Award-Winning Japanese Tutors serving Yonkers, NY

...through intense stress in order to succeed in the school system these days, I'd be a refreshing back-seat approach to hopefully engage you or your young learner in the material involved. What is this 'back-seat' approach? The back seat approach is a method of going through material but rather than set strict quotas for a student. I work with the student to help them with whatever problem they may have. It works because the student...

...and literature degree from Hunter College of New York. For the past two years, I have been working as a private Japanese and Chinese language tutor/instructor catering to students, travelers, and corporate clients. I conduct both one-on-one and group tutoring lessons focusing on reading, writing, and speaking, with a particular focus on business vocabulary for my corporate clients. I also impart knowledge on Chinese and Japanese cultural norms and practices as an integral part of...

...Working with students and prompting them to what they need to know allows what they've learned to stick, so they can keep moving and building their understanding. Especially with younger kids, it can be easy just to tell them, but letting them do the work allows them to grow faster than simply telling them how to get the answer. I'm an avid athlete - volleyball and rowing are my sports of choice. I now travel...

...knowledge and I was able to teach every one of them while speaking only in Japanese. So I am very comfortable with teaching Japanese in an immersion setting. My passion for Japanese is in speaking and listening and immersion teaching lends itself well to learning these skills. In my spare time I like to play video games like the Legend of Zelda and Pokemon. I also read manga, watch anime and roller blade.

...I'm currently a Ph.D. candidate. I majored in Political Science and International Relations in college and graduate school. Besides English, I also speak fluent Japanese and Chinese. Over the past a few years, I have taught Mandarin to all ages, and Japanese to college students. I also served as a Teaching Assistant at my university. I love teaching and spreading knowledge! Through Varsity Tutors, I hope I can help you and solve whatever academic problems...

...works best for the student, so I do not have a set materials/go-to plan, after all, each student has different goals and learning curves and a good instructor is able to adjust accordingly. I like to be surprised by how much the students grow and that is what I strive to achieve through my lessons. Other than that, I love to cook. If you need any Japanese food recipes, I have tons of those to...

...to work with you to address your specific needs! I was born in Denver, CO, and grew up in a small ski town called Steamboat Springs. I graduated as the valedictorian of my high school class and moved to New York to study philosophy at Columbia University. After college, I spend two years teaching English in the public school system in Japan before going back to Columbia to complete my pre-med requirements. I enrolled in...

...lots of experience tutoring those around me, such as friends, peers, and class mates, and I have always enjoyed seeing their progress as students. My tutoring experiences include after-school assistance to those struggling in Ancient Greek at my former high school, to helping Juniors and Sophomores help ace the SAT. My specialty is language and history, with an emphasis on Japanese, English, Latin, US history and World History, but I am also more than happy...

My interest in numbers led me to a bachelor's degree in Actuarial science and a master's in Statistics with the focus on data analysis. I was on the Dean's Student Awards List the entire undergraduate years and in honor college during the first two years of study. While exploring my passion for statistics during my master's degree, I also have taken part in various financial classes and machine learning classes at Columbia.

...that I work with leaves with an understanding of the content that I teach them. I do not only have my students strive for excellence, but I want them to find what they love about learning overall. Especially, in a subject they are struggling with. It is important when you are teaching a child that we get them invested in their own education. It is not enough for a teacher to be the only one...

...culture. I've traveled all over the world, studying in Tokyo, living in Switzerland and Costa Rica. Not only do I have a love for Biology, but a love for every science. I hope to start a Masters of Science abroad in the following fall. Humans are so lucky to have a capacity for reason, so we can explore the infinite content of the universe. I love to draw out that love for learning in students,...

I have been tutoring since 2014 in various subjects and have honed my skills in teaching. I aim to make you succeed as well as I am capable to and am devoted to helping.

I am a rising third-year student at Trinity College Dublin, and I am working towards a degree in English Literature. I have a lot of practical test-taking and study skills to offer, particularly in high school and middle school academics and standardized testing! I also consider myself a well-rounded student, so though my passion lies in English and writing, I love to teach math, science, and history subjects as well!

...had extensive tutoring experience culminating in over 7 years of working with students of all different ages, backgrounds, and subject matters. While I tutor a broad range of subjects I particularly enjoy the sciences. With my background in biochemistry and as an aspiring physician I am not only more confident in this area but I also have a deep passion for understanding the underlying mechanisms that make us who we are. This includes biology, chemistry,...

...on my own. I have been living in NYC for 17 years. As a professional musician, I have played in several Broadway musicals such as Miss Saigon, West Side Story, and Cinderella. I'm excited to share my knowledge about music whether if you are just learning how to read music or trying to be better. I specialize in percussion instruments if you want to learn how to play the drums! I'm also happy to work...

...important supporting role: there to help the student shine! Whether looking for help completing homework, preparing for tests, or building solid foundational knowledge to build upon in the years ahead, I am ready to tailor my support to your particular needs. I can help explain concepts, walk you through specific problems, or give you hints to help you score better. Let me know how I can best help you achieve your goals!

...was going, and what to do there. In under four months, I learned Japanese and was able to talk fluidly and in under nine months I achieved fluency. I bring this up, because in Japan, I explored myself and the world in order to get a better understanding of how to learn and how I learn. Not only that, but what it takes to adapt to a civilization and lifestyle that you have not been...

...really passionate about the way my students learn. I have worked with various learning centers. They taught me a lot about how to tailor my tutoring approach to the individual needs of my students. I'm in the process of being certified in elementary school. It has been wonderful learning about how childhood development changes with each year. I look forward to being able to work one on one with more children so that they can...

...Waseda University Graduate School of Sports Science to study sports physio-psychology. Since high school, I have had a strong passion for the biological sciences, including molecular, cell, biochemistry, and neurobiology. I have spent multiple semesters during and after my undergraduate studies in learning assistant and teaching assistant positions for freshman and sophomore level college lectures and labs. I especially love teaching molecular biology because its concepts require a deeper level of thinking and a strong...

I am a rising senior at Miami University (OH) studying finance and economics. In addition to living in the U.S., I lived in Japan for 11 years and can speak, read, and write the language fluently. I took 400 level Japanese at Miami University my freshman year and am part of the Japanese Language Table. Hobbies of mine include watching and playing sports, playing guitar/listening to music, cooking, and being physically active.