Award-Winning German Tutors in Waltham, MA

...I spent the 2012-2013 academic year in Germany teaching English to middle and high school students in Dresden. Through this experience, I have developed a strategy for tutoring languages that involves creating a fun and exciting environment where students feel free to speak openly and develop their language skills. I spent this past summer in Berlin helping to promote the thriving English language comedy scene in Germany's capital. In my free time, I enjoy reading,...

...of Georgia in 2007. The last year of my studies I participated in a student exchange at the Universität Heidelberg in Germany. After one year there, I continued to live and work in Germany for four years. I taught English as a foreign language and earned a CELTA teaching certificate offered through Cambridge's ESL program. In 2012 I decided to return to the US to pursue a Master of Pubic Health. I received my MPH...

...plan? Or do you simply want straightforward, content-based prep and study help? In either case, I'm excited to help you achieve your academic and standardized test goals. My academic credentials consist of a BA in Political Science and German from the University of Rhode Island, and a Master's degree in Environmental Management from Duke University. I speak German and Spanish. I'm confident tutoring several standardized tests, including SSAT, ISEE, SAT, ACT, and GRE.... I come from a holistic teaching background. I think it's as important to address study skills, test anxiety issues, and self-confidence challenges as it is to teach straightforward material to students. I see what I do as mentoring as much as tutoring, and I live that philosophy with my students.

...language and would be very interested in delving into a graduate/doctorate program in German Studies eventually, as I have a BA in German from Bates College. Right now, I am studying for the GRE and applying to other grad programs in that area. I have enjoyed working with and mentoring children and young adults all of my life. Throughout high school and college I spent my summers working at summer camps, with children aged 6-16....

...various topics by connecting them to their real world applications. I've tutored math in the past and worked as a teaching assistant for a Calculus class while as an undergrad. I am a computer engineer, who works and is going to school for a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering. My research is focused on helping stroke survivors and arm amputees get better physical therapy results. I have 2 B.S. degrees and an M.S. For fun I...

...I will be pursuing a PhD in the fall and have some time off this summer. While at MIT, I came to really enjoy teaching. I have degrees in Physics and Linguistics, and am proficient in a variety of subjects including (but not limited to) math, physics, English, and foreign languages. I am fluent in German (both speaking and reading), and I studied Spanish extensively in school. My teaching experience includes tutoring throughout middle and...

...empathy to get to someone's head. A common problem with learners is that they form sentences in ways they would in their native languages. With a little guidance, learners can easily correspond expressions in their native language As a tutor, I tutored for the German department at my school at the beginner and intermediate levels. Due to my formal education in the language, I am familiar with a variety of textbooks that might be needed...

...click. As a tutor, my goal is to help students get to this moment, and beyond. My love for the German language has also fueled my interest in the English language and in writing. I enjoy helping students organize their thoughts and ideas, streamlining them into a concise and thoughtful statement. It’s a skill to write coherently and powerfully, and it’s something that does not come naturally to many people, so this is something I...

I am from Portland, Oregon! I am a mechanical engineering graduate from Carnegie Mellon University. I spent my summer after graduation traveling all over the world. I love to draw, paint and get hands on with DIY projects, and love to learn foreign languages and cultures as well. I am an avid swimmer and runner and love the outdoors! ... I have taught swim lessons for 4 years and tutored elementary school students all the way up to college students, in subjects ranging from history to math to English. I believe in tailoring lessons to a student's needs and relating problems to real-world situations to give subjects relevance.

I am a graduate student studying nursing at Simmons College. I am also a certified Emergency Medical Technician! During the time that I don't spend studying or working, I enjoy reading fiction novels. I have experience tutoring reading, writing, biology, chemistry, and German! My hope while tutoring is that I can impart some of my passion for learning to my students!