Award-Winning Japanese Tutors in Washington DC

...name is Jeanna. At a young age, my parents foster a profound belief that a good education was crucial to your future. Since then, I have tried to encourage other students to strive for academic achievement. I graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. I also received my TEFL certificate in 2012. I have taught English in South Korea for two years at an after-school academy. Since then I...

...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 the way science is taught in American schools. I place a high value on...

...outside of class in college and involved in STEM academics and research mentorship as well as a translation program from and to English outside of class. I speak Japanese and French, and I have taken the PSATs, SATs, 10 APs, and the GREs successfully. I would be willing to help with any of these subjects, with math, science, and languages being more of my strong suit, and I would be willing to drive to a...

I have experience working with children as a teacher, tutor, and mentor, and am quite comfortable designing games, activities, and crafts to enhance their learning. My experience ranges from working with special needs children to tutoring to teaching English.

...a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University. I received my Bachelor of Science in Radiation Sciences with double minors in Spanish and Chemistry. I tutored various subjects all four years in college, specializing in all Sciences and Spanish. In my experience tutoring these subjects, my goal has always been to explain to my students why you get to your answers rather than how you get there. For each student I tutor, I do my best to...

...solve the question/problem, and answer(s) to the question. My function as a teacher is not to provide the answer, but to help students learn by themselves, so that they can foster their problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Feel free to contact me if you have questions or/and to schedule a lesson. If you have specific areas you want to cover or resources you could provide, please let me know. I would develop a lesson to...

...that works for them, or when they realize that the material is not as foreign to them as they think it is. My personal belief is that there is a connection to be made for everyone with all subjects, be it a "science" person with humanities, or an "art" person with technology. And my goal as a tutor is to show my students that, along with instilling a newfound sense of love for learning in...

...a student by explaining ways basic Japanese grammar is similar to math!) In my experience helping struggling students prepare for Standardized Tests, I really enjoy exploring approaches to the Critical Reading and Writing portions as well as finding the test prep strategies that work best for my students. In software tutoring, I enjoy focusing on the tasks that help my students achieve their goals, while helping them understand the why's of each step so they...

...private Japanese and French tutor with over four years of group and private lesson experience. I grew up speaking French at home and in school. I lived in Japan for several years and studied Japanese language in the US for over six years. I enjoy playing the guitar, violin and drums. Other hobbies of mine include camping, hiking, training for triathlons, soccer, traditional Japanese martial arts and learning new languages. I'm a very friendly and...

...I worked for the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program in Fukushima, Japan. Here, I taught English to elementary and junior high students. After this, I spent time working in the Richland and Pasco School Districts as a Japanese coach and substitute teacher. I also spent time with the Columbia Basin College ESL Program, where I was a volunteer ESL tutor. In addition to these classroom roles, I spent time acting as an interpreter for Spanish,...

...a native Japanese speaker. I was born and raised in Japan. After attending Meiji Gakuin University in Japan, I moved to the United States. I am able to speak, read and write both Japanese and English. I have two young sons, and I have taught them how to speak and write in both English and Japanese--they are bilingual. I am easy going, friendly and very patient. I change my tutoring style to match the needs...

...from a special education background, so often times I find myself looking for the strengths in students and using those strengths to help them improve upon the areas they are not so confident in. For example, it can be as simple as providing positive feedback in addition to areas that they need to improve in. If you put yourself in the shoes of the student , it could be very frustrating for them to only...

I recently moved to D.C. after graduating from Brown University with a B.S. in Chemical Biology. While in college, I had the opportunity to become a teaching assistant for both introductory and upper-level biochemistry courses, which I truly enjoyed. By using the insights I have gained through my experience as a teaching assistant, I would love to help students out by facilitating their learning process. I look forward to hearing from and meeting you!

Hi, I'm Tanya, a current Sophomore in college. I'm a Computer Science major, and as a result, I'm open to tutoring people in various programming languages (Python, Java, C, etc.) as well as a multitude of Math subjects (Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, etc). I look forward to tutoring you! :)

...six years of teaching and tutoring experience, beginning while I was a student at George Washington University, then as a private tutor with various companies in Los Angeles. I currently act as an instructor for government and military audiences as part of my current work. I am an avid traveler, and spend around half of my days traveling around the world as part of my job duties. I mostly work from Tokyo and Seoul, where...

I'm a graduate student who studies economics and a little bit of history. I love to teach, and I adapt my tutoring style to each student I work with. I'm mostly easy going and like to check in regularly to make sure you're getting the most out of your sessions. Happy to help with test prep, economics courses, math courses, and more!

Hello! My name is Veena and I have experience teaching ESL in Japan for 5 years, and have passed Level N2 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). I am currently studying for N1. I hope to meet many of you and hope to help many of you in either English or Japanese. Let's enjoy learning together!

...versatile engineering graduate, I strive to exemplify in my tutoring the same communication skills, attention to detail, and creative initiative that I developed during my studies. Having learned through past teaching experience that no two students think exactly alike, I facilitate learning by developing methods that cater to a student's personal learning style. I aim to make the learning experience feel less like a chore and more like an opportunity for self-improvement. Outside of tutoring,...

...out what makes them tick so I can come up with appropriate examples. When I have time, I am a huge fan of traveling and skiing. I think traveling is a great way to both discover new places and reflect on where I'm from, and skiing speaks for itself whether in California, Japan, Austria, or Switzerland. Of course, I can't be on the road all the time, so for the 95% of the time that...

...I have years of experience tutoring math and English, but enjoy learning about all subjects and disciplines. I am firm believer that the best way to easiest way to learn something is to learn to enjoy and it, however this can often mean different things for different students. I understand that any one style of teaching is not suited to every student and therefore believe that the best quality a tutor can have is adaptability.