Award-Winning Japanese Tutors serving Redmond, WA

Hello! I am a freshman pursuing Bio-engineering at the University of Washington. I am proficient in a multitude of STEM subjects and I love teaching and working with students. Let me help you excel in your academic pursuits!

...and always meet my clients right where they are. I spent 8 years living in Japan, where I gained fluency and earned my teaching license while working in Japanese public elementary schools. I have been teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages for 11 years and Japanese for 5 years. I feel very strongly about modernizing JP language education. During my tenure at a private school in Seattle I completely rewrote the Japanese curriculum to...

Hi, My name is Jinchi Zhang. I graduated from UC San Diego with a degree of Applied Mathematics. I have also been working as a software engineer in Seattle for a year. Nice to meet you!

Hi there, I'm a recent graduate in Electrical Engineering with a strong background in math and computer science. I have a passion for teaching and am excited to help you along on your way to success.

Recently graduating from the University of Washington, I majored in Japanese Literature. During my time as a student I also interned at a language school in Japan, studied abroad in Hokkaido, Japan, and volunteered as both an ESL and conversation partner. I have recently been hired on by the government JET Program and will be moving to Japan this summer to teach English. I want to help student achieve both their English and Japanese proficiency...

...seeing people I teach understand those concepts and love to see the faces of students when they understand a concept they couldn't have until then and the confidence they get from it. I primarily teach primary-school level mathematics and Japanese. I am a native Japanese speaker who has attended the Seattle Japanese School for 12 years and can listen, speak, write, and read fluently. Outside of teaching, I love to participate in school clubs, outdoor...

...in one-on-one sessions, or with a small group. Teaching others is a great way to expand understanding of how other students think and develop ideas, and it allows myself to see new ways to look at problems. While I'm not studying (or helping my friends study), I love to play music (piano, flute, guitar), take a walk through the forest preserve, draw, design/sew clothing, chat with friends, etc. I look forward to contributing to students'...

...and received a B.S. in Biology, and B.A. in International & Global Studies. I conducted my graduate studies at Fordham University and received an M.S. in Secondary Science Education. I am currently certified in New York State for Biology 7 - 12 and am pursuing a secondary certification in SPED 7 - 12. My approach to tutoring is simple: learning does not come easily if it cannot be made digestible. In this light, I employ...

...on the curriculum development side and in formal classroom teaching. I worked as a lab instructor for Genetics and Evolution courses in Duke University's Department of Biology, and developed and taught science programs for the Duke University Center for Science Education. I also spent a year and a half teaching English conversation and writing to high school students in Japan. I have a passion for science education and am currently working to understand and improve...

...is the philosophy by which I have tutored and by which I currently tutor. With 4th grade students and with college-age students, with students in America and with students in Japan, I have helped new ideas and information take root and blossom to the satisfaction of student and tutor alike. I love those moments of recognition as someone internalizes knowledge, when an unfamiliar idea becomes familiar, and the creative ability such moments foster. My aim...