Award-Winning History Tutors in Richmond, VA

...spent the summer as a Teaching Assistant with the Center for Talented Youth, guiding my students through a 3-week crash course in high school Biology. While I love Biology, I am also comfortable tutoring many other subjects. I am ready to help my students to craft their best essays, strengthen their critical reading skills, and become confident public speakers. At the College William and Mary, I pursued a Science degree, but continued taking classes in...

...from Christopher Newport University, and a Master's in Secondary Social Studies Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. I currently live in the Richmond, VA area, and I am an avid bibliophile. I take great pride in creating customized learning plans for students, helping them not only learn history, but also see how it affects their own lives. I am passionate about a wide range of Social Studies topics, which helps me bring a great enthusiasm to...

...Arabic. In college, I started tutoring students of all ages. I assisted them in various areas of study, including essay and Arabic grammar. After college, I worked at a refugee center with children of immigrants. I helped them to adjust to a new environment, while simultaneously adapting to the public school curriculum. I am also a certified ESL/TESOL teacher and have experience teaching groups of students as well as providing individual lessons. Working in different...

...particularly in the areas of Special Education and Intervention. I strongly believe in a teaching environment that promotes learning. I think this can best be accomplished in a classroom in which the children feel at home and are unafraid of mistakes. Each child should feel part of a team supported by their teacher and by their classmates. I have had felt the greatest satisfaction watching with pride, a child making strides in his academic growth...

...and a Minor in Network Administration. Aside from university, I work for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management Finance division as an Accountant. Work certainly isn't everything though! I am an avid Basketball fan, and an experienced musician. I've been a member of quite a few bands and choirs, and play 5 instruments, including voice. I love writing and literature and am very excited to be working as a tutor in my home city of...

...Arts in Communications, majoring in Public Relations and Advertising. I also have an Associates of Arts in Journalism. In my capacity as a Board of Education member, I earned a Masters in Education Governance. More recently, I was accepted into the Masters in Education Leadership at Grand Canyon University. I have worked as a tutor with Varsity for several years now, earning a 4.7 rating. What I'm most proud of is that I served my...

...literature, but also about seeing how literature related to specific periods in history. I have tutored middle school, high school, and college students in various subjects: English, reading comprehension, critical thinking, History (both U.S. and European), writing (both MLA & APA format), as well as edited legal writing papers and nursing school papers. I thrive on helping students connect with a subject, to help them reach the "light bulb" moment. I am passionate about helping...

...Administration. Before I enrolled in school, I traveled to Beijing, China, where I taught Language Arts, Pre-Algebra, and Environmental Science at an international school. While I lived in Beijing, China, I enjoyed traveling to famous landmarks such as the Great Wall and Summer Palace. In addition to teaching at an international school, I spent my time tutoring English to elementary students at a private academy. My expertise teaching English includes grammar, writing, and speaking. I...

...wife. I have worked in the restaurant industry for more than fifteen years in all facets of management and my favorite aspect was the interaction with people. When my schedule stopped providing a good quality of life outside of my career, I chose to pursue education. I received by undergraduate and graduate degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University. My Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts are both in History. I have been teaching at the...

...Medical Sciences from Boston University, and am currently a medical student in Virginia. In addition to my educational experience, I have nearly five years of work experience in the biomedical field. My expertise lies in the life sciences and standardized testing. I have tutored the MCAT, SAT, ACT, and GRE. I understand the importance of attaining high scores on standardized exams, as these often can open up many great educational and professional opportunities. In my...

...in May of 2010. My majors were History and Spanish. I chose to study these two subjects because I enjoyed them! I studied Spanish for 9 years, in both college and high school, and I studied various eras of History while in college. I believe that with my understanding of these two subjects, I will be able to help students better understand their courses and schoolwork by finding creative ways to help them relate to...

...be a role model for students. As my resume demonstrates, I am a Texas certified Social Studies Composite 4-12 and Math 4-8 teacher with Master degree in History and five years of teaching experience in various social studies subjects and math. I started my teaching career as a U.S history and AP Human Geography teacher at Harmony School of Science at Houston, Texas, and at Harmony Science Academy at Houston. I accumulated the rest of...

...local high school tutoring groups of students through the AVID system. At the same time, I also tutored an individual who was failing four out of his five core classes. In three classes he had less than a 40%, and was in danger of dropping out of school. After four weeks of tutoring, he was passing all his classes. He graduated on time the following year and now attends community college. I'm a great tutor...

...a recent graduate from VCU with a bachelor's in history and a master's degree in Teaching. I have had over 600 hours of experience working in group settings and one-on-one with students during my student teaching placement as well as practicum experiences involving tutoring and study prep. I am enthusiastic about continuing my professional career and to help students reach that higher level of critical thinking to succeed, through the usage and implementation of study...

...in History, a minor in Latin American Studies, and a minor in Linguistics. I have a International Baccalaureate degree from Oscar F. Smith high school. I love history and foreign languages, Spanish and French in particular, and am always excited to meet students. To me, tutoring is an enjoyable way to transmit a love of learning in a setting that is comfortable and helpful to the student. Please contact me if you have any questions.

...and Teaching English as a Second Language. I am an exceptionally, organized, driven, and passionate student. I have always had an interest in education. As a senior in high school I researched, wrote, and presented a twenty page research paper on the relationship between teacher education and the educational success of nations. Upon starting college, I got involved with a tutoring and mentoring program that works with local middle schools. I was given a group...

...extremely important for every student to have a basic grounding in United States and World History, as well as World Geography. While each of these subjects is different, they are also all intertwined. For a student to be a good citizen of the world, they need a basic understanding of their country and how their country is viewed by others. I also believe that Geography, especially the cultural aspect of Geography, is important for every...

I am a VCU graduate pursuing my career in teaching. I am incredibly passionate about literature and history and I want to impart my knowledge on to others. There is nothing that pleases me more than being able to help others develop knowledge and understanding of things that I love! Looking to deepen my level of teaching by helping students reach there goals.... I want to be able to relate subjects in which students are having...

...professor. I love both teaching classes and working with students individually. I have Maryland certifications in many areas including special education, elementary and high school science. I began my education at the University of Chicago, where I earned a B.A. in History and Philosophy Science, a M.S in Anatomy and Ph.D. in the Conceptual Foundations of Science. As part of this program I was a graduate teaching assistant for the medical school Gross Anatomy course....

...12th grade Social Studies. I also worked as a tutor for the past year with a student with intellectual disabilities. In this position, I visited her twice a week after school to work on study skills, organizational habits, and her English and History homework. I am a great tutor because I have wonderful organizational skills, patience, and a good sense of humor. I am also skilled at viewing basic knowledge from many different angles and...