Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Blue Island, IL

Hello! I am a graduate of Princeton University. I received my Bachelors Degree in English. Since graduation, I have travelled extensively and have taught and coached for five years. I can tutor a wide range of subjects and am most happy when tutoring writing and yoga.

...teaching freshmen in high school for four years now, and I also have experience with sophomores, juniors, and seniors. I graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington with my Bachelor's in English, and I graduated from DePaul University with a Master's in Secondary Education. I am licensed to teach grades 6-12, and I am currently working on an...

...based in Chicago and have been practicing law for nearly a decade. I have composed and arranged music for clients around the globe and lived in Japan for years at a time (where I worked as a translator and interpreter for local government). Born and raised in Washington, D.C., I earned my undergraduate degree in...

...a fourth-year student majoring in biomedical sciences and chemistry at the University of Iowa. I have the most experience in tutoring students with high school math courses. I'm currently doing research related to endometrial cancer, and I volunteer at the hospital on campus in my free time! I'm extremely patient, persistent, and driven- I look...

...am a University of Chicago graduate who specializes in tutoring in the Humanities. I am dedicated to studying the humanities because I have realized that it is such a wonderful and endearing way to connect and learn more about the people who are around you. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing, and painting....

...8 years and have had the pleasure of working with students that come from very diverse backgrounds. My teaching philosophy is centered around creating a positive and engaging learning environment, where students feel comfortable asking questions and challenging themselves to learn new things. In my classes, I like to use a variety of teaching methods,...

...Creative Writing. I am experienced in and passionate about the humanities primarily; my main areas of expertise are writing, political science, and literature. I am also a strong math tutor, scoring highly on exams like AP Calculus. In high school, I tutored in my school's writing center for years and continued proofreading college essays for...

...Currently, I am attending Old Dominion University to complete my master's degree in biology with an emphasis in microbiology/immunology. I have much experience in the education field beginning with my time as a preschool teacher for 1 year. Additionally, upon my undergraduate graduation, I worked as a full-time substitute teacher for grades K-8. I have...

...academic background in the language. It also means that, to this day, I do not enjoy our cold Chicago winters. I moved to Chicago to attend college. I have a B.A. in History from The University of Chicago and a M.S. in Education from Northwestern University. I am also a former teacher. I taught 5th...

...towards my masters in Criminal Psychology. I have experienced first hand how important it is to be well prepared in academia. From receiving tutoring myself, to helping my own family members and students at my former grammar school. Standardized testing, English, literature, reading, and history and political science are subjects I am most passionate about....

I'm a math major with a passion for technology. I've been tutoring in all kinds of math since high school. One of my favorite things is when a student finally understands a difficult concept after we approach it together from multiple angles.

...(and I also delved into a variety of Gender Studies classes). I'm grateful for my education at Northwestern because my institution demanded that I engage beyond the textbook and into the realm of community and culture. While in school, I pursued a variety of opportunities with various populations and demographics. From tutoring children in reading...

...currently a sophomore in UIC's GPPA Medical Scholars program. I am majoring in math and am dedicated to helping others get the valuable education they deserve. I love meeting new people and am excited to start tutoring some of my favorite subjects through Varsity Tutors and help my students achieve their academic and personal goals.

...University of Chicago. As a result, I have extensive experience in qualitative research and thesis writing. I also have 10+ years of experience in 2-D art and 3+ years in digital illustration. I've spent the last 2 years teaching English as a cultural ambassador in Japan and Taiwan. Although most of my career thus far...

...for the past 20 years, and I would enjoy helping you with these subjects. I have plenty of skills and practice with enabling students to read more efficiently and effectively and to communicate their ideas. Literature and persuasive essay writing are some of my favorite topics, but I also excel at personal writing, reading for...

...in English Language and Literature, with a possible double major in Economics or math. I recently graduated from Lane Tech High School, where I worked as a member in our Writing Center for two years. As a Writing Center tutor, I worked with students on all sorts of assignments such as college essays, rhetorical analysis...

...whenever possible, have students think out for themselves what the problem at hand is and what possible solutions are. I have worked with a wide variety of students including children and adults, native and nonnative speakers, with various goals for improving their English language abilities, foreign language, math skills and other challenges. I hope students...

...Honors), minors in Film and Media Studies at Swarthmore College and Environmental Studies at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, and a concentration in Peace, Justice, and Human Rights, I am presently working toward a Master of Arts in Theater Studies at the Institut d'etudes theatrales of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris. I also teach...

...Comparative Human Development. This past summer I conducted independent ethnographic research in Hong Kong, and all I have left of undergrad is finishing up my senior thesis paper that I am writing on that research. My interdisciplinary background has kept me sharp in many different types of subjects and ways of thinking, so I am...

...well as, a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I have worked for several years as a tutor at the high school and college level, but it is really my clinical counseling work that drives my teaching approach now. I am a huge advocate of client empowerment and getting my students excited about learning. I...