Certified Tutors From Vassar College

I'm a historian, librarian, archivist, and professional writer with 20 years of experience. I love helping students get engaged with history, improve their writing, and have fun while learning new skills.

...variety of community-based organizations and at the university level as well. Most of my teaching experience has been with young adults in both domestic and international locations, but I have also worked with children learning English. I look forward to opportunities to spend some additional time with younger learners as they do not have as...

...I have become a Certified Orton Gillingham Instructor through the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education (IMSE). The Orton Gillingham (OG) approach consists of multi-sensory instruction that is direct, explicit, and systematic. Lessons are based on the individual needs of the student. It has been proven over time to be a very effective way to teach students...

...new. I attended Vassar College for my undergraduate degree, where I majored in History, and The Catholic University of America for both my Master's and Doctorate degrees in Historical Musicology. I am a classically trained soprano, and there is always a song in my head. I have two sons in college and two dogs. My...

...am a soon to be graduate of a top liberal arts, having studied Biochemistry. I primarily tutor high school and college level math and sciences but also have extensive experience in all forms of engineering and higher mathematics. My current interest is in the application of Numerical Analysis into predicting high order polynomial expressions for...

...major with an English minor as well as premed. I've been tutoring since my second year of high school and enjoy it immensely. I've tutored kids from elementary school all the way to high school. The subject I'm particularly confident in are English/Reading, but I also enjoy SAT and ACT math, psychology, and biology!

...my Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, with minors in French and Francophone Studies and Violin Performance. I am a tutor for several levels of French and Chemistry. I love tutoring students because I find these subjects incredibly fulfilling and enriching to learn and I really enjoy helping others understand them on a deeper level. Outside...

...Math, Chemistry, and English. While I enjoy learning about many subjects I am the most passionate about Math and Physics. I want to help students overcome academic challenges, in order to encourage their intellectual growth and curiosity both inside and outside of the classroom. I am able to tutor students in elementary, middle school, and...

...During my time at Vassar, I served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Miscellany News, and was the academic intern for the women's studies department, which entailed tutoring women's studies students of all levels. After graduating from Vassar, I spent several months working as a reporter at a New York-based newspaper. I am currently...

...did education coursework in college.) I've been published in newspapers, websites, and everything in between since I was 12 years old and I greatly enjoy trying to grow and encourage such an early love of language and the arts with young students. I am enthusiastic about grammar, sentence structure, and how to best convey ideas...

I thrive in tutoring humanities - English literature, Latin, art history, music (keyboard, music theory and music history), philosophy and history. I am liberal arts trained and excel at connecting concepts across academic disciplines.

...dictionary, and a list of grammar rules. Seeing these three elements come together into full-fledged ideas from students who had no knowledge of the language before is incredible - we can see just how far we can go with just a few basics of the language. Learning a foreign language is also a physical task...

...crafts and began to develop prototype design skills while working in live theater, opera, dance, and television/video, and after contributing to Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and The Muppet Movie, relocated to London through the Jim Henson companies to work on feature films such as Dark Crystal, Dreamchild, Labyrinth, and Little Shop of Horrors. After...

...familiar with the challenges that students face when learning new material. I taught math at a community center during high school and I have recent experience helping fellow students with their homework and SAT prep. I try to approach tutoring the same way I would help a friend, by helping them build an intuitive understanding...

...Levy Schulz is a poet and writer living in Brooklyn. She has work published and loves reading. Vassar College is her alma mater and its campus has some of her favorite trees. Cape Cod's Wellfleet has the beaches of her dreams and the best air scented with salt, pine and beach roses on a summer's...

...inclusion camp, supporting students with and without special needs in academic and social activities. While in college, I was a volunteer tutor at a local elementary school working with ESL students and students with special needs. At the same time, I worked as a peer tutor at Vassar's Writing Center. I have also taught middle...

...spent my last two years of college working as a calculus tutor. I love tutoring all kinds of math because I know it's a subject that so many people struggle with and I'd love to help make the process just a little easier for them and be supportive during those hard times.

...for college exams. I love the quote, "Amateurs can teach other amateurs." While I may teach you something, I firmly believe that you will teach me something too. Education brings me such joy and meaning to life as working through complex problems together remain memorable experiences. I aim to extend my appreciation for learning and...

...and helping them achieve their goals. I have been teaching and learning all my life! My trademark pedagogy involves personalized, hands-on, interactive activities (even in a remote setting). My unique approach employs theatre and creative dramatics and inter-arts strategies across subjects, especially essay writing, critical thinking, and analysis. As someone who attended college and received...

...their individual learning styles, and tailor my approach to address their specific needs. Witnessing that "aha" moment when a concept clicks, and a student's confidence soars, is the most rewarding aspect of my role. I believe that every student possesses untapped potential. As a tutor, I am committed to unlocking this potential, nurturing a love...