Award-Winning AP World History Tutors serving Somerville, MA

I have over 5 years of classroom and teaching experience. I am patient and enthusiastic with my students. Since the beginning of my career, I see how many of my students have benefitted from one on one instruction and I would like to help others in this way.

...students for almost 15 years. I really enjoy being part of the learning process and helping students succeed. My professional life began as a biochemist and intellectual property attorney. After practicing law for five years, I attended grad school at Stanford, graduating in 2012. This background allows me to support students in a fairly large number of subjects. I look forward to working with you and helping you bring all your skills to the table.

...level. As such, I have a rich background in the content knowledge of history, political science, geography, and other fields that are often assessed in placement tests. My certification program has also given me the tools for effective instruction, as well as opportunities to work in real classrooms with students. Aside from this, I have taken my own initiative to teach several original lessons at my old high school. With this background and experience combined,...

...and a teaching license. I aced nearly every class I took in high school, 10 of which were AP, and have experience tutoring for all these subjects, including math through calculus, English, and several types of history. My top specialty is physics. I am currently a senior working towards my B.A. in physics, and I just returned from a year of study in Europe, during which I worked full time as a climate change researcher at...

...swim team for many years, taught swim lessons to everyone from babies to adults, and served as a volunteer assistant with a middle school ESL department. As a law student, I had the opportunity to participate in a program where I taught Constitutional Law to high school juniors and seniors at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, MA. I loved working with my class and watching how much they learned and grew throughout the...

...In high school, I took many honors and AP courses on literature and history and have continued to take such diverse coursework at Harvard, experiences which make me an apt tutor in the humanities. My current academic project is my senior thesis, which will examine the impacts of different farming techniques on small-scale farmers in Latin America. In my free time, I am a writer, a studio artist, a dancer, and an avid foodie.

I recently graduated from Brown University with a degree in American History. I have extensive experience tutoring students to prepare for the SAT and SAT subject tests in US History and Literature, as well as teaching and tutoring students of all ages in after-school programs and religious school. I'm excited to work with you or your child either on standardized test preparation or on generally improving performance in history, English, and social studies!

...reach all of your goals, whatever they may be! I specialize in History, English/Creative Writing, the SAT/ACT, Mandarin Chinese, and college admissions. Over the years, I've obtained extensive experience tutoring all age groups, from as young as 3-4 to college students in seminar classes. I offer an extremely personalized approach to meet my students wherever they are so as to address their needs, whatever those may be! Above all, I also want my students to...

...hired as an Italian tutor where I worked with freshman and sophomore students. Since graduation, I have been working as an AmeriCorps member as a part of City Year, where I tutor 5th grade students who are especially behind in reading and math. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Italian, French, History, and Admissions Essays. My teaching philosophy is centered around intrinsic motivation, believing that the best results...

...Business Management, Investment Fundamentals, Retailing, Accounting, Marketing, Business Mathematics, Elements of economics, Commercial Law, Business Law, Contract Law, Theories of Psychology, Sociology and Linguistics, Company Law, Quantitative Methods, Computer application in business, Managerial Economics, Research Methods, Taxation, Cost and Management Accounting, Financial Markets, Public Finance, Business Finance, Language Proficiency, Business Policy, Public Sector Accounting, Fundamentals of Financial Markets, Structure of English Words, Psychology of everyday living, Diversity of Cultures and People, Public Administration, Business Ethics,...

I am a retired corporate instructor and for the past ten years a professor at New York University (NYU). Education has been a lifelong passion which I pursue, in part, by tutoring individual students from late middle school through college. I'm married and have three grown children and a couple of very special grandchildren.

...skills a student has I believe we can find a way towards achieving the goals of learning. I think that planning is a very important skill as well and I like to work with all of my students with planning. This planning can be used for studying, for homework, for testing, and for any variety of areas that a student may want to bring to focus. I look forward to working with any student on...

...south of Boston. I also spent four years working at the Boston University Undergraduate Admissions Office and therefore am well versed in the college application admissions process. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about History, Government, and college prep. I thoroughly enjoy working with students and feel that good learning only happens through a solid foundation of understanding if you don't understand Algebra 2, then you can't learn Calculus....

...love to laugh and play while learning. I have spent the last seven years tutoring for the writing and reading portions of the SAT and ACT, as well as helping to proofread college essays. When I am not teaching I love to ride roller coasters, hike with my kids, read, and do arts and crafts. I read over 80 books a year. My favorite is Harry Potter! I am a huge Disney fan.

...the collegiate and high school levels, in History, Biology, Calculus and Spanish. I am happy to help with any subjects in which you or your child may need or want assistance. I am most comfortable with History, particularly World History (ancient through modern) and US History (I admit that political history between 1820 and 1850 is not my favorite subject, but I know it!). I speak four languages beyond English, in varying degrees (French, German,...

...Peru, I tutored students at an all-girls orphanage in a bilingual environment. Throughout high school, I also helped students prepare for standardized examinations such as the SAT, ACT, SAT subject tests, AP Exams and Regents examinations. I am eager to work with students in these areas, with a particular emphasis on reading, writing, and history. My experience working with children expands beyond tutoring. I also have worked with students on their college essays. I absolutely...

...variety of instructional techniques to engage with students of all different learning styles. While holding students accountable to their personally tailored goals, I also try to make learning enjoyable by exciting the intellectual curiosity of my students. In terms of my language qualifications, I have received extensive training in language teaching techniques for both French and English as a Second Language. I was a French literature major who graduated cum laude and received highest honors...

...volunteering in elementary school, and teaching university-level English in France, I have discovered how much I love helping others learn. As a liberal arts college graduate (my classes at Allegheny consisted of around 15 students each) I have firsthand experience getting individual, customized instruction directly from a teacher, so I know how valuable that attention is. I will bring passion, patience, and understanding to each tutoring session in order to attain optimal results. I look...

...done well in a wide range of classes including classes in biology, chemistry, physics, and advanced mathematics. In my spare time, I love reading science fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction. I tutor SAT math and critical reading, Prealgebra, Algebra I & II, Trigonometry, Calculus AB and Calculus BC, as well as Chemistry, Biology and Physics. In my approach, I ensure that students understand the logical basis behind each concept, by teaching students to understand...

I teach what I love and love what I teach. I support responsible global citizenship and understand the pluralism inherent in human experience through enhanced appreciation of cultural heritage and respect of local resources.