Award-Winning English Tutors in Pittsburgh, PA

...my name is Sarafina Arthur-Williams and I am pleased to share with you a little about myself. I am currently a first-year graduate student at Seton Hill University focusing on Art Therapy. I conduct research, work with children and in my free time, create art. Intuitively, I believe that everyone has the ability to succeed at anything they put their minds to. I hope you will allow we to guide you through your educational journey.

...teach AP English Language and high school Social Studies. My deepest passion is writing. I began tutoring English and Spanish when I was in high school and continued through college and graduate school. I have tutored grade school, high school, and college students, and love seeing the "lightbulb" moments after the weeks of hard work. During my student teaching, I worked with my U.S. History students and saw their grades improve by as much as...

As a passionate and patient tutor, I specialize in supporting elementary students in core subjects like reading, writing, and math. I tailor each lesson to fit the student's unique learning style, helping them build confidence, improve skills, and enjoy learning.

...creating report and visualization frameworks at Intel, Wells Fargo, and various healthcare organizations to guide you from raw facts to meaningful insights that drive personal knowledge. Beyond just mastering the technical aspects of tools like Python, R, Tableau and Excel, we'll delve into the human side of data storytellingunderstanding your audience, highlighting what truly matters, and creating data products that resonate and inspire action. My teaching approach celebrates your small victories while building toward comprehensive...

...is a passion of mine because I enjoy the aspects of helping students develop to their highest potential. I love working through their struggles and understanding their learning style so that I can teach them to the best of their abilities. As well as they can now understand how they can learn to the best of their abilities. I enjoy motivating them and getting them excited to learn because I know that being excited about...

...Varsity Tutors to continue this work and help them discover their own talents. I am working on my Master's in Rhetoric at Carnegie Mellon University, where I will commence my PhD this fall. Before coming to Pittsburgh, I graduated from Kent State University, from which I received a degree in English with a concentration in professional writing and a minor in media literacy, in the spring of 2021. While at Kent State, I tutored at...

...I recently got my Master of Education from the University of Pittsburgh. During my time at IUP I studied abroad in Nancy, France and completed an internship teaching English to elementary school French students. I have taught French ranging from introductory levels to CHS (college in high school) and have tutored French students of all ages in basic vocabulary, grammar, conversation, and more. While at Pitt, I worked on acquisition of language, including some course...

"If you do more today than you did yesterday, then you're headed in the right direction."

...the classroom. I am willing to provide both face-to-face and online services for students in grades K-12. In addition to my educational background in Speech Therapy, I have experience working as an Assistant Teacher, Tutor, and Peer Advisor. I also completed an internship in Audiology and am interested in providing services to students with hearing loss who struggle with literacy in the classroom as well. In January 2016, I will start taking online classes to...

...am currently a student at the University of Pittsburgh! I originally hail from the DC area. I have been tutoring for about 2 years and have a lot of experience because my family has a huge teaching background. I am majoring in biochemistry and psychology but I love to write and read books! I love to tutor not only because I love to teach but also because I love to meet new people and help...

...and Communications. I am also certified to teach Social Studies on the secondary level. Currently, I am working towards my M. A. in English through Middlebury College's low-residency program, Bread Loaf School of English. I first became interested in teaching and tutoring when I worked at the Undergraduate Writing Center at Penn State, where I worked with student writing in a variety of disciplines. I worked with a range of students, too, from non-native English...

...am a second year PhD student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine studying Cellular and Molecular Pathology, conducting research on breast cancer. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences (Minor in Chemistry) and a Bachelor of Arts in German Language and Cultural Studies (Certificate in Global Health). I am a native English speaker and have a C1 certification in German from the Goethe...

Hello. My name is Paige and I am so excited to be working with you! I believe that every student can be successful and I strive to make that process as fun and exciting as possible.

...local elementary school, and tutoring students in high school. My favorite subjects to tutor are English and Reading, and I also tutor in Math (which I have grown to love more recently-- we've had a complicated relationship) and Science. I especially like creative writing, and even won a poetry competition years ago. I believe that learning should be an important part of everyone's life. Mistakes should only be seen as opportunities to grow, and questions...

...graduating in 2011, I began working with The Student Conservation Association and a few other environmental nonprofits as an environmental educator. I am especially passionate about sustainability and environmental justice. As an avid traveler, in 2015, I decided to move abroad to Istanbul, Turkey where I began teaching English as a Second language at Ibn Haldun University. While my role was to teach English, I was fortunate enough to be able to create a speciality...

Hello! I am a registered nurse with a background in pharmacy as well. I work in an intensive care unit and eventually my end goal is to become a nurse anesthetist. I believe that knowledge is power and therefore I enjoy helping others learn in a variety of ways!

...children in classroom and daycare settings for for for five years. I am able to tutor many subjects but my specialties are language arts and math. I also have experience working with students with special needs, I am familiar with IEP's and different methods to use to useto engage students, both general and special education. I enjoy tutoring because it allows me to work with a student in a way that works for them. I...

...a collection of poetry that I hope to have published within the next year. I am very patient, I have a strong passion for the English language (languages in general, I might add: I spent one year in Italy, and I taught English in China for two months), and I have experience working with ages 7 and up (I've worked with professional writers, published authors, teachers, college students, graduate students, and elementary school and middle...

...child's life. To me, serving in a role where I can partner with families and colleagues in order to make something "click" for a child, and to be able to rejoice in those small victories, is what teaching is all about. Outside of school, I enjoy reading, making crafts, and spending time with loved ones. To relax, I like taking strolls around the neighborhood or going to the spa. I look forward to speaking with...

...My name is Kelly, and I am a Certified PreK-4 and special education Teacher. I currently work at a small private school, where I tutor during the summer months. I believe that every child can succeed when given the tools to learn, not just the facts! How we learn is just as important as what we learn. Becoming a teacher and tutor took a lot of work for me. However, throughout the process, I have...