Project Agora · Los Angeles

Los Angeles children, in an Oxbridge tutorial

American schools ask a child to share an opinion. An Oxbridge tutorial asks them to defend one, out loud, against people who disagree. We teach that in live classes of three to seven, and the Pacific afternoon is the hour it happens.

Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for me — this is no exaggeration: you’re like an angel sent from above who rescued me from a sea of frustration and confusion.
Student · London School of Economics, Law ’26
I was just notified yesterday that I’ve been awarded the Jardine Scholarship. Once again, I am deeply thankful for your help through my application and interview preparation!
Student · University of Cambridge, Economics ’26 · Jardine Scholar
After attending Project Agora’s classes, my child made significant progress. We’re so grateful for such an amazing centre!
Parent · Royal Veterinary College ’28
Thank you, Project Agora teachers, for your love and guidance for my daughter all along the way. Your help has been instrumental in getting her into a UK medical school.
Parent · University of Exeter, Medicine ’29
Dear Project Agora teachers, I received an offer from Cambridge last night. Thank you so much for your help!
Student · University of Cambridge, Medicine ’29 · Full Scholarship
Thank you for your dedication to our education over the past three years. My vocabulary may not be enough to express my gratitude.
Student · University of Hong Kong, Medicine ’29
We are lucky to have you as my two girls’ teacher. She received at least three offers from UK universities.
Parent · Chinese International School · KCL PPE ’28 offer holder
Project Agora is the best English learning centre I’ve ever come across — my favourite of every place I’ve studied.
Student · The University of Hong Kong
You made this the one course I looked forward to most every week — always full of energy, always understanding each one of us.
Student · HKU, Quantitative Finance ’22 · Columbia ’23
I’ve just received offers from two courses at Imperial! I couldn’t have gotten in without your help with my personal statement.
Student · Imperial College London
Thank you for everything you’ve dedicated over the past three years! I will miss you very much — and those Saturday classes.
Student · University of Exeter, Medicine ’29
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After school, Pacific time

Our morning class in Hong Kong lands at four to five in the afternoon in Los Angeles, the same day your child gets home from school. No dawn starts and no late nights. Places in these Pacific-time groups are limited, because we run few of them.

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Taught by Oxford and Cambridge educators

Kat is an Oxford DPhil candidate in Education and a published first author on how children acquire language. William lectures in English in Europe and holds an Oxford MSc in Applied Linguistics. Caroline holds an Oxford Master’s in English as a Clarendon Scholar. Our founder studied at Harvard College and took her Master’s at Columbia.

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Writing that stands up anywhere

Eight of our secondary entrants reached the John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize shortlist, roughly double the rate across more than a hundred thousand entries worldwide. Our students go on to Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, LSE, Imperial and Columbia. The writing is the reason.

Questions from Los Angeles parents

When do classes run for Los Angeles students?

Our Hong Kong morning class falls at four to five in the afternoon Pacific time, the day before in Hong Kong terms. For your child it is simply a weekday afternoon after school. Places in these Pacific-time groups are limited; your exact group is set after the interview.

Is this SAT or college-application preparation?

No. This is closer to a university tutorial: writing, discussion and public speaking, taught so a child can think for themselves. Strong writing tends to help everything downstream, but if test drilling is what you want, we will say honestly that we are not it.

Will my child be the only American in the room?

No, and the mix is the point. A Los Angeles student argues the same motion as classmates in Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Sydney, and has to answer them. That exchange is the part students remember.

How do we start?

Book a free online interview through the booking box on our home page. Nothing to prepare. Your child comes for a thirty-minute conversation and we advise you honestly.

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