solvers.

Born, raised, and schooled in California, I began my private teaching career giving music lessons at the age of 16. Since 1978, it’s been my privilege to serve as academic coach, tutor, and mentor to well over a thousand private students of all ages, helping them to reach the pinnacle of their abilities, attain ambitious educational goals, and achieve enduring success as students and young people.

My interests include: Bollywood, art, music, archery, philosophy, psychology, history, etymology, comedy, recreational math, saving the world, and visiting the in-​laws in Bali, Indonesia.