Award-Winning English Tutors in Seattle, WA

...children especially, do best in a warm, inviting environment where they feel engaged and excited to participate. This is the environment I always aim to provide. I have a Bachelor's in English Literature (with an education endorsement) from Western Washington University, as well as a Master's in Public Affairs from Washington State University. I enjoy reading and writing in just about every form, and I truly love teaching. I have taught and tutored students of...

...tutor with a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification and a strong background in personalized, student-centered instruction. I'm passionate about helping learners of all ages build confidence in their communication skills -- whether it's preparing for academic success, mastering conversational English, or strengthening grammar and writing. My approach is friendly, flexible, and tailored to each student's goals and learning style. I've supported students from diverse backgrounds, including ESL learners, and I bring patience,...

Hello! You can call me Mika! I teach English and Japanese. I established my love for teaching in University and travelling in Japan. I have a strong passion for helping students not only reach their education goals but get the most out of the process of learning, let's make it fun and have a good time!

Hello, my name is Kurt. I have extensive experience in the education field, having been an instructor, academic dean, campus president, and regional director. I am a life long learner and believe strongly that education, in any form, is an excellent foundation for life. Kurt

...Honduras and promptly opened a school for middle-school-age students where she taught for 17 more years. As that school grew, I joined as a teacher and director of the school. I have been teaching students for 30 years, in subjects ranging from phonics to history, from prose to music, from business to computers. My style is all about communication. No subject is "too hard" and no idea cannot be taught as long as we work...

I have been working with children in schools, daycares, summer programs, and afterschool programs for 13 years. I hope to use my diverse experiences to foster communities of joyful and eager learners.... I believe that each student travels on their own unique path to knowledge. I believe that a teacher is a guide along these paths, walking alongside each student, supporting them where they struggle and guiding them when there is a fork in the road.

...Exam. After completing AP French, I continued on to Post AP French. I think it is important to mention that I placed #7 in the United States and #1 in Minnesota for the Grand Concours. I additionally participated in A Vous La Parole where I earned 4/4 stars and a blue medal. Finally, my high school also awarded me with the French Department "Excellence Award". My passion for tutoring started as I started helping students...

...clubs, I have many years of experiencing in assisting and explaining concepts to others. In terms of qualifications I am a 4th year Physics and Statistics major, and have completed many college classes in Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics. I have also taken many AP classes in high school including: AP Physics I and II, AP Calc AB and BC, and AP Chemistry. Also, I have experience in mastering standardized testing. For example in the span...

I'm a graduate of Washington State University with a BA in English who is looking to help others expand their knowledge of literature. I find the analysis of literature to be very interesting and hope to inspire those I work with to feel the same way. I am most versed in early American literature but am familiar with many other types as well. I seek to promote close reading strategies and emphasis on aesthetic analysis.

...Disabilities from Xavier University. Teaching is my passion! Throughout my extensive teaching career I have loved teaching children in preschool as well as those in the primary grades. I was privileged to teach kindergarten for twenty-one years. I enjoy teaching children the foundational skills they need to be able to succeed in all core subject areas. I especially enjoy teaching reading. Differentiated instruction is my specialty and finding ways to make learning fun for my...

...Tutoring writing is unique in how it's so often a subject that is simultaneously academic and personal. I love the opportunity to help students find their voices through writing. My philosophy when it comes to tutoring is that it's best done as a conversation, not a lecture. The key is to draw students out and help them to learn how to find answers on their own. When I'm not tutoring, I'm a busy grad student,...

...students over the course of each semester, helping them develop study habits, identify their challenges, and meet their academic goals. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Writing, Economics, and Mathematics. I am a firm proponent of a growth mindset in education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for developing a sustained desire for knowledge and mastery. In my spare time, I enjoy reading (especially Jane Austen, Oscar...

...me a lot of confidence in tutoring English related topics such as reading and writing, and I am fluent in Spanish after living abroad for over a year, so I would greatly enjoy tutoring anybody with the desire to improve in that subject as well. However, my ultimate goal is to become a high school history teacher, so I would be very interested in tutoring the subjects of American or European history. It is my...

...experience working on literacy with middle school students from my time with Denver School of Science and Technology as their Drama Club Instructor, but I am open to students of any age. I love theatre and reading. If you are a student struggling with Shakespeare, I can help! My teaching philosophy is to find what excites a student, and assess their goals, to make sure we're working together on what's important to them. In my...

...on alternative fuels for the transportation industry. In the near future I hope to attend graduate school to study Public Policy and Affairs, with a goal of continuing my work in environmental sustainability. As my degree displays, I'm very knowledgeable across a wide variety of subjects. I have extensive experience in subjects ranging from Mathematics and Physics to the humanities. My breadth across these subjects enables me to take a diverse approach to teaching that...

...until Grade -4, which includes elementary English, Math, and Science. I also tutor in psychology. When I work with new students, I believe in creating rapport with them. This is important for me as it facilitates learning and also makes it easier for the student to honestly communicate their needs without the fear of being judged. I mostly work from the perspective of student-focused teaching and instructor-focused teaching depending on the topic being taught. I...

I'm a classical language and literature major at the University of Puget Sound, with minors in Mathematics and Gender theory. My expertise is in tutoring Ancient Greek and Latin for all levels of experience, and mathematics from elementary/middle school prealgebra to multivariate calculus, as well as writing strategies and development, and I also have a painting and drawing background and got a 5 on my AP studio art portfolio

...students one-on-one because it gives me an opportunity to customize my teaching methods to the particular student's ways of learning. I have experience teaching thousands of students from diverse backgrounds and with a variety of strengths and weaknesses as learners. In the end, I'm interested not just in helping students complete particular assignments well but in providing them with methods and strategies to learn -- to fill up their "writing and reading bag o' tricks!...

...that I wanted to continue to pursue my teaching career as well as my scholarly research. Through my experiences as a Teaching Assistant, ESL Teacher, and ESL Tutor, I have learned to be flexible, encouraging, and supportive. I think those qualities foster the most positive learning environment. I am eager to work with students of all ages and levels to help improve their reading, writing, or ESL skills. I am also happy to provide my...

...in Bilingual Education and a Masters Degree in using technology in the K-12 classroom. I have 12+ years of experience teaching English and Spanish as a second language. Here at Varsity, I teach all levels of my beautiful native language, Espaol (Spanish). I believe anyone can become fluent in Spanish when they find the right fit for them, whether it is full immersion or a mix of English and Spanish, grammar focused or fun conversational...