Our Services
Our boutique tutoring services offer devoted, personalized support for students to achieve their goals.
Academic Tutoring
Are you struggling to pass a challenging course, achieve top grades, get ahead in school, or just looking for expert academic support? We offer private 1:1 sessions for all academic subjects including AP level courses. We also offer group lessons (max 3 per group) for students from the same school studying in the same classes.
Digital SAT Prep
Looking to give yourself a competitive edge in college admissions? Our highly customizable test prep service offers comprehensive support for the Digital SAT. With a holistic approach that addresses both academic and emotional needs, we help students achieve their best scores while managing the stress of high-stakes testing.
College Admissions Counseling
Applying to colleges doesn't have to be so stressful or confusing. With our professional experience and streamlined approach, you will create an application that truly reflects the best of yourself. We will help you research colleges, craft resumes and essays, and provide insight to ensure that you make the best choices to achieve your dreams and secure your future!
We dream BIG for our students.
At Joyful Mind Tutors, we provide holistic tutoring that assesses each student's strengths and challenges, fills knowledge gaps, and fosters understanding through personalized academic plans and tailored teaching methods. We emphasize healthy study habits, growth mindsets, and effective time management, supported by close collaboration with parents to ensure comprehensive student support.
Niko Eng
Founder
Alice Lieu
Founder
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Fostering Academic Success Through Healthy Habits
From our experiences, we learned that achieving academic excellence and personal fulfillment are closely linked, significantly influenced by one critical factor: habits. We are dedicated to instilling good habits and equipping our students with skills for long-term academic success and beyond. Alongside providing highly personalized and top-tier tutoring services, we prioritize the well-being of each student.
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Understanding the impact of factors such as sleep, mindset, test anxiety, social media use, learning challenges, and time management on academic performance, we offer comprehensive support in managing these areas. Our goal is to empower students to excel academically and personally through tailored support that addresses their unique strengths, challenges, and goals.
Happy Clients
J. V. - Student
Monte Vista High School
"Niko was super helpful in helping me prepare for the AP Chemistry and AP Calc AB exams and helping me get a 5 on both tests. He did a great job focusing on and reviewing the topics I needed help understanding to ensure I focused on the most important topics for me. He is also very kind and easy to work with, which made studying with him a great experience. He was also very flexible in scheduling sessions that worked for my schedule."
S. D. - Parent
Head Royce School
"Niko has been tutoring my son since early 2024 – Niko is one of the best tutors he's ever had. What is particularly special about Niko is that he (a) deeply cares about his students' progress & learning (b) is very thoughtful about adapting his style to his student's skills & learning style (c) is exceptionally good at following up post-session to ensure that progress is not just limited to live sessions. I would recommend Niko without any reservations and am looking forward to him tutoring my son in his junior and senior years."
Charvi A. - Student
Dublin High School
"Niko has been really helpful for finishing my Algebra 2 course. Niko helped me by tutoring me in a teaching style that best suited my learning style. I'm more of a visual, artistic person, so Niko adapted our math lessons to provide plenty of graphs and visual explanations. His attentive tutoring allowed me to grow in the class and raise my final course grade."