Award-Winning Spanish Tutors in Boston, MA

...I was doing. I love teaching students of all levels, and I am excited to work with a broad range of students through Varsity Tutors. I want to become a high school teacher, but tutoring is something that is so unique in that you get to work with one student and learn their every strength and weakness. I look forward to working with any student who needs my help, and helping them to grow to...

...have tutored, taught classes, and facilitated workshops on subjects ranging from SAT prep to chemistry to spoken word poetry, and I especially enjoy working with middle school and high school students. I firmly believe that tutoring can and should be fun—even SAT prep! Working with a student individually allows the two of us to team up to tackle the material using a range of strategies until we find an approach that works for this particular...

...and French, with a minor in Spanish. I began teaching in Paris in 2013 as an English-language assistant for children ages 3 through 11. In some classes I assisted the teacher and in others I independently designed and executed lesson plans. I also peer-tutored in French as a college student. I greatly value my experiences teaching others and I look forward to continuing this mutually educational opportunity with families of Varsity Tutors.... My philosophy is that the student sets the pace to ensure that the student is taking the time s/he needs to master a concept. It is also important to have a deep understanding of the concept in question so that the student will retain it long-term.

...School of Law and working towards my Juris Doctor and my Masters in Environmental Law and Policy. Throughout my years at Boston University, I tutored as a Biology Mentor in the Student to Student Mentorship Program. I also worked as a teaching assistant at a local daycare for over seven years. At the daycare, I worked with children from the ages of six weeks to six years. The facility I worked for was credited...

...graduation, I spent a year in Phnom Penh, Cambodia as a teaching fellow with the Princeton in Asia organization. I taught ESL and Essay Writing to sixty Cambodian university students. On nights and weekends, I also tutored adult professionals in Business English and communication skills. While I enjoy tutoring a range of different subjects, including SAT Prep, I most enjoy teaching Reading, Writing and ESL. I believe that teachers and tutors should work to communicate...

...became a MATCH Corps and Americorps member. MATCH is a charter high school in the Boston area. As part of the MATCH Corps, I worked full time with MATCH students, tutoring them one on one in AP US History and the SAT test. I lead small group tutoring sessions in Psychology, Chinese cinema and a reading aloud program (RAP). I also did a lot of editing college personal statements. As a separate part of my...

...am now in consulting, I could not give it up. I have tutored students from sixth grade to college seniors, and I have always been commended for creating an approachable atmosphere that is not present in the student's classroom, which is in my opinion, the difference between a teacher and a tutor. I also pride myself on creating a lasting impression on the student. After all, if the student's performance decreases when I leave, I...

...and mathematics then led me to choose a career in chemical engineering. In 2013, I graduated from the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. During my final year of college, I began tutoring elementary, middle and high school students in all their subjects but focused strongly on math and science courses. I understand that these subjects can be challenging for most students but once...

...studies at Columbia University. Go light blue! My first physics classes came in middle school, and I continued to take and enjoy them throughout high school, with an inspiring first teacher. Outside the textbooks, first attempts at physical experimenting came during high school science fairs, in which friends and I signed up to build a wind tunnel -- sturdy enough, but also severely underpowered by a living room fan, which would at top speed manage...

...with Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital; I hope to eventually become a Pediatric Dermatologist! Although I grew up in Illinois, I have spent the majority of the last 6 years in Boston so I feel like it's a second home. My tutoring specialties are in SAT and ACT Test Prep, Algebra, most Science courses and Writing (especially college admissions essays! I served as an Undergraduate Writing Fellow in college and lead tutoring courses in Psychiatry...