Award-Winning Russian Tutors

...International School and worked at The St. Petersburg Times, a weekly newspaper. I started tutoring before college, and I have since tutored students ages three-adult in French, SAT Reading, Writing, and Verbal, Essay Writing, ESL, Study Skills, and more. I am also an avid, competitive ballroom dancer. I began teaching dance at my ballet studio in high school before going on to teach my college team, as well as wedding dances to private couples. I am...

...that counts, but informal as well including reading, traveling, meeting new people, and trying new things, all of which enrich our lives. I have always been a strong advocate for education, because, I believe, it is the best way to explore the world and find one's place in it. My philosophy, when it comes to education, is empowering and releasing the potential. As far as I am concerned, my student can be the next Ernest...

...believe a tutor’s role is to assist in achieving effective resolutions, while providing support for individuals in a proactive, patient, and respectful manner with excellent customer service. I believe that teacher’s role is to assist and guide while maintaining the highest standards of education, and develop individual’s talents in every step of the way. I am regarded as a great listener who takes the time to understand the needs of clients to improve and master...

...film and video clips) and for being able to make difficult grammar points more understandable for them. As a firm proponent of foreign languages, being part of any educational curriculum, I also enjoy incorporating the relevant culture to the foreign language experience. I want my students to succeed at language study, but recognize that it can be difficult for some, and I always strive for patience and understanding with those who struggle. In my spare...

...Critical Reading and Writing and Essay Editing. These are areas in which my students make remarkable progress in short periods of time and also find great pleasure in relating the themes of their writing to their own outside interests and passions. I also enjoy helping students prepare to take standardized tests by addressing, in an understanding and accommodating way, the common anxieties and stresses that can accompany test-taking. Outside of school and tutoring, I enjoy...

...students in grades K-12 and adult, in classes and one-on-one. I'm very patient and know how to break down concepts and use the style that works best for my students. I have a good sense of humor and can make learning fun. Although I am not a strict, inflexible teacher, I do give students a structure and expectations to follow, and I tell them I do this because I want them to succeed! I love...

...the questions and curiosities I had met weren't always that much different from the ones I'd answer while visiting my old school teachers on career days. In science, there are no stupid questions, nor are there unqualified pupils. You don't have to have an interest in science to appreciate its achievements or to contribute to its progress, you simply need to be human - that is, to be curious. I know that modern science can...

...as group SAT prep courses. Last year, I earned my M.Ed. in Reading Curriculum and Instruction from Concordia University. I have also recently completed a teacher certification program at Judson University. I have several years of experience working with students from pre-K to high school in the areas of Reading, Writing and Language Arts, as well as Math and ACT/SAT preparation. I have worked with students of varying abilities, including those with learning difficulties and...

...upcoming fall and pursuing a dual JD and masters in US Foreign Policy and National Security. I have both official and unofficial tutoring experience dating back to middle school, and have most experience with tutoring middle and high school students in Reading Comprehension, English, Writing, History, Government, and Algebra. I also am very fond of test preparation, having gone through and tutored students in both SAT and LSAT content and test taking strategy preparation. I...

...students or teaching steps for solving a problem, it is important for me that students understand why we are doing what what we are doing. Teaching for understanding is my priority. I also take into consideration students’ learning styles and use different ways to deliver my lessons. I graduated with a Masters of Science in Geography and Education from St-Petersburg State University in Russia. I love to travel and learn about different cultures. I also...