Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving New Britain, CT

...I studied education and obtained my Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certificate. I am experienced with tutoring a variety of academic subjects including English, Literature, Writing, English as a second language, Algebra, Biology, and Chemistry. I can also help you prepare for college placement exams such as the ACCUPLACER, build your study or...

...love learning and spend hours studying to get good grades. I graduated salutatorian of my high school class and currently am maintaining a 4.0 GPA in college. I have always loved English and have helped many students with proofreading their essays. In terms of math, Algebra has always been my favorite. My goal is to...

...new ideas, but to connect with the students and learn from them. I enjoy the problem-solving nature of math and grammar, and the opportunity I have to turn academics into an interesting, enjoyable, and ultimately more rewarding experience. I love music of all kinds, the writing of George Saunders and John Steinbeck, basketball, and in...

...applied to Varsity Tutors. The main reason I applied is I want more experience working with students that teaching cannot provide in the time frame I have. Also, I want to work with students from different backgrounds and ages that I currently do not interact with. Tutoring allows me to fulfill these passions and to...

...than ever young people need practice in slowing down and thinking critically about written texts. This discipline, essential both to democratic discourse and the negotiation of private choices in one's life, can be fostered in a language arts classroom and in private tutoring. I want to help students comprehend the musical and connotative range of...

...am passionate about helping others and would love to help you to achieve your academic goals! Writing and language are my strongest suits, and I have plenty of experience working with kids and communicating with individuals of all age groups. You will gain a source of encouragement as well as practical help from my tutoring...

...natural phenomena are rooted in basic chemistry concepts. I believe that the most important part of teaching is a malleable understanding of the material. It is not only important to learn one concept, but to be able to think about it in different ways and build off from there. Outside academia, I love to draw,...

...of Connecticut. At university, I also volunteer with English as a Second Language to help adults better their language skills. Prior to that, I worked with high school students on college essay writing and International Baccalaureate English and Biology exams. As such, my favorite subjects to tutor are Biology and English because I feel like...

...rehearsals, and helping friends and classmates with their academic issues. I am a firm believer that an English tutor is not there to tell their student how to understand the text or make essay edits for them, but to provide them with the tools and background information necessary for them to figure out their own...

...also have master's degrees in Medieval Studies and Biblical Studies, and a bachelor's in History. My dissertation focused on the history and legacy of Christian monasticism. I taught for four years at Yale Divinity School and currently serve as a high school substitute teacher. My areas of teaching specialty include the humanities, religion, history, English,...