Award-Winning ESL/ELL Tutors serving Tacoma, WA

Hi! I am a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins University who has a wide variety of hobbies such as going on drives, playing my ukulele, going on hunts for sunset photography, and more! I'm a dedicated early riser who wants to help students learn in their own ways to maximize their unique talents!

...interact with me. Some people need more hands on examples and some people need more reading. Everyone is different and I know that if you get a class with me you will end up figuring it out. Sometimes I won't know the answer to everything, but that is okay because I will make sure to...

Students do not care what you know until they know that you care. I believe in building a relationship based on trust in order to effectively teach.

...my journey of teaching abroad. I taught for 4 years, many levels from little kids to adults. I started tutoring when I was in high school with middle school kids, and continued it in college as well. In college, I tutored Adults in ESL. I am excited to be part of the Varsity Tutor Team!

...I was a mentor/tutor for students in various science courses. Through that experience, I found a passion for helping others learn. Upon graduation I was a volunteer for the King County Library System where I worked with children in low income areas. Afterwards, I went back to school a received a Bachelors of Science in...

I am a freshmen at Green River College at Auburn, Washington. I took four years of French at High School. I took 3 AP classes: Ap Human Georgraphy, Ap environmental science, and AP English Composition. I took Intro and Organic Chemistry at Green River College.

...value of using curricula as guidance about what a student should be able to accomplish in a specific subject at a certain age or educational level. Moreover, whenever and wherever I tutor, I'm passionate about adjusting the curricula I use in ways that are relevant to my students' culturally and socially-influenced learning styles. I'm always...

...to Washington state. I have several years of STEM tutoring experience through my college. I was a math tutor for college and high school students. I later became a Supplemental Instruction Leader (SIL) for Calculus and Organic Chemistry with the STEM student support center. In this position, I designed my own sessions that focused on...

...who loves teaching and tutoring. I tutored math as an undergraduate student and taught labs as a grad student. After working years as an engineer, I went to Southeast Asia to teach because it is the job that I love the most. I look forward to working with students and enriching their minds.

...working (as a teacher and administrator) in international education for 20+ years. I have a Masters of Arts in Teaching - TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). I have a B.A. in Spanish and a minor in French. My student focus is: elementary through adult - both public and private education. I have...

...part to contributing positive skills and values to our youth. I was fortunate enough to have great mentors during my 8 years of military service and gladly pay it forward. I feel that it is just as important to support our youth in their education on humanities and the arts in addition to their studies...

...accomplishment was also my most challenging experience with the underserved youth from the aforementioned schools. I had the opportunity to lead them on several cultural exchange programs that vary from an emphasis on the performing arts to creating video ethnologys of a foreign culture. Traveling with over 30 kids already has its challenges, but when...

...Diploma and wrote my EE on World Studies: Psychology and World History! In high school, I was heavily involved in DECA ( as a national titleholder), FCCLA (regional board), and now serve as secondary chair of Delta Sigma Pi (professional business fraternity) and Kappa Kappa Gamma. I'm excited to work with you as a tutor!

...During my time as a student I also interned at a language school in Japan, studied abroad in Hokkaido, Japan, and volunteered as both an ESL and conversation partner. I have recently been hired on by the government JET Program and will be moving to Japan this summer to teach English. I want to help...

...May 2016 with a double major in Human Resources and Information Technology. I graduated at the top 2% of my class out of 20,000 undergraduates. I'm passionate about mentoring other students to succeed in school. When I was younger in elementary school, I struggled with academics (particularly reading & writing) but I overcame the struggle...

...Ballard at Swedish Hospital. After high school I joined the Marine Corps and then earned a Bachelors of Arts in Urban Studies and a Masters in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Once i finished with my first masters i started working as a social worker for the state of Washington. I worked for the state for...

...explore a lot of different cities around the country. I have recently planted some roots in Seattle, WA and am really enjoying it here. I have taught mostly middle school Social Studies and English for the past eight years and am very excited to move in to high school this year teaching 9th grade World...

...chemistry in my undergraduate studies and organic chemistry when I attended graduate school. I have tutored and taught several undergraduate chemistry courses, including: general chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and high school chemistry. I absolutely love teaching students. I most enjoyed when students understood the concepts and could apply them to new problems. I believe...

...such as how to clean and how to process strong emotions in a healthy way. In college, I was president of Classical Studies Club, facilitating many events where my peers were involved in classical history. These events included writing and reading Latin, reading Greek and Roman myths, and talking about famous Greek poets and Roman...

...seem like a lot of work--which sometimes it is; but trust me, it is always worth it in the long run. With this technique, at times when I don't remember a particular information, I will still remember how to obtain it. After all, not all of us are blessed with the gift of photographic memory!...