What's Included
Personalized Instruction
Kaplan's program is designed and delivered around your child's unique needs, learning style, and score goals.
The Best Tutors
Our tutors are test experts and must complete an intensive training program to become "Kaplan-certified." Many are NYC independent school alums themselves.
Ultimate Convenience
Get exclusive one-on-one instruction in your home or online at your convenience and on your schedule.
Test-Taking Strategies
Proven, score raising strategies to help maximize available study time—and points on Test Day.
Course Materials
Kaplan’s comprehensive SSAT Prep course book to supplement their tutoring.
Personalized Tutoring
More than just a class, Kaplan’s one-on-one tutoring is a customized course, tailored to your child's needs with an SSAT master as their personal guide.
Flexible Tutoring Packages
We offer three private tutoring packages, so you can choose the right group of hours and the right focus for your child. Plus, you can choose to use their tutoring hours either in person or online. It’s personal and flexible.
Unique Study Plan
Kaplan’s tutoring packages give your child the most comprehensive set of SSAT prep available, including a plan that’s customized just for them with focus on the topics they can most improve on.
Course Materials
Every student learns differently, so we’ll give your student a comprehensive SSAT Prep course book to help boost their studies.
OUR INSTRUCTORS
Meet the Prep Squad
We know that amazing teaching is about more than knowing the material. Our tutors are committed, captivating instructors who work with students to find their best path to success.
Get to know some of our instructors.
Only the best
Our team of teachers and tutors is the foundation of our programs. Each has second-to-none credentials, top test scores, and extensive training and development. Kaplan's teacher certification and development program ensures that our teachers and tutors are authorities on the tests, on score-raising strategies, and on teaching practices to raise test scores.
Niamh attended Brown University, where she studied education and linguistics. Outside of her Kaplan classroom, Niamh is pursuing a masters degree in speech-language pathology at Teachers College.
"I attended the High School of American Studies at Lehman College."
"I love to swim, particularly long distance and butterfly. I even have a swim cap autographed by Michael Phelps in my room!"
"When I was 6 years old, I was on a billboard promoting osteoporosis awareness. I wore my Girl Scout uniform and even had a milk mustache. Got milk?"
Jan has taught for more than 8 years and is one of Kaplan's elite pre-college instructors. As a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science, he understands the rigors of attending an elite school and looks forward to the daily challenge of helping other students gain admission. When he's not working, you can find Jan working out or snowboarding in the wintertime.
"I once trained in kickboxing and Brazilian jiu jitsu."
"I worked with a well-known recording artist at my first retail job while I was in high school."
"I was the percussionist in my middle school orchestra."
Arthur has taught for more than 11 years and is one of Kaplan’s elite instructors. When he's not working with students, you can find him biking through the crowded streets of New York City.
"I can recite players' names from almost every Mets team of the past 30 years. The 1986 World Series was the first event I ever saw on television, so my loyalty runs deep."
"I won a school spelling bee in the fifth grade, and came in second in the seventh grade. I lost on the word 'plateau,' which I will never spell incorrectly again!"
Michael Silberblatt grew up in San Diego, CA and is a graduate of Northwestern University. Since moving to New York City in 2014, he has enjoyed working closely with students across all five boroughs to help them successfully achieve their SAT, ACT, SHSAT, SSAT, and ISEE test score goals! Michael has worked at the U.S. Department of Education's Presidential Scholars Program and continues to work with the National YoungArts Foundation to provide high school students in the arts with life-changing experiences and career opportunities.
"I do occasional work as a voice actor for commercials and animated projects! As weird as it sounds, I can actually speak out loud using three different voices simultaneously."
"In 2010, I met President Obama and shook his hand in the White House. Best day ever."
"I am the king of April Fools Day. I even got a well-known celebrity to help me execute an April Fools Day prank in 2016."
Angela attended Ursinus College. She has been teaching with Kaplan for 3 years and aims to bring humor and positive energy to all of her classroom sessions.
"I invested a large amount of time in collecting every available Pokémon in the Nintendo series."
"I studied Italian for eight years in school."
Jabari is an alum of NYU and Yale. He has taught for Kaplan for the past 6 years, throughout New York City and Connecticut, to students aged 9 to 40. His most commonly taught courses are the SAT, LSAT, and SHSAT.
"My name means 'fearless' in Swahili."
"I'm vegan. I tell everyone. It is our law."
Why Prep with Kaplan?
CUSTOMIZED
Kaplan's comprehensive courses are research-based and specifically designed to help students score higher on the test.
EXPERIENCE
Our founder, Stanley H. Kaplan, invented the test prep industry in Brooklyn over 75 years ago. While today Kaplan is a global educational provider, our roots will always be right here in New York.
RESULTS
We focus on teaching your child strategies while also reviewing content on the test. It’s not enough to feel prepared. Your child should be confident on Test Day.
STRATEGY
We emphasize maximizing your child’s available study time with the right strategies and methods—not laboring on rote memorization and drill techniques. Your child should prep smarter, not harder.
ASSURANCE
We understand a high score can change the trajectory of your child’s education. To this end, we are dedicated to helping your child achieve his or her goals—we succeed when your child succeeds.