Award-Winning Spanish Tutors
serving Norwich, CT

Earning a certificate of advanced language in Spanish at Yale means Maxwell doesn't just know the grammar rules — he uses the language daily in academic and social contexts. He breaks down tricky concepts like subjunctive mood triggers and ser vs. estar distinctions by connecting them to how native speakers actually think about meaning. Rated 5.0 by students.

James teaches Spanish at multiple levels, from foundational vocabulary and verb conjugations through more advanced work with subjunctive mood and reading comprehension. His background in multiple languages — including Latin and French — gives him a knack for explaining how Spanish grammar patterns connect to broader Romance language structures, which makes tricky concepts like ser vs. estar or preterite vs. imperfect click faster.

Growing up as a native Spanish speaker gives Stephanie an intuitive grasp of the grammar patterns — subjunctive triggers, ser vs. estar, preterite vs. imperfect — that trip up most learners. She breaks down these concepts by connecting them to how the language actually sounds and feels in conversation, making rules easier to internalize than to memorize from a chart.

Tessa's double major in Mathematics and History at Yale might seem unrelated to Spanish, but both disciplines trained her to decode unfamiliar systems — whether it's parsing a proof or reconstructing an argument from a primary source in another language. She applies that same analytical instinct to Spanish grammar, breaking down structures like ser versus estar or subjunctive triggers into logical rules rather than exceptions to memorize.

Shana's Master's in Bilingual Elementary Education means she doesn't just teach Spanish vocabulary lists — she understands how language acquisition actually works, from verb conjugation patterns to building conversational fluency. Her bilingual training gives her concrete strategies for helping learners internalize grammar rules and start thinking in Spanish rather than translating word by word.

I am a current undergraduate student at Cornell University studying Electrical and Computer Engineering. I have a strong science and math background having taken many courses in Physics, Computer Programming, and various mathematics subjects ranging from Geometry, to Multivariable Calculus, to Differential Equations. I am also very passionate about English, Literature, Russian Studies, Spanish Language, and History. I believe that the key to success is having a well rounded education, so when I am not programming microcontrollers, one can either find me watching Russian news channels to polish up my vocabulary, reading textbooks on the history of the Middle East, or simply immersing myself in a Jane Austen novel. In my free time I also enjoy training for CrossFit, playing the viola, and traveling.

I'm Maddie, a senior at Yale University studying biology and Latin. I've been tutoring and advising students for the past five years and find that helping students understand and master a concept is immensely gratifying for me. My specialities include tutoring languages like Spanish and Latin and STEM fields (chemistry, biology, physics). I can also help with college test prep and essay writing, as well as general college advising. As a Classics major, I'm big into the Socratic method: leading students to the answer of a problem by asking questions at each step. More often than not, they knew the answer all along!

I'm a senior at Yale College where I study Economics. I'm originally from Millburn, NJ.

I am a rising senior at Wesleyan University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Latin American Studies. I have extensive experience with Spanish-language coursework and tutoring: I spent a semester one-on-one tutoring a high school student in beginning Spanish, have taken countless university-level Spanish classes, have taken both the Language and Literature AP Spanish tests, and have traveled and lived abroad in Spanish-speaking countries.

Marco holds an advanced language certificate in Spanish from Yale, where he developed fluency through both academic study and real-world interpreting and translating work. He digs into the grammar structures — subjunctive mood, ser versus estar, preterite versus imperfect — that trip students up most, and connects each rule to how native speakers actually use the language.

Learning Spanish as a cognitive science student gave Adam an unusual advantage: he understands how the brain acquires a second language and uses that knowledge to make vocabulary and grammar stick faster. His Spanish minor at Rice covered everything from verb conjugation patterns to conversational fluency. Whether a student is wrestling with the subjunctive mood or building everyday speaking confidence, Adam tailors the approach to how they learn best.

Studying at the Horace Mann School in New York City meant Ethan took Spanish alongside a rigorous academic curriculum, and his current economics and public policy coursework at UChicago keeps him reading and analyzing across disciplines — skills that transfer directly to parsing Spanish texts and constructing grammatically sound written responses. He's particularly sharp at breaking down the logic behind ser versus estar or preterite versus imperfect, treating tricky distinctions as puzzles with clear rules rather than exceptions to memorize.

Having studied Spanish through the advanced level — Spanish 2, 3, and 4 — Sarah can walk students through tricky grammar concepts like subjunctive mood, preterite vs. imperfect, and ser vs. estar with clear, practical explanations. She pairs grammatical accuracy with conversational practice so that conjugation charts actually translate into usable language skills.

Learning Spanish verb conjugations in isolation rarely sticks — Gabriel instead anchors grammar concepts like the subjunctive and preterite/imperfect distinction in real reading passages and conversation so students see how the language actually works. His background spans Spanish 2 through AP-level coursework, and his humanities PhD at the University of Chicago keeps him immersed in multilingual scholarship.

Rather than drilling conjugation tables in isolation, Meghan teaches Spanish grammar in context — building sentences that students actually want to say. She minored in Spanish at Northwestern and then spent a semester at Madrid's top-ranked university taking upper-level courses entirely in Spanish alongside native speakers. That immersion experience means she understands the gap between textbook Spanish and how the language actually works.

Four months living in Spain plus an ongoing stay in Costa Rica mean Nicolette's Spanish grammar is something she's tested daily in real conversations, not just classroom exercises. She unpacks verb conjugations, subjunctive triggers, and pronoun placement with a level of fluency that comes from actually needing the language to navigate daily life.

Teaching across Spanish 1 through Spanish 3, Sarah knows exactly where each level's stumbling blocks are — from mastering ser versus estar early on to navigating subjunctive mood in more advanced coursework. Her Vanderbilt coursework and conversational practice give her a feel for how the language actually sounds, not just how it looks on a conjugation chart.

Kaya teaches Spanish from conversational basics through advanced grammar, covering everything from preterite vs. imperfect distinctions to subjunctive mood in complex sentences. Her experience across Spanish 1 through 4 and IB Language B means she can pinpoint exactly where a student's gaps are and address them systematically.

Aditi teaches Spanish with an emphasis on building grammar systematically — verb conjugations, pronoun usage, sentence structure — so students can construct their own sentences instead of relying on memorized phrases. She covers beginner through intermediate levels and connects vocabulary to real-world contexts that make retention easier.

Vivian's background is in music performance and standardized test prep, not Spanish — but her Juilliard training means she's wired to hear and reproduce precise patterns, a skill that transfers directly to mastering pronunciation, accent marks, and the rhythmic flow of spoken Spanish. She applies the same disciplined, repetition-based practice she uses in the practice room to lock in conjugation patterns and vocabulary retention.

Four years living in Viña del Mar, Chile, gave Anna the kind of Spanish fluency you can't get from a textbook — she taught at a Chilean university, navigated daily life in Spanish, and absorbed the idiomatic rhythms of real conversation. She brings that immersion experience into lessons on verb conjugation, subjunctive mood, and reading comprehension, connecting grammar rules to how Spanish is actually spoken.

Cassandra teaches Spanish at the introductory and intermediate levels, covering verb conjugation, pronoun usage, and sentence construction. Her background in comparative literature and Latin gives her a structural understanding of how Romance languages work, which makes explaining concepts like the subjunctive or ser-versus-estar distinctions more intuitive for students.