Award-Winning French Tutors in Washington DC

...preparation, so that students aren't just following a test-taking strategy because they were told to, they are using that strategy because they were encouraged to discover it for themselves and they understand why it works. Ultimately, I enjoy teaching because both the student and I can simultaneously improve in a process that never ceases to make us better. When I'm not teaching, I enjoy pretty much any activity that gets me outside, especially if that...

...revision. My favorite part of tutoring is helping a student figure out how to connect their real passions to the schoolwork that's troubling them. One student hated writing essays, but loved playing the guitar with his band. I helped him plan an essay about his experiencing performing for a crowd, and he discovered that essay-writing wasn't a punishment--it was another way to express himself. As a freelancer, I've worked as a writer for a test...

...mathematician. My field of interest is in statistical analogy using data science or actuarial mathematics. I've been tutoring professionally since high school and have always loved using my own methods of understanding to help students in whichever way possible. I am a member of NSCS (National Society of Collegiate Scholars) due to my excellent GPA and Phi Theta Kappa. I'm originally from a small country in Eastern Africa called Rwanda but have been raised here...

I love to teach writing, reading and test preparation. I have been involved in teaching and education for more than fifteen years, beginning as an English teacher in Montgomery County. I have also worked as a private tutor, editor/copyeditor and technical writer. I look forward to working with you. ... I like taking 5 minutes, putting the books to the side, and asking the student to tell me about themselves, what they like to do, and...

...of Virginia, where I plan to study Business, and I graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in 2015. I have extensive volunteer tutoring experience, having worked with kindergarten and second grade students as a reading tutor and middle school students as a math tutor. I am passionate about tutoring because of my own life long love of learning, and because I believe that all children are capable of accomplishing amazing things...

...teamwork, accounting, even public speaking. I also have a strong background in Civics and Government, from when I received my Bachelor's Degree in Criminology and Justice Studies at The College of New Jersey. I minored in French and have been studying and learning the language since I was a child. Another strength of mine is paper and essay writing - I loved it when professors would assign a term paper instead of an exam as...

...for the summer in the Philadelphia area. I was a Neuroscience major, and I will be pursuing my PhD in Neuroscience in the fall at Johns Hopkins. I have been tutoring high school students outside of class in college and involved in STEM academics and research mentorship as well as a translation program from and to English outside of class. I speak Japanese and French, and I have taken the PSATs, SATs, 10 APs, and...

...out of school for decades. Whether it's GRE test prep, French, math or economics, my approach to tutoring is to find what strategies work best for the student and work on methods for students to be able to make progress both in and out of tutoring sessions. My favorite part of tutoring is seeing students improve and build confidence in areas they used to be nervous about or dislike. One of the reasons I enjoy...

...an honors graduate of Lawrence University, where I majored in French and Francophone Studies and minored in International Relations. Passionate about cultural history and the arts, my papers on global dance theory, education, and criticism have been featured at regional conferences and earned several awards for excellence in writing style. Upon graduation from Lawrence, I taught English at an arts magnet high school in Nantes, France. Now back in the United States, I work full...

...France's premier institute for politics and international relations. My studies in France focused on presentation skills, effective writing, and gaining knowledge in a variety of disciplines including math, history, law, and politics. I concentrated on economics and sociology, focusing my studies further on Europe and the transatlantic partnership. I am now a first-year master's candidate at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where I continue my studies with a focus on migration, refugees, and Turkey....

...for creating and executing my own lesson plans for two one-hour classes per week for Spanish 102, grading homework and designing my own quizzes. I also tutored occasionally through our on-campus tutoring program. Finally, for the past two summers I have worked at the extremely rigorous Breakthrough Collaborative Teaching Internship at their Miami, Florida location teaching 5th and 6th grade science, where I a was again responsible for my own lesson plans, classwork, homework and...

...I strive to impart that passion to my students. I do not train my students to recite facts and figures. Rather, I encourage them to become self-motivated learners by creating a positive experience that is tailored to each individual. My lesson plans are thus very flexible, and designed with the likes and interests of the student in mind. My goal as a tutor is to prepare students for academic evaluations while also setting them up...

...to watch the students grasp new concepts, test new teaching strategies, and see the results. After graduation, I joined the US Peace Corps where I provided community health education at a village health center. Instructing village health staff in community education techniques allowed me to refine my own abilities to transmit information. Working with a language barrier, I learned how to break down complex ideas into more concrete and understandable topics and deliver that information....

...studies in Archaeology, Art History and French literature. I now have a Master's Degree in Art, History and Civilizations of Europe. I completed my Master's Degree with distinction. Currently, I am completing a Master's Program in Secondary Education/ Foreign Languages: French, at George Washington University. I anticipate completing the program and receiving a teaching license in December 2015. I have a deep interest in pedagogy and the learning process. I have taught French in a...

...5+ years of tutoring experience, I can safely say that I have gained more than I have given. As a student who didn't like studying a lot, tutoring became my way of reviewing the material over and over. Upon completion of my undergraduate degree, my love for tutoring students grew so much that I decided to pursue a career in academia. I have completed over 5000 in-person and online tutoring hours. With each of those...

...teaching methods that I passionately bring to my students. I have lived abroad in France on two separate occasions, once as a student and then later as an English instructor. Since I have entered the teaching profession, I have had the pleasure of working with students of all ages and backgrounds (elementary aged to adult learners) who have all had different personal goals for wanting to become proficient in French. In my classroom teaching and...

...of Mathematics and Science. It was a challenging experience because of the size of the classes assigned to each volunteer tutor. This helped me determine that I preferred to work in a quieter setting with a couple individuals rather than a group. Subsequently, I tutored other college students in French until my graduation in 2008. I returned to tutoring French for one year during graduate school. I'm a good tutor because I genuinely enjoy the...

...I worked as an essay-exam grader for an introductory level class. Now that I've graduated, I'm eager to help students with their writing before it reaches a grader. I know the challenges students face and what teachers/professors are looking for in papers. Good study skills can also make all the difference to a student's efficacy and I enjoy finding what works for them! I take a positive, motivational approach to what is often a frustrating...

...culture + politics). In addition to the aforementioned subjects, I tutor students in the ISEE (having taken them myself, as a student). Most recently, I taught English as a Foreign Language to over 200 students in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. The experience was rewarding not only from a professional standpoint, but from an immersive cultural perspective as well. I believe that in order to succeed, students need to see learning as an engaging, rewarding, and...

...a full-tuition award complete with 2 internships, given to outstanding academic leaders. I chose to go to Washington and Lee, however, I was accepted into seven other prestigious schools: Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Kenyon College, Albion College, and Colby College. Through my involvement on the Varsity Men's Basketball team in college and with various University Groups/Clubs, I have learned the importance of balance, sacrifice, and gained confidence; working...