Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Yonkers, NY

...have taught many different age groups during my past years in high school. I used to be a teacher assistant at Sunday School, I tutored middle school students in English and Math, and I assisted other high school students study for standardized tests at my local test prep school. During my many experiences teaching and tutoring children and students younger than me, I have found that many of them still try to achieve instant gratification...

...passionate about music theory, psychology, math, and the English portion of the SAT. I have experience tutoring all of these subjects and have seen positive results from my students. I believe that patience is key when teaching. Not everyone's brain works the same as mine! I try to look at problems through the eyes of the student to fully understand where the miscommunication may stem from. Mutual respect and empathy between both student and tutor...

...high school, I led three after school enrichment tutoring programs for middle school students. On the side, I independently tutored 9th and 10th grade high school students with a particular focus in writing. I have developed an effective method of developing students' expository essay writing skills, and it is so rewarding to see students' pride in their personal improvement. I am comfortable tutoring in a wide variety of subjects, and my greatest strengths are high...

...don't think they care about history that all those events and dates are linked to the world we live in now. I teach that we are linked to the past through the people we know and share my own personal knowledge and experiences of times they think of as historical, but that I remember first hand. History is about stories and I can make that subject real and important by sharing some of my own...

Hi my name is Victor and I'm a student a Regent University (transferred from Stony Brook University) studying computer science. I have had experience teaching coding to elementary to high school students and teaching English to middle school students in Taiwan. It's nice to meet you!

Hello! My name is Nita and I am 22 years old. I recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Economics and a minor in Philosophy. Now, I am working in New York City as a Litigation Assistant. I'm excited to meet you!

...committee, and elected Second Vice Chair of the board. I am the former Vice President and current board member of the Chelsea Hell's Kitchen Coalition for Pedestrian Safety (CHEKPEDS). During a previous professional life in communications, I worked at the United Nations International School on digital media. In this role I worked closely with students, faculty, and parents on special projects. My work in communications lead to becoming the founder and currently the managing member,...

...My name is Haylie and I am a current junior at the University at Buffalo. I am majoring in history with a focus on U.S. and minoring in political science. I have always enjoyed writing and editing papers which is part of the reason I was drawn to history as a major. I have worked in the past with students ranging in age from kindergarten - 11th grade. Outside of school, I spend a lot...

...schoolers and high schoolers, and my experiences have shaped my understanding of its complexities. In my journey, I have discovered a profound joy in ELA, Phonics Awareness (Pre-k- 2grade), Mathematics, Social Studies, finding immense satisfaction in the process of unraveling complex concepts and imparting knowledge to others. My dedication to tutoring stems from a belief that education is a transformative force, and I am committed to empowering others through the sharing of knowledge.

...am an experienced educator who has taught reading, writing, language conventions and public speaking successfully in three schools. I have a proven track record of moving students from below to above grade level performance in each of these areas. My approach is individualized intervention strategies tied to "real-world" applications of skills. This assures that students are not just learning content, but understand the context in which the content is useful for college and career success.

...in Education. I received my Master's degree from Fordham University in Adolescent Social Studies Education. I have worked in the New York school system for three years, both in the middle school and high school level. I have been tutoring since high school and particularly love tutoring students in Social Studies as well as Language Arts. I love tutoring Social Studies because when told, taught, and studied correctly, history can be the most thrilling story....

Hi! I'm a current junior studying Computer Science at the Engineering School at UCLA. Most recently, I interned as a Software Engineer at Adobe. My emphasis is on computer science, math, and physics. Reach out to me and say hi!

Hello all, my name is Ms. Smith. I currently have my Masters in School Counseling! I have an extreme passion when it comes to children and assisting them as they matriculate in their education career! I can not wait to work with you!

...Bachelors in Writing, Romance Languages, and Social Science. I'm also a published historian. I've provided feedback and proofreading for expository writing, creative writing, and academic essays for years and am currently an ESL Tutor for young Ukrainians hoping to improve their English. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, History, and French. In my experience helping students prepare for Standardized Tests, we always seem to have the most...

...in Algebra. I have four years of experience tutoring one on one with students of all ages. I enjoy tutoring for the chance to develop personalized lessons for students founded on a trusting relationship rather than the transactional and memorization based education I felt I predominantly received growing up. I am energized most by the rare look in student's eyes when they finally cement the connection they have hovered on the edge of making. Watching...

...the first time I worked with students. It was in a shabby classroom in India, at a volunteer organization called the Lha Institute. The students were teenage Tibetan refugees and one monk from Thailand who was in town to learn English. The class spoke a mixture of bad English, Tibetan, and Nepali, but they had signed up for my creative writing seminar anyway. Some of them couldn't write or were afraid to share their writing,...

...Master of Arts in Philosophy, which I received in August 2016. University programs in English and Philosophy are designed to promote creativity, adaptability, and technical proficiency in reading and writing, with a special emphasis in Philosophy on clarity. These are values I have internalized, and I believe my work reflects that: for instance, in 2014, my GRE Verbal Reasoning scores placed me in the top 1% of test-takers. I moved to Brooklyn at the beginning...

Hi there! I'm Audrey, and I'm thrilled to be part of your educational journey.

...students to break down a text in a way which will allow them to understand the meaning and also grammatical aspects of the literature. There are many other methods which I use to teach, but one which is very important is the notion that practice makes perfect! If students can fall into a pattern they feel comfortable with then they will gain skills and knowledge that they need to succeed. I love working with students...

...Computer Science and Mathematics. Soon thereafter, I attended Brown University to do research in mathematics and theoretical physics. Education has always been an integral part of my life; teaching and learning are essential for growth to occur. Indeed, Jesus Christ was a great teacher and a great learner (Mark 6:34; Luke 2:46-47). I am fervently passionate about teaching because I want students to have the skills necessary to make a positive impact on themselves and...