Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Greenburgh, NY

...variety of subjects including chemistry, physics, trig, history, English, Spanish, and many others. Looking forward to meeting new students and helping as much as I can! In the rest of my life, I love to hike, I listen to a ton of music, and enjoy reading, spending time with friends and playing sports. I plan...

...Seattle Community College, facilitating work on everything from creative writing projects to college admission essays to English writing and speaking skills for our international population. Last year I worked as a Teacher's Assistant at Garfield Elementary School where I focused on reading comprehension and writing skills with our Kindergarten students. I am passionate about engaging...

...to do. This kind of instruction can be overwhelming for some students. That's why I've dedicated myself as a tutor to reversing this trend, and encouraging students to recognize the skills they already have, and use them to solve new, bigger problems. I've worked with students as young as five years old, all the way...

I look forward to helping students improve their test scores! I graduated from UC Berkeley and Columbia Law. I self-taught to achieve a perfect verbal SAT score and an LSAT score in the 99th percentile. Test taking is a skill and, like any skill, you can improve significantly through practice and learned techniques.

...music professionally! As a result, I can truly get in the mindset of a student who is learning something - NO question is out-of-bounds or silly - it all comes from a place where the mind is trying to incorporate new information. There is nothing worse than an expert "teacher" who has forgotten what the...

...feedback was. Now, as I study theater direction at a prestigious university, I put to practice, how I can become better at communicating foreign ideas towards an end product. I love being able to find the unique tool or technique that finally clicks; one of my strong suits is being able to assess the individual,...

...am most passionate about English and Writing. In my experience, there is no best approach for how to tutor students. Every student is different and should be taught in a way that helps them better understand both the subject matter in front of them and themselves as a student. I believe that the healthy combination...

...2014 through July 2015, I worked as a tutoring specialist for a company. I tutored students ranging in age from 13 to 50, in various subjects such as calculus and chemistry. While I enjoy tutoring students in all of the subjects I specialize in, I love tutoring students in physics (specifically, mechanics and waves). Physics...

...learn how to do difficult problems in ways that make sense to them - not the way the book describes it. Almost everything that we learn is pretty easy when you boil it down, the real problem is that not everyone learns the way that the book or the teacher teaches it. So the first...

...love creating unique activities for my students that align with their personalities and interests in order to motivate them. I believe in the power of data to drive student growth, focusing on benchmark assessments in order to set and track goals along the way, so that students are invested in what we are accomplishing together....

Hi! My name is River Knight. I'm currently a student at New York University. I've actively worked as a tutor for the last 5 years. I hope to help my students find the joy in what they're learning and give them tools to improve on their own!

...own unique way, my teaching style is designed to pinpoint each student's individual strengths and weaknesses to develop a customized tutoring experience. My 3+ years of experience as a science teacher in Morningside Heights and beyond have made me appreciate the power of one-on-one instruction and the great advantages that exceptional grades and test scores...

...students improve on standardized tests. I have over three years of experience tutoring students from grade 4-11 for a wide range of subjects. I am particularly passionate about helping students improve in reading comprehension, vocabulary building, and essay writing. While many students find these subjects daunting, I think that with the right strategies, anyone can...

...exam and am eager to share everything I have learned in how I brought my score up. I know which subjects are 'high yield' and which can be brushed over. I have a very good sense of how to help my students structure their studying and I will work with them as much as they...

...Rebecca Minkoff and Milk Studios. Today, I work in advertising for a luxury jewelry and watch brand, but the study of English and foreign languages remains close to my heart. Apart from my work in fashion and advertising, I am a runner, a cook, a traveler, and a collector of vintage clothing, watches, furniture, and...

...of all abilities in a wide variety of subjects. There is no confusion too small or problem too complicated that I cannot help with if not solve. I am exceptionally dedicated to my students; ensuring that they not simply memorize concepts or regurgitate facts but truly understand the material. I ask them to defend their...

...a variety of students, ages 8-20. In terms of my clients, I like working with dedicated, passionate students who are willing to put in the work to achieve their goals. For me, tutoring is about working with a student until they are able to achieve their goal, and even beyond that so that they have...

...concentration in International Security Studies. I have extensive experience tutoring high school and college-level Spanish. I have also taught English, Writing, and Editing to middle school and high school students. As a writer-by-trade, I can help students improve the style and structure of their writing, as well as teach grammar and copy editing. I have...

...center, working with fellow college students to improve and enhance writing assignments in all disciplines and to strengthen basic grammar and organizational skills. I am excited to be a Varsity Tutor, instilling a passion for learning in my students through experiential, hands-on education that promotes critical thinking skills. I firmly believe that the provision of...

...returned to the United States, I worked for Exxon Mobil and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill before starting law school at Georgetown in 2011. While in law school, I became a much more organized and effective thinker and explainer. In other words, I became a much better teacher. Law school gives you...