Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Brookline, MA

A recent graduate of Haverford College and a current student at Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Law School, I am extremely excited to work with students on topics ranging from elementary school English to college-level World Religion! Whether it's grammar, paper-editing, or exam studying, I'm here to help. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out--I am overjoyed to be a part of the Varsity Tutors team and look forward to working...

...for Citizen Schools. I became a tutor for Varsity because I love being able to guide students towards success. Education is the cornerstone of our nation and our future, and if students are struggling, they absolutely deserve the help that a tutor can give them. I do not believe in teaching directly towards standardized tests; rather, I believe in giving students abilities that they can use not only to get high scores, but to help...

...Boston geometry to help prepare them for high school, and in the past year I have gained a fresh perspective on the ways that we learn and how we embrace new challenges in my work with preschoolers. Although I have not officially been an educator for long, my experiences have taught me that patience is the most crucial virtue that a teacher can have. In my work, I have encountered and interacted with children and young...

...where students are at. No matter what way one is struggling I'd like to be able to help. I think everyone makes mistakes and nobody can be a perfect student. I was lucky enough to make it all the way to Columbia University but I made many mistakes along the way. No one's perfect and I don't expect that from myself or those I teach. I'm very excited and can't wait to help students in...

...increased reading skills. I also worked as a sailing instructor for several years at a junior sailing club where I taught introductory racing, basic navigation, and basic sailing to kids ages 8-14. I strongly believe that all students have the ability to succeed in school with hard work and dedication. Much of that capacity for success comes from students believing in themselves, and I hope to encourage students to be confident in their ability to...

Hi, my name is Maxwell and I am excited to be your tutor. My specialties are in psychology, Spanish, and writing, but I also have experience in math and sciences, particularly with calculus, algebra, chemistry, and biology. As a pre-med student majoring in psychology, I have a well-rounded knowledge of several subjects and will be sure to dedicate my time wisely and wholeheartedly to helping you succeed.

I'm a scholar of history, and educating the youth is my deep and abiding passion. I work as a high school teacher in Boston and I have extensive experience teaching social studies and English language arts, as well as prepping my students for college admissions exams. I look forward to working with you to achieve your potential and find the success you've been looking for in your academic pursuits!... Academic success is not determined by innate...

...upbringing, background and education). I'm very passionate about teaching languages, European and World History to students of different levels and ages. I can also help you prepare for the GRE as I have studied for it extensively in preparation for my graduate school applications. I believe that patience, hard work and dedication in conveying the message to the student pays off at the end and is a very rewarding experience for the tutor and student...

I am passionate about helping students because at one point I found it difficult to get the academic help I needed. I currently attend Husson University where I am a senior pursuing my Bachelor's degree in Allied Health Sciences. My favorite subjects to tutor are the sciences and psychology as those are my passion.

...Boston and helping them with SAT preparation or science class. Its a very rewarding feeling when students achieve their goals because of your help. This feeling, and the growth of confidence Ive seen in my students after our sessions, has led me to keep tutoring in my life post-graduation! If you need help with specific subject matter, or just need a friendly face to work through problems with, I'm here to help! I look forward...

...and Dartmouth Medical School has given me a very good understanding of the brain. For about three years, I was a substitute teacher in the Mascoma Regional School District in Enfield NH working with 5th 12th graders. I had so much fun in the classroom, interacting with the children on projects and listening to their questions. I love to answer questions! I also like to draw and paint in my spare time. When I lived...

...I graduated Cum Laude with a double major in Statistics and Psychology. I am a member of both the national science research honor society (Sigma Xi) and the national statistics honor society (Mu Sigma Rho). I have been employed by Varsity Tutors for three years. I also worked as a Teaching Assistant, Grader, and Tutor in the Statistics Department at Amherst College for three semesters. I am particularly passionate about test preparation and math education.

...and have 5 years of work experience as an engineer. In addition, I have worked with students throughout high school, college and post-college as a tutor. While I tutor a variety of math and science subjects, I prefer to tutor math. Algebra has always been my favorite subject with chemistry as my second favorite and is what I am most passionate about. I find that it is easiest for students to understand the subject when...

Hi! My name is Caroline, and I am currently enrolled at Northeastern University. I am pursuing a bachelor of science degree in Biology with a minor in design and innovation engineering. I am passionate about teaching and am committed to helping others learn! I have experience helping students overcome test anxiety, develop better study habits, and improve their overall academic performance.

Hello, My name is Rebecca, but I prefer to go by "Becky." I am a recent graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. Over the past 5 years, I have tutored over 1,000 students in about 40 subject areas! I look forward to hearing from you!

I believe that every child has their own unique skillset and that they can use to convey their sense of individuality through their art. I am also good with organisation and have a background and degree is developmental disabilities and special education , elementary education and education in applied behaviour analysis. I am also good at sciences and history as well.

...through a university, and I worked in teaching reading to elementary school-aged children. I am a professional writer with four manuscripts currently pending publication and more contracts coming in all of the time. I am pursuing my PhD in history, and I want to be an early North American historian. My thesis studied pregnant women convicted of witchcraft in Salem in 1692. I am currently waiting to hear back from programs, and my top choice...

...and overcome myself. Engineering challenged me alright; it proved to be quite rough but rewarding nevertheless. My curiosity on how the world around us works drove me. This engineering path also gave me the opportunity to participate in my first internship. Last June through August 2014, I had the opportunity to work as a Facilities Mechanical Intern for CH2M Hill; there, I discovered that I am great working with others and can naturally assume a...

...subject to teach is history. The subject is often viewed by students as boring and unnecessary (along the lines of, "why should I learn something that happened already?"); in my view, history is alive and full of useful lessons that can be applied at the personal, national and societal levels, and I enjoy teaching this point of view to students, helping them to see history as a living, deeply relevant subject matter. My teaching philosophy...

...This means a lot of my coursework has centered around child development, how they learn and grow. My education and experience spill over into my volunteer work, where I tutor and mentor children ages K-12. My main subject is ELA/ ESL, because that is what most of the kids I work with have difficulty understanding. However, I also tutor U.S. History because I love it! I can still name all 50 states in under 7...