Kosasa Academy Multisensory Learning Center

This place offers valuable services to children who have trouble learning in traditional environments. The director has experience with children who struggle in school due to learning differences. Looking at the website, you would not know that this is a religious (Christian) environment. If you aren’t a highly religious person, or if you are, but are not Christian, you might want to ask them about how religious ideas affect what and how they teach, particularly science.

I attended a workshop on teaching phonetic reading, writing, and spelling using multisensory techniques at Kosasa Academy. This workshop was so helpful! As a homeschooling parent of four, one with dyslexia, this course was invaluable to me. This is how phonics should be taught! I wish I had had this training when I first started homeschooling. It is a great workshop for any parent wanting to learn how to properly teach phonics, or for helping a child who struggles with spelling.

I had recently been referred to this tutoring service through my professor for an intermediate algebra course. Upon initially calling I will say that Ms. Kosasa sounded like a very nice person. Explaining to her the fact that I was having trouble, she had scheduled me to come in one afternoon at 5:30pm. That evening, I was having some trouble making it on time (due to being held late from starting a new job that week) but, I did call her to let her know I was going to be late. She did agreed to me still showing up if I got there as soon as possible.
I arrived there to her residence where she has her tutoring services at around 6pm and was greeted by a tutor. The tutor (who I will say was also very nice) explained that she will TRY to help me but will only do what she can since she will try to draw off what she «remembered» in high school from her Calculus class. Upon opening the book and flipping through a few pages, she stated she will call Ms. Kosasa because she could not help me. I then talked to Ms. Kosasa and she was going to call one of her math «whizzes» to see if he could meet me later on that evening to help tutor me at the school and because of that, I told her that I was going to drive to the school in the event that he was available, I could be closeby.
She never called me back…
I then contacted her today (which is about five days later) due to my having a hard time with my algebraic equations. I had a conversation with her about why she never called me back and she «just remembered» that she did not call me and apologized. I simply stated that considering the fact that my college has a contract with her it is only good business practice that she could have called me back (or anyone of the students back for that matter.) She then went into how because I was «late» the original math tutor she had set up for me had left since he was waiting for me. I told her that I did at least call her to let her know that I was going be late. And what PUZZLED me here is that if he had left, why did she not let me know before I came all of the way out there?
Our phone conversation then ended very abruptly with me feeling as though I am not getting the help that I need through this tutoring service. This has become frustrating to me at a time that I really need the help with this class. Very unfortunate that this has taken place because I’m sure her tutor’s «services» are great. There needs to be better ORGANIZATION for this company to ensure customer satisfaction
***I will say that Ms. Kosasa DOES have a great tutor by the name of Jeremy. He is an awesome, bright, intelligent young man who I see is a great asset to her company. He was later on able to meet with myself and other students at the campus to assist us with our tutoring needs. Because of my experience with him as tutor, I feel that it has made up for the inconvenience I have had to go through due to the miscommunications about the scheduling of my tutoring. And it is unfortunate that this has had to happen because she really does have some great tutors.
Ask for JEREMY… he is awesome.

Mrs. Kosasa helped my son tremendously. She was flexible with our never ending changing schedule and is the most caring, patient, creative tutor I have ever met. The kids adore her and this makes learning so much more productive. If you have a child that needs a tutor that will not stress them out she is the lady to go to. Her staff is amazing as well! Even after we left she continued to help us with SSAT’s, and advice on the private school systems in Hawaii. She also makes time to keep the parents abreast of what they are learning and what she hopes to achieve in a specific timeframe.

My son has been going to Kosasa
Academy in Kailua since February for reading. It’s now May and his improvement is dramatic. He also loves going. We were considering stopping at the end of the school year but he wants to continue, and honestly we were both a little sad about stopping. He’s made a great connection with his tutor, Mrs. Fukinaga, and Mrs. Kosasa. I highly recommend Kosasa Academy.

You can’t believe an organization like this exists … Mrs. Kosasa and her team bend over backwards to make scheduling work for you, and with ever changing activities in and out of school that’s a life saver. The tutors are smart and committed and my daughter loves them and really wants to go. I can’t recommend them enough. In a world of impersonal money crunchers this is a business that really reaches out and cares.
GIULIA N.

The tutors here are awesome! Mrs. Kosasa and Miss Kato helped me so much. They were always there when I needed them in high school and in college. I really, really recommend Kosasa Academy. The tutors know how to help and are understanding.