Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Portland, OR

My inspiration comes from that moment when you look at a students face and know that they have just understood a concept. It is invigorating to know that you have helped empower a student with knowledge that no one can ever take away.

I am currently studying Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. I have been tutoring math since high school and have experience tutoring in elementary school math, SSAT math, and high school algebra. I like to help students visualize solutions to problems and give them silly tricks that helped me understand and remember tough concepts.

I'm a recent Ursinus College graduate that would like to help children enrich their understanding of mathematics and overcome problems that they may face while learning the subject.

Once I began teaching, I knew I had found my real calling. As much as I loved working for public television, WNET/13, in NYC, where I had the opportunity to cover then Pope John Paul, it was when I began teaching that I realized that this is where I belonged.

I have been an IT professional and run a consulting firm. Many people in my family attended Yale. I graduated from a small school in New York with a BA in History, then graduated from a Manhattanville College whose initial buildings were a donation from the Reid family who were close personal friends of my great aunt and uncle. I taught English to high school, college, grad school and business professionals. I taught the TOEFL...

My passion for literature and the humanities infects my teaching style. My strong performance at Colgate University studying Philosophy, Religion, Theater and Film allows me to bring a broad knowledge base to a diverse array of topics. I believe that each student has a unique combination of interests and strengths that should be honored and channeled for his or her own personal growth.... I believe each student has his or her own strengths and interests that...

I am a junior at the University of New Haven and I been tutoring since 9th grade of high school. I love math, history, and science. I am a Forensic Science double major with Chemistry and a minor in Russian

...Asian students - an eye-opening introduction to the global perspectives of young people. I tutor English reading and writing for ESL, test prep and general school improvement. My teaching style begins with an agreement with my student regarding participation and commitment, a clear understanding of each students areas of strength and weakness and then the development of an organized process which with enable each to attain their goals. I believe that each student is unique,...

I have been tutoring math, science, and English for the past 17 years (+15,000 hours of experience) to elementary, middle school, high school, and college students attending public and private schools. I have also taught students around the world in ESL and standardized exams.

...that each mind and way of learning is completely unique, and I am dedicated to providing each person with the tools and techniques that work for them. My tutoring experience includes: college-level - English, essay writing and editing and senior theses (employed by the college). Elementary: math and reading remediation and intervention (including Common Core), as well as advanced placement tutoring. I have a long history of working one-on-one with students below grade level, working...

...Sorbonne in early modern French history. While I was there, I tutored students of all ages in English and I taught English conversation to French high school students. Then I joined Teach for America and moved back to the states, where I've taught ancient history to 5th graders for the last two years. I'm fluent in French and scored a C2 (highest level) on the Test de Connaissance du franais. I love tutoring test prep,...

I am a freshman History major at Yale University with a real passion for teaching and tutoring. I've previously been a teaching fellow for the Pathfinder Program at Hopkins School, and I am so excited to get started here at Varsity Tutors! I was the captain of my varsity basketball team and I also act here at Yale University.

I'm a rising sophomore from Yale University. There I am studying to pursue a degree in either economics or computer science, and possibly both. I took the ACT a time or too and know my way around the exam, and I think I have a strong handle on the college admissions process.

...years experience and will find a strategy that works best for your needs, wants, and goals. I love engaging students with problems that will help change their thinking patterns to help them solve not only the tasks currently at hand, but all the ones they will encounter in the future as well. Please contact me if you have any question! I look forward to working on giving you the confidence and tools you need to...

I am a freshman at Yale University. I am majoring in computer science, and my other interests include economics and history. I have experience tutoring in an Algebra 1 classroom. I edited essays and tutored students in general subject in my high school's Literacy Resource Center. I also have privately tutored calculus. In college, I am a teaching assistant for a program that teaches middle and high school girls to code.

...know my students really well so that I could find ways to make our sessions fun and engaging. Building that relationships with my students is important because it allows students to feel more comfortable about communicating what they are struggling with or any concerns about our session. Among the things that my students and their parents enjoy about working with me is my approachability, sense of humor, and dedication to ensuring their success. I highly...

A lover of learning dedicated to helping students believe in their own intelligence and cultivate their curiosity.

I recently graduated with a Master's of Environmental Science from Yale University and am currently a Ph.D student at University of California, Berkeley. I completed my undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University in 2019. I have a great deal of experience with writing and am passionate about supporting students to improve their essays. I also love to tutor in AP physics and AP environmental science. Please reach out to me with inquiries about how I...

...my masters, i have attained a deeper desire to share my passion with others, and to help them succeed in their studies. I have tutored for standardized exams and have lectured students in Bioethics and Sociology. I have also perfected my presentation skills both on the individual and group level through numerous conference presentations throughout the east coast. My teaching philosophy is very simple. I try to meet my students at the level that they...

My objective is to assist students into becoming successful participants in society by giving them the educational confidence needed. I started tutoring, mentoring and teaching dance at the age of fourteen. I have worked in corporate America, and the non profit sector but my passion has always remained with children. I have a daughter and I give my students as much as I would give my own child.... I believe any student can learn anything if...