Award-Winning Languages Tutors serving Springfield, MA

...thought of algebra was so frightening and intimidating that any reasoning disintegrated. So, we followed the mantra Algebra is not magic, reminding the student in times when she faltered that she can think through a math problem. As long as she felt grounded enough to access her innate understanding of the world around us, she...

...mother said my brother was able to skip kindergarten because I taught him everything I was learning at school! I am a graduate of the University of Connecticut, where I earned a bachelor's degree in English; I also am a 15-year homeschooling "veteran." Most recently, I have worked in a private school teaching grammar, pre-algebra,...

...tutor, teaching students ranging from middle schoolers to doctoral candidates. I am also a junior high Latin teacher at St. Norbert School. While I love helping students with any language-related subject (in fact, I truly enjoy analyzing English grammar!), I am most passionate about teaching Latin. I find it extremely gratifying when my students realize...

...University of Massachusetts Amherst helped me develop a teaching style that focuses on experiential learning and personal communication, asking questions and allowing students to explore new ways of thinking while attempting to facilitate creative and critical approaches to learning. As a former homeschooled student, I have been able to develop strong organizational and independent study...

...where I earned a Master's of Arts in Ethnomusicology. Recently, I became certified to teach English through the Connecticut State Department of Education. As early as college I began tutoring. I have tutored in Math, Music, English as a Second Language, Reading, and Writing. I have tutored while living on both coasts as well as...

...both my Bachelor's and Master's of Arts degree from Rhode Island College and have worked as a Math Tutor and Teacher's Assistant throughout my time at RIC. Intellectually, I believe knowledge is fluid and requires practice to perfect. I enjoy showing my peers/students different ways of examining problems in order to achieve a well-rounded understanding...

I'm a senior at Smith College working towards a B.S. in Engineering Sciences and a minor in Spanish. I help students with STEM and Spanish tutoring and particularly enjoy helping to expand students' understanding of engineering, physics, and math. Outside of academia, I enjoy hiking, baking, and spending time with my friends and family.

...my passion. I have dedicated much of my academic career to Mandarin Chinese and French, having studied both languages for over 7 years. I spent half of my gap year in Grenoble, France and studied abroad in Beijing, China during my time as an undergrad at Smith. In addition to simply studying foreign languages, I...

...enjoyed reading and editing my peers' and siblings' essays for as long as I can remember. I am interested in teaching English at the high school or university level in the future, so I hope to begin to cultivate my teaching skills and give back to the community through tutoring for Varsity Tutors. In my...

...exchange with the University of Granada and spent 6 months studying there. After graduating I received additional certification in translation from the University of Massachusetts Boston. I am extremely passionate about languages and language learning as a way to connect with and learn about other people. I believe that the best way to learn a...

...teacher certification program to teach French K-12, in order to pursue my dream of having an everyday life purpose. I'm not a native speaker, but French is the language in which I earned my Master's degree in Agriculture and worked five years in the insurance field. I would like to share with my students my...

...Manager and Study Director in the biotechnology field. I have also worked in the biosafety testing industry designing tests to evaluate vaccine safety according to FDA guidelines. For the past ten years, after having children of my own, I have turned my love of math and the sciences to teaching. My teaching experience has been...

I love learning about my students' hobbies and interests, and strive to connect these with the material I tutor them on.

...teacher at art school told me, "I have too many students and too little time. You know all I've taught you: would you be willing to step in as my Teacher's Assistant?" Since then, I've been connecting with students from 5 years old to 50 on the artistic and creative process. This love of teaching...

...currently in the last stage of my doctoral dissertation in Literature at the University of Montreal. I have been teaching Spanish in universities in Colombia, Canada and the USA. I have been honored with the opportunity of working with students from different cultures, different accents, and different beliefs. My lessons are a safe space for...

...and college admissions counselor (4 years), I have a wealth of resources I access in order to tailor my teaching and tutoring to the students who work with me. First, I actively listen and intensively read. Then I reflect back the strengths I learn through what students share with me. No two students are alike;...

I enjoy learning and helping others to learn as well. I have lived several years in Europe to grow a deep understanding and appreciation for various languages, their cultures, and history. I also am adept in IT fields as I am pursuing a graduate degree in IT.

...in and grow into their potential have always been desires of mine. As a young adult, I delighted in leading music at my church's vacation Bible school. Since then, I have had the privileges of teaching Bible stories while on missions in Hartford and Central America, teacher aiding in a middle school music classroom, helping...

I am a professional tutor, teacher, freelance graphic designer, artist and musician. I approach my students with an openness to their learning styles. I love to study languages--especially Italian, Spanish and Japanese! I tutor in the language arts and computer arts--such as programs like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign.... In my teaching, I am always thinking of the real world application of the subject. If my students cannot use what they have learned in context, then...

...from the University of Florida, and a Masters in Education in Higher Education from UMass Amherst. I have been passionate about writing from a young age. In high school, I was a Copy Editor for the school newspaper, and in college I edited prose for the eminent Tea Literary Magazine. I have also edited work...