Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Philadelphia, PA

...came to the realization that I did not want to be a clinical psychologist. I feel teaching will be a more fulfilling career for me; I am planning to be a high school/middle school math teacher. During high school , I tutored Latin and have tutored Math during high school and college. The best tutors tailor their lessons to the learning styles of their students. I enjoy finding accessible and creative approaches to simplify complex...

...acquired Medieval Latin during my MA at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. When not busy with academics, I fence on the varsity team, practice yoga, write poetry, and travel. During my summers I teach (art intensives, fencing, science, and more) at summer camps to groups of varying ages and ability levels. I am not only uniquely qualified academically, but also adaptable, fun, and invested in my students successes!

...through lessons created in harmony with an individuals learning style, students are able to understand information at a whole new level. I believe that all students are capable of achieving academic success, they just need information to be communicated in a way that their unique minds can process. During my free time I like to play sports, read, and travel. I love playing basketball, football and golf; and also am an avid Philadelphia Sports fan.

...Classics Honors Society and volunteered as an ESL teacher. After graduating, I moved to Spain and built on my volunteer experience by obtaining a TEFL certficate and tutoring and teaching there for the duration of my visa; when I returned to Philadelphia, I started working as a classroom ESL teacher for Kaplan International. Maybe because of these experiences, my favorite subjects to help with tend to be those most involved with language - Latin, Spanish,...

...the past four years I have helped students master grammar and translation, while transferring my enthusiasm for the language and literature itself. I work very hard to make sure that my students make progress! In order to make this happen, I will tailor my approach to a subject to the specific needs of each student. In my spare time, I do landscape painting in oils and pastels. I also enjoy rowing and generally being outdoors.

...France in 2013. For the next three years, I lived in various parts of France while teaching English in private and classroom settings. The greatest joy in language education is communication. I interacted with my students in multiple languages and we had the opportunity to explore different worlds just by talking. I learned equally as much from my students about French society as they did from me. Now that I am back in the United...

...is largely influenced by their weekly study routine, and I make it a priority to help my students figure out a process that works well for them. For a bit of background, I graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Architecture & Environmental Studies. After college, I received a Fulbright Scholarship to study architecture at Cambridge University, where I got my Master's degree in Architecture. Due to some personal exposure I had to family...

...K-12 and at the collegiate level. Although my training has been interdisciplinary, among my specialties are English Language, Literature, and Linguistics. I also have experience as a Writing Tutor, primarily for English and French, and my recent graduate work was an interdisciplinary degree in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. My teaching methods are designed to be fun and engaging for all levels. I strive to foster a love of learning in all of my students and...

...and Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Writing proficiency, and Physics. I also teach SHSAT prep to 7th graders. I am qualified to teach strategy and content for the SAT and MCAT, as well as high school Science, Writing, and Math classes. My greatest strength as a tutor is my ability to simplify abstract concepts using analogies and real-life comparisons so that anybody can learn them. Showing students how their studies relate to the rest of the world...

...helping students discover and build on their personal strengths in order to acquire reading, writing, and other language skills, whether in English, French, or Latin. To me, few things are more fulfilling than watching a little one decode and understand those first simple stories, or catching the flash of surprise as a student suddenly realizes how to use the various cases of a Latin noun. In my free time, I love traveling, reading (especially mysteries!),...