Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Connecticut

My objective is to assist students into becoming successful participants in society by giving them the educational confidence needed. I started tutoring, mentoring and teaching dance at the age of fourteen. I have worked in corporate America, and the non profit sector but my passion has always remained with children. I have a daughter and I give my students as much as I would give my own child.... I believe any student can learn anything if...

...I volunteered as a tutor for a variety of subjects such science, photography, and ESL. After graduated I worked for City Year Los Angeles where I taught and tutored 9th-11th grade students in Math (Algebra), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Foundations), English (English 9, English 10, and College Application writing). I am now in Medical school but I still love to work with students of all types. I believe every student has a unique learning style that...

...2007. A few years later, I attended LaGuardia Community College and became a licensed veterinary technician, which means I am an animal nurse! My academic interests mostly relate to animals: zoology, evolutionary ecology, paleozoology, social evolution, and phylogenetics. I also love studying history, and will always assert that nothing happens in a historical vacuum. In my free time I do a lot of reading and a lot of writing, on topics ranging from politics to...

I am a junior English major studying at Vassar College. I am committed to helping students develop advanced reading skills, teaching them analytical tools to improve their writing, and tailoring my lessons to their individual strengths and learning approaches.

In addition to working as a volunteer tutor for the past fourteen years, I have taught middle school, high school, and college English. My commitment to helping students learn to read and write well is well-established.

...of malaria and prevention to her illiterate parents. She was a member of a youth program designed by a local non-profit organization I worked with in Mozambique for eight years. During these wonderful years, my classroom consisted of dusty floors, a roof of acacia leaves, and the permeable walls of community centers. My fellow peers in learning have consisted of children, chiefs, literate and illiterate. After moving back to the States with my family in...

I am a Reading/Writing Tutor along with Disabilities specialist. I have varied experiences working as an assistant director of a day camp, online tutor, online adjunct professor, lead Special Education and English liaison teacher, as well as several teaching publications. I am a certified teacher in moderate learning disabilities, English, ESL and have training in Orton Gillingham and Wilson reading programs!

...Scotland. As a veteran nanny, camp counselor, and teacher's assistant, I have a ton of experience working with kids in both an academic and recreational setting. I want to make lessons riveting and engaging, so I will always try to incorporate your passions into the learning process. As someone who adores music, politics, and many sports, I have found that integrating these passions into my studies increases my own desire to learn. It is my...

...I live off campus during the semester and I have my own car. I hope to soon pursue a Juris Doctorate degree at a prestigious Law school. I am very sociable and reliable. I've had experience with tutoring children ranging from grades 1 through 12 and some college level. I love any opportunity to be around children. I will always make sure to take in all considerations when it comes to tutoring while trying to...

...graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor's of Arts in European Studies, with a focus on history, literature and philosophy, specifically 20th century history and colonial studies. I also spent a semester abroad in France and went on to work there for several months. Since graduation, I have traveled extensively throughout Europe and am currently working several part-time jobs in New Haven with hopes of pursuing a career in urban development. I am...

...Kendall and I am the oldest of four kids. I graduated from Bethel High School and just completed my first year at Northeastern University as an Electrical Engineering major. I am a member of the Honors program, a tour guide on campus, as well as a member of the Society of Women Engineers chapter. I like to read, code, and hike with my dogs. I also enjoy volunteering in my community and working with children.

I am looking to tutor students of any age in all English related areas and most music courses and content. I love to share my knowledge with others, and I wish to do that with the students I may reach through Varsity Tutors.

I am an avid reader and love to learn. I went to college and law school in Maryland but found that my true passion was teaching. I have tutored students at all levels and even speak a little Spanish! I cannot wait to get started helping others and showing them that learning, if you have the right mindset, can be invaluable and also really fun!

...from The New School in New York City (Class of 2010) and have since published articles in newspapers and magazines in my native Connecticut. I received my TESOL certificate from Oxford Seminars in 2011 and have tutored ESL students of all ages and from all over the world in Los Angeles, CA, Naples, FL, and at the University of Bridgeport and Housatonic Community College, both in Bridgeport, CT. I am currently working towards a Master...

...1995 at Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I taught Algebra there, as I have almost every year since: 5 years at college, 6 years middle school, and 7 years high school, here in Connecticut. At the middle school, I served as the head of the math department, IT, and SSAT testing, including English, verbal, and more. Along the way, I taught every math course from 5th Grade to Calculus. Algebra remains my favorite,...

I currently work in a K-8 private school, and teach everything from math, science and reading, to supervising gym, music and arts. I enjoy working with children, and will do my best to help any student work better and work harder to achieve their goals.

...general? That is a fair question and it deserves an answer. The degree in Fabric Science required participation in English Literature. Art History, Physics, Chemistry and Calculus. I found that I absolutely loved and excelled in both reading and analyzing English Literature. My grades were such that I qualified to serve as an English and Physics tutor at the collegiate level. I successfully tutored several students in these subjects. Over the course of one semester,...

After a successful career in economic development, I chose to move to Medelln, Colombia in 2013 to pursue my passion for music which led to a Latin Grammy Nomination and the discovery of my passion for education. As a modern renaissance man, I possess a thirst for knowledge and new experiences; a risk-taker who fosters new ideas and desires to reach his fullest potential in all areas of interest.

...English, including reading, writing, and test prep. My personal favorite thing to tutor is essay editing, because I love to see students' thoughts on certain subjects, and explore their writing styles. My personal favorite books include 'The Great Gatsby', 'A Tale of Two Cities', and 'The Catcher in the Rye'. I spend most of my free time reading classics I haven't covered yet, or writing what I hope to be the next great American novel!...

...was learning to study. After a couple of years as an English major, I changed to my true love, Engineering. That's when I discovered that my photographic memory sometimes played tricks on me, which made it hard to get the right answers. I want to save my students from the agony of unnecessary failure. While employed as a machine tool builder, I learned that high-school and middle-school children in town were interested in radio and...