The Buckley School is an independent K–12 school in Sherman Oaks, just a few exits from my Studio City desk. I tutor its applicants through the entrance exam and its enrolled students through the year one-on-one at their home or online.
Clear Concepts Tutoring is an independent tutoring practice and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with The Buckley School. I tutor students who attend or are applying to the school.
Different needs, different plans.
Path one · Applying
Most LA independent schools, this one included, take the ISEE or SSAT. We run a diagnostic, pick the test that fits your student, and build a 12–20 week plan backward from the test date.
One accountable person with a phone number — not an agency roster. The rhythm below is the same one every family on my calendar gets.
I've worked with LA independent- and neighborhood-school families since 2013. The expectations, the calendars, and the pace are all familiar ground.
Sessions intensify before assessment weeks and ease after. The plan follows your student's actual calendar, not a generic curriculum binder.
I work until 9 PM, in-home across my service area or online — so sessions land after practice or after dinner, not mid-afternoon.
Same tutor in September and in May, and a written note to you after every single session. You always know where things stand.
Yes — both students applying to The Buckley School and students already enrolled there.
Applicants get test prep aimed at their school list; enrolled students get steady year-round support across the core subjects. Either way, every session is with me.
Like most LA independent schools, applicants take the ISEE or SSAT — and most schools accept either.
We pick the test that fits your student — the ISEE leans harder on math, the SSAT on vocabulary and analogies. Then, we build the prep plan backward from the deadline.
No — Clear Concepts is an independent tutoring practice, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with The Buckley School.
What I bring is thirteen years of working with families at LA's independent and neighborhood schools as an outside, accountable tutor.