Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors in Bellingham, WA

...teachers and tutors is my pedagogical style. Coming from a theatre background, my instructional methods are often engaging and performance-based, not only to provide students with an active model of appropriate behavior, enthusiasm, and approach to the assignment; but also to garner their undivided attention to facilitate retention and comprehension of knowledge. Also, one of...

...students in the U.S, as well as volunteering with Valpo Surf Project, a non-profit that teaches English to underprivileged youth in Valparaiso, Chile. My time spent in South America has given me competence in Spanish as well, something that I'm excited to share as a Spanish tutor. Other than TESOL and Spanish, I'm passionate about...

...studies for an English language high school, which gave me an opportunity to dive deeper into assessments and see how teachers can help students understand just what they’re supposed to do, and how they can encourage students to develop their own interest in their school work. Along the way I completed a US teacher certification...

...I can tailor the lessons to the individual student. One-on-one settings mean I don't have to divide my attention between students, which I love because every student deserves undivided attention. When I'm not tutoring, I'm writing, drawing, sailing, or singing. I also have a unabashed love of pop-culture pirates and Dungeons and Dragons.

I am a recent University of Washington graduate in Spanish Language and Comparative Religion studies. I love playing the flute, reading, and tutoring students at my local high school and here.

...high schoolers at the MN Internship Center and worked with students of all ages from elementary schoolers to adults at the non-profit program Safe Place: Homework Help. A particular highlight of mine is the summer I spent teaching English to adults as a certified ESL assistant at the International Education Center in downtown Minneapolis. All...

...me. History, like English, is about argumentation. You do have to learn the dates and events and important names, but it's far more important to learn to place those events and people in context and look for the reason why things happen. An average history tutoring session will consist of three parts: we'll first have...

...I hold degrees in both subjects from Columbia University. I am highly qualified to tutor Writing at all levels - from elementary to adult professional writing - as I have written two distinguished theses as part of my academic training. As a Tutor, I can do more than simply help students with homework. My approach...

...of ability and self-worth. Because of this, I aim to inspire interest and excitement in my students, not simply teach them effect ways to memorize a textbook. In this way, I agree with William B. Yeats in that "education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." I empower my...

...about English, Literature, and Spanish. I love helping students who are frustrated by the reading and writing portions of tests approach them from a different angle and overcome their anxieties about the testing process. I firmly believe in tailored, communicative teaching, working with the interests and strengths of each student to help them improve as...