Award-Winning Creative Writing Tutors serving Stamford, CT

...City. I love my two cats Pher Pher and Hobbes. I love to cook, run, and sing! I'd also love to help you ace your classes. I understand how challenging certain subjects can be as someone who had to overcome a learning disability myself. I want to help you clear your own hurdles. I like to have fun in the class and be creative with learning while still pushing you to achieve your goals.

...Currently, I am a student at Barnard College, where I am studying Sustainable Development and Political Ecology. My academic journey has deepened my understanding of how global systems intersect with environmental sustainability, a field I am deeply passionate about. It also sharpened my ability to analyze complex ideas and communicate them clearlya skill I've carried over into tutoring. As a tutor, I focus on languages, but I am comfortable with most subjects, with the exception...

...minor in music. My first exposure to teaching was the summer after graduating from high school by teaching pre-k students how to read. Then, from 2016 to 2017 I tutored beginners and intermediate Spanish to students at my former college. I'm a native Spanish and English speaker. Apart from tutoring Spanish, I also tutor English, ESL, web design, Wordpress, online marketing, and basic graphic design (PhotoShop). Although my academic concentrations differ from what I tutor,...

Hardworking , Creative , and Responsible Bachelor's Degree : B.A. Early Childhood Birth -2nd grade Brooklyn College

...activities for elementary school students, assisted teachers in middle school classrooms for students with special needs, and have taught a section of an undergraduate course. Personally, I learn best through an interdisciplinary approach, when I am able to see how different subjects, theories, or activities are related to each other. I know that it is important for many students to be exposed to different ideas and modes of learning when tackling a particular project. I...

...Law School. I received my Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a focus on Critical Theory and Cultural Semiotics. As such, I've always tried to travel *within* each Standardized Test, parsing out an underlying structure, and then using this framework to "crack the code." Whenever I've worked with students in this manner, we've always had a total blast-- it's like a puzzle in a challenging video game, a newly-discovered leitmotif, or even an unexpected...

...I also have a lot of experience working with kids with a variety of disabilities. Some of the kids I've worked with are non-verbal and non-mobile, others simply require a detailed schedule to keep them focused. Regardless of what the kid needs, I'm prepared to work with the family to make sure they achieve their goals. Finally, I attended a Jewish day school for most of my life, where in addition to regular courses, I...

...educator, I have worked with many different kinds of learners and adjusted my approach to meet the needs of the students. I have worked with students from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Minneapolis, with at risk youths, students with both learning and social disabilities and accelerated learners. I have a lot of experience working off of my students' creativity and energy. I am always responding to them and in the best moments learning alongside them....

...Technical Communications/Digital Story Telling major and a writing minor, I believe every student has the ability to learn and what we as adults need to do is find the way a student learns. From there we help the student enhance that way so they know how to study from a early age. Then we can help them learn ways to adapt it to better fit the situation. My background allows me to help with English...

...recently I have worked full time as a chess tutor for elementary school through middle school age groups. Professionally I have worked as a TV writer and advertising copywriter. I hope to use what I have learned as a professional writer to help my students improve in their writing and reading comprehension. In addition to this I have experience working as a tutor both for essay writing and creative writing. I have further experience with...

...me unique as a teacher is that I take the time to understand the needs of my students, work with them to come with a learning strategy that works for them, and create a measurable objective to work towards. The most daunting goal can be obtained with the right planning and cooperation. By showing the students that I am willing to work hard, I believe it motivates them to try just as hard.

My name is Jacqueline and I have years of experience teaching English and civics/government to all age groups. I work as a professional in politics and have taught English to adults and at a private school for students 2-17 years of age.

...a certified Reading Specialist for grades K-12. I love working with students of all ages in order to highlight their potential and strengthen any areas of concern. My teaching experience includes teaching for over nine years at the high school level, I have taught all levels of high school English including AP Language and Composition, 9th grade Honors, 9th grade College Prep and remedial English, as well as test prep. My tutoring experience includes tutoring...

...coached speech and debate, and I often tutored students in politics, public speaking, and history. I also teach art classes around the city. I love to teach, and I love to help to tutor students in multiple subjects including college essay writing, english, history, and SHSAT Tutoring. In my spare time, I like to knit, paint, draw, take photographs, write, and read. At Yale, I was a member of the Yale Political Union, the Yale...

...Literature from Queens College, CUNY. I am 6 credits shy of a third Masters in Education as I did not do the student teaching, for I was hired! I settled for an Advanced Certificate from Queens College in Education. I love the challenge of working with students, as I struggled with classes as a youth, rarely finding a teacher who could tap into my interests as a conduit to the class materials; consequently, this has...

...degree at Marymount Manhattan College where I focused on Directing for the stage and Playwriting. For more than seven years I have been teaching students ages 8-16 theater skills, such as improv, monologues, and scene-work. As a career playwright and director, I am a storyteller and I love helping people tell their stories. I firmly believe that having the skills to perform, narrate, fantasticate, and think creatively are invaluable throughout your life no matter what...

...well as a minor in Media, Culture, and Communications. I hope to continue my academic career in law school either this fall or in 2022 (if I can get in, so can you!) I am originally from Texas, where I attended a small private school that taught the classical curriculum. Receiving a classical education has helped me develop skills in rhetoric, logical thinking, and writing. While I enjoy tutoring all enthusiastic students, reading comprehension, writing,...

...style to their needs. Are they struggling with organization? Focus? Or is it simply a comprehension issue? I then design the pace and style of my approach to best suit their needs. My domains of expertise include reading comprehension, writing, literature, and ESL. As a writer, I find great joy in teaching others how to analyze, express, and organize their thoughts in compelling, persuasive essays. In addition to my work as a writer, I am...

...experience teaching English, History, and Creative Writing. My journey as an educator began out of a lifelong passion for literature and history, and I have transformed that passion into a personalized teaching philosophy. I believe in meeting each student where they are and guiding them forward with patience and insight. Over the years, I have worked with students of various ages and skill levels from middle school readers to college history majors and have developed...

...I've developed a deeper understanding of what diversity means and have been able to build productive and valuable relationships with diverse students and peers. Additionally, my volunteer experiences in academic tutoring, youth mentoring, and college success coaching have resulted in valuable insight on the success of lessons based on results from student assessments that I evaluated, indicating my commitment to continued learning and growth. I truly believe that we are all lifelong learners.