Award-Winning HSPT Tutors in St. Charles, MO

...I was referred to an internship program at an international boarding high school called Brockwood Park School located in Hampshire, UK. I spent the 2013-2014 school year living in England teaching a textiles course and exploring philosophy with my peers. The infamously gray English weather brought me back to my home state of California in September. My experience working at an English language school with international students inspired me to volunteer as an ESL tutor...

...Linguistics at Truman State University. While at Truman, I helped tutor and mentor foreign exchange students as they acclimated to studying in America. I also worked at an orphanage during a semester study abroad experience in Ghana, West Africa where I provided both one-on-one and classroom instruction to students from 3-15 years of age. I am currently a teaching assistant for a law school professor where I provide incoming law students academic support including study...

...and showing her how to apply these concepts to her classwork. As she began completing worksheets without assistance, I found myself smiling as I saw her satisfaction at completing problems that she had declared impossible just an hour earlier. Since that session, I have found great fulfillment in spending over 100 hours tutoring to help others achieve success. A few years later, as a freshman at Washington University in St. Louis, I consider myself a...

...in the Chicago Public School system and at an independent charter school in Minneapolis, MN. During that time, I received my Masters of Education from National-Louis University. While I tutor in subjects like reading, phonics, social studies, and geography, my passion and expertise lie in math, specifically pre-algebra and algebra. I really enjoy seeing my students grow from intrepid or anxious test takers into confident and able test takers. My main goal is to improve...

...allow for not only intensive learning, but time to explain the background and importance of the task at hand. My education and experience with writing, editing, literature and grammar allow me to relate to most language arts situations, and working with 7th graders, working with alternative school students, and assisting graduate students with editing essays gives me a broad spectrum to draw from as a tutor. I believe that education is the key to individual...

...Educational Studies. Even though I am a freshman, I am taking many upper level classes and love exploring my passion for history. In high school, I was both a tutor for kids at my local middle school as well as a private tutor and tutored in subject from Physics, AB Calculus, and AP World History. I also worked in my local synagogue as a Hebrew School teacher for 1st and 5th grade students, so I...

...as a tutor and academic instructor for the past 9 years. I began tutoring during high school by participating in a club that provided free tutoring to lower income students from a neighboring middle school. Later during high school, I began working at a summer enrichment program that had a variety of courses offered to students in grades 3-8. I primarily taught mathematics and standardized test prep (including exam essay writing) during my 5 summers...

I am a storyteller by nature, and I believe teaching--regardless of the subject-- is storytelling at the core. Instead of tales of fantasy and fiction, however, these are stories about how the world works. Students like working with me because of my ability to communicate information in a way that they can understand (i.e. I tell the story they want to hear). I enjoy swimming, being outdoors, and pets.

...spent two years working for a local non-profit in their youth development program; I collaborated with staff to organize and implement literacy and math programs designed for inner city youth (ages 9-13) who performed academically below grade level. Throughout college I attended peer-led tutoring sessions for Calculus and upper-level science courses. In these sessions, I simultaneously taught and learned from my peers regarding challenging concepts found in problem sets, lecture material, and past exams. I...

...I am excited about using my solutions to help students achieve their goals. Preparing for a standardized test can feel overwhelming. But you really can be prepared. Careful, concept-oriented preparation can help ensure that students don’t run into anything radically new on exam day. My preparation strategy aims to give students the instruction they need to recognize as many problem types as possible. Sitting for a standardized test can be a stressful experience for many...