Award-Winning Elementary School English Tutors serving Laguna Niguel, CA

...a 4th-year student at the School of Architecture at Syracuse University. I plan to get my B. Arch and M. Arch to become a professor in the field, and pursue a personal design career on the side. I have taught at Kumon Learning Center for almost 5 years and have plenty of experience tutoring students with SAT test preparation. In addition, I have taken over 10 years in fine arts training and am thrilled to...

...activities in San Francisco, CA; and coaching clients across the country through their undergraduate applications. I believe that every learning environment requires relationships built on trust, understanding, and exchange. I love to learn from my students, and I make a point to help them incorporate their interests outside the classroom into their education. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am the most excited to work in English and Writing or to help...

...to study these and other cultures through personal and academic research through the use of primary texts and travel explorations has heightened my interest in these subjects. While I emphasize student-centered instruction (with ample opportunities for differentiation, modeling and scaffolding), I am also a firm believer in the inter-generational transmission of knowledge. Teachers/tutors/learning facilitators have just as much to learn from their students as the students do from them, especially as it relates to the...

...to the need of the student. What works for one student might not work with another. I've learned this over the course of 14 years of tutoring as well as classroom teaching experience. My students have come from a variety of backgrounds, including special needs, and I always work hand-in-hand with parents to identify where the student needs the most help. I've taught Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, Writing, and resume/career skills, amongst other topics. I believe...

...of other languages. I have experience preparing students for standardized tests such as the ISEE. My students have ranged in age from preschool to college level. I have a Bachelors and Masters degree in education from Southern Connecticut State University and a Sixth Year in education from the University of New England. I hold a TESOL certificate for teaching English to students of other languages. I look forward to working with my Varsity Tutor students....

...Baylor College of Medicine and previously graduated from Rice University, Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science and Biochemistry & Cell Biology. I have served on admissions interview committees for Rice and Baylor College of Medicine, have mentored and edited essays for numerous college and graduate school applicants, and served as a private tutor and classroom instructor for Advanced Biology and Chemistry courses for 3+ years. I am passionate about creating custom,...

...percentile on the SAT as a high school senior. This was the start of what has now been an 8 year journey! I have worked with 50+ students, mostly in the areas of math, science and standardized testing. After college, I spent two years working as a biology teacher at a top charter school in NYC where my classes ranked #1 by test results. I left teaching to pursue a role as a financial analyst,...

...Xavier University in Chicago, IL. I received my Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education. Prior to that degree I served as a childcare center director where I hired, trained, and supervised new teachers. I also worked with a large variety of students and families in all areas of child development. Currently in Las Vegas, I serve as a grade level chair for first grade and an instructional coach. My classroom is very engaging,...

...Vanderbilt University studying cognitive studies and neuroscience. I took a heavy course load of Advanced Placement classes in high school, and I have been tutoring students and my peers in various subjects for the last five years. I am also a hired tutor for Vanderbilt University's Tutoring Services. Although I tutor in many subjects, my focus is mostly on mathematics and science as well as standardized testing like the ACT and PSAT. Standardized testing was...

...have gotten to see so many wonderful "aha" moments in my students! I love the feeling of helping a young learner gain confidence and independence in their learning skills and subject matter. My personal philosophy is that any subject can be fun, we just have to figure out how to make it so! My personal style is to use what the learner is interested in to make the subject more fun! Who says you can't...