Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Vancouver, WA

...teaching. While I tutor in a variety of subjects, my favorite is Latin. I love everything about Latin, from its structured grammar to its beautiful poetry, but my favorite moments are when a student recognizes the root of an English word and realizes how a language thousands of years old still relates to their life today. Regardless of subject, I help students develop critical thinking skills and study strategies to gain the confidence they need...

...of beauty in topics from Mathematics to Literature to Latin, and I love finding new ways to explain complex topics to students. I have a degree in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Math, but I also have an extensive background in Latin Language, standardized test preparation, grammar, and writing. I'm currently pursuing a Master's Degree in writing, in an attempt to balance my education between the arts and the sciences. I'm excited about having...

...thinker and worker. I love to teach, I love to learn and I know my enthusiasm for both comes across when working with a classroom of three hundred students or one on one. I'm a writer and filmmaker by trade. I've been teaching and writing for over twenty years, have a variety of academic and non-academic interests including films, books, sports, music, travel, languages, art, theatre and many more. To be honest, I'm pretty much...

...Relief and the World Trade Center to teaching English to Japanese high school students in Japan. I have been homeschooling for 15 years while developing and teaching a Latin program at a local private school for grades 5-9. I have spent several years as a phonics and reading tutor for early readers as well. I am passionate about helping each of my students develop a love of learning, self-confidence and success in and out of...

...tutoring students at Portland's Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) for three months for my "senior capstone" project. I believe in cooperative, student-centered learning, and I strive to meet the learning needs of my pupils by discerning and adapting to different interests, levels of knowledge, and learning styles. In my free time, I serve as the president of Portland State's Model United Nations team. I am also a tournament-chess player of middling strength.

Hello! I'm a very positive person and I use this to encourage learning! I have a passion for knowledge, and I believe it is always possible to progress in a subject, it just takes patience, practice, and finding the student's ideal learning style. I have just returned from a year living in France as an English teaching assistant, and I will be going to the University of Chicago to complete my Masters in Social Sciences.

...look at the material back when it made no sense. They should further be able to remember how they came to understand it, and be able to communicate this to the student. If the student still does not understand, a great teacher will find a way to communicate it in a way that the student will. I became a language teacher, not because I have any prodigious talent for learning foreign languages, but because of...

...2005 I graduated from New Saint Andrews College with a B.A. in Liberal Arts in Culture (Summa Cum Laude). Following this, I taught at a small high school for five years, providing instruction in many subjects, including history, literature, Latin, English composition, and SAT prep. Following this, I took a break from classroom teaching (as my husband and I decided to grow our family) and pursued individual tutoring opportunities in English composition and music instruction....

...reading, writing, and study skills; I also love finding creative ways for students to learn and apply their skills to things that interest them. In college, I was a private writing tutor and also worked for the university as a student-mentor for first year college students. I've spent the past several months working at a 3rd through 5th grade elementary school as a librarian and instructional assistant. Now that it's summer vacation, I'm looking forward...

...help my students truly comprehend the material, and be able to apply what they have learned when encountering new problems and questions. When I'm not working I spend my time hiking at the Sandy River Delta with my husky puppy, Kili, or whipping up new vegan recipes. I love to read, especially modern fiction and historical biographies, and try to travel as much as I am able; my most recent trip was to Italy, and...