About Us

Our Social Impact

The genesis of Novastar Prep began with a moment of clarity. Our founder, a father of three school-aged children, felt that their schools were not developing them into critical thinkers or learners—essential skills they need for confidence-building, problem-solving, and decision-making.

With classes of 20 or 30 kids to one teacher, there was little chance that students who needed extra help or learned differently would receive it, and even kids who did well in school didn’t necessarily have any meaningful understanding of what they were learning or why.

Novastar Prep was created out of a deep concern for the future of the next generation as a social impact company to develop lifelong learners. By nurturing and cultivating personal excellence in this way, we enable students to reach their full potential.

We recognize that every student learns differently, regardless of age, culture, or ability. By focusing on strengths and gifts instead of weaknesses, the individual becomes more engaged, curious, and apt to apply those strengths to other areas of life.
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What Makes Novastar Prep Different?

Our approach is intentionally unique in the academic tutoring, test prep, and college readiness landscape. Our model is built on five core principles.

All students learn
differently

We value the uniqueness of each student’s learning needs. There is no cookie-cutter method used to teach. With a highly customized approach, each student’s learning journey is based on their individual learning style, needs, and goals, with long-term outcomes in mind.

We view our educators as coaches rather than teachers or tutors

What’s the difference? A coach is someone who believes in you and recognizes your strengths and potential. They challenge, motivate, and encourage you to put in the work, but most of all, they believe in you. Our Learning Coaches (LCs) are hand-picked, and all have a passion for teaching. They have mastered their subject area (more than 85% have a master’s degree or higher) and are invested in their students’ success every step of the way.

Matching students with
the right learning coach

Our Success Advisors take the time to get to know each and every student before matching them with our tutors. We have over 800 subject matter experts, ensuring each student is matched with the appropriate expertise, learning style, and real-world experience needed to create interest and engagement. We focus on bridging theory to real-world applications, a much-needed element in academic learning that helps students achieve their desired goals.

Prioritize
collaboration

As an organization, we strive to be active in the student’s learning experience, encouraging teachers and parents to provide input and feedback to improve our programs and ensure they benefit all stakeholders. While students and coaches do their work, our Success Advisors work behind the scenes to monitor the process, maintain accountability, and adjust when needed.

Make it affordable

As a social impact company with high standards, we make our services financially more affordable to families beyond the “one percent” of the population.

Gifted and Special Education Learners

If your student previously received GT or special education services at their former school, we offer a straightforward process for transferring those services to our institution. Our commitment to exceptional student support and promotion of learning is unwavering.

How can we do this? It’s simple

We keep our overhead costs low. Unlike bigger corporations, we are 100% private, teacher-owned, and are not responsible for high profit margins to outside shareholders. We pay our educators significantly higher than other tutoring companies to attract and retain the highest quality teaching talent. Our teachers and coaches get to do what they love, are compensated well, and the students reap the benefits.   

Our primary objective is to help change the learning landscape and build a better, more human-centric world. We are committed to every student’s journey to becoming the best version of themselves, instilling them with the lifelong confidence they need to accomplish anything they put their minds to.
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