Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Highlands Ranch, CO

...middle school students successfully taught and mentored in 1st year of independent education startup 12 Juveniles counseled and educated at a wilderness education program 6 years successfully counseling "at risk" youth in California, Florida and Montana 5 years tutoring and educating special populations across the curriculum 4 years implementing animal assisted services and curriculum design 3 years as a Certified Power Yoga Instructor for Corepower Yoga Studios 2 years as a Certified TESOL/ESL Teacher for...

...Teachers awarded to teachers selected by their students from all over the nation. It was my passion to learn and coach that taught me that education was what I wanted to pursue in my life. I feel that a great teacher not only helps students love the subjects, but strives to guide students to nourish values to be able to complement their education and make it meaningful for life. In my spare time I enjoy...

...and in college I tutored elementary school students in reading and writing with the America Reads Program. I also tutored reading and writing with Reading Partners in NYC. Aside from music I am also a lover of language and have studied many languages over the course of my life. I studied Latin and French for 4 years in High School, Italian in College for 2 years, and I study Spanish independently. I look forward to...

...where I majored in piano and biochemistry. After that, I earned an MA in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. Most recently, I studied biomedical science at Regis University where I earned an MS. I love biology and biochemistry and those two subjects are my strongest along with music. I also tutor math, reading, writing, and beginning Latin. If I'm not working, you can usually find me hiking (as the weather permits), reading, and drinking coffee.

...Greek and Latin, not as esoteric and archaic subjects, but as tools that fundamentally inform our relationship to language, history, and thought. Learning the languages allowed me to read texts in their intended form, which is a deeply enriching experience. I am also a great lover of poetry, and love to teach writing, both of creative and academic forms. I believe that subjects should be taught in a way that does not force students to...

...homework and test studies, and when my social circle expanded beyond my family and I started helping friends with their work as well, I realized I could help even more people by offering my services. From the first students I taught to my most recent, helping someone understand something that at first exceeded their grasp is one of the most fulfilling experiences I have ever had. I am greatly looking forward to helping you or...

...a full-time professional tutor in the Denver school district for the two years since graduation, working mostly with struggling readers and writers in middle school and high school. I love planning exciting and individualized lessons and seeing skills click for students, but my all-time favorite part of teaching is getting to read my students' writing. Sometimes it is heartbreaking, sometimes it is more insightful than I expect, and sometimes it is the most hilarious thing...

...as an English teacher at elementary schools in both Egypt and China. I love teaching languages, including Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and Latin because I believe that knowing a foreign language is important for living in such a diverse world. Knowing multiple languages promotes tolerance for other cultures and is beneficial to almost any field. I am very passionate about school however, I understand that learning a language can be very difficult for some. As a...

...doing graduate work in the Classics at USC, three of which were spent teaching Latin and Ancient Greek to undergraduates while enrolled. While I can teach other subjects, the majority of my work comes in Latin and other Classical areas, and I've made it sort of a life's mission of mine to instill the same enthusiasm in my students about the ancient world as I have. I firmly believe that learning Latin is as valuable...

I am a dynamic teacher with twelve years of experience fostering a love of Latin in my students and motivating them to maximize their potential as scholars. I believe that students thrive and succeed in an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. This has been my guiding principle as a teacher, tutor and as a department chair. ... My philosophy of teaching is simple. Students thrive in an environment where they feel respected and valued. As teachers, our words can give students the confidence to try something new and the strength to challenge themselves. It is the responsibility of the teacher to accommodate and to adapt himself to the diversity of personalities and learning styles in his class. In doing so, he can guide everyone entrusted to him to success.