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James

Certified Tutor

10+ years

James

Current Undergrad, Humanities (focus on paleography); Math
James's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Calculus
Algebra
High School Physics

Reading original Latin manuscripts is central to James's paleography work at Yale, giving him a relationship with the language that goes well beyond grammar drills. He breaks down complex constructions — ablative absolutes, indirect discourse, purpose clauses — by connecting them to real passages fr...

Education

Yale University

Current Undergrad, Humanities (focus on paleography); Math

Test Scores
SAT
1590
Noah

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Noah

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Noah's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Middle School Math
Calculus

Four levels of Latin coursework gave Noah deep familiarity with declensions, conjugations, and the sentence structures that trip students up most — ablative absolutes, indirect statements, and purpose clauses. He approaches Latin translation almost like parsing code: breaking a sentence into its gra...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Test Scores
ACT
34
Ruth

Certified Tutor

Ruth

M.S.Ed
Ruth's other Tutor Subjects
10th-11th Grade Writing
10th-11th Grade Reading
1st Grade math
Calculus

Ruth's University of Chicago English degree and SAT Subject Test preparation in Latin mean she's spent serious time with the language's grammar, vocabulary, and literary roots — not just skimming declension charts but actually working through how Latin sentence structure operates. Her high school te...

Education

University of Chicago

M.S.Ed

University of Chicago

B.A. in English and Theatre

Test Scores
SAT
1520
Sarah

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Sarah

Master of Arts, Sacred Music
Sarah's other Tutor Subjects
6th Grade AP Language Composition
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills

Sarah's liberal arts training across music, theology, and world religions means she's spent years reading texts where Latin isn't just a classroom subject — it's the language sacred music, liturgical history, and philosophical ethics were written in. That lived context makes teaching declensions and...

Education

Yale University

Master of Arts, Sacred Music

Vassar College

Bachelor in Arts, Music

Zachary

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Zachary

Doctor of Philosophy, German
Zachary's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
College Essays
English Grammar and Syntax

Zachary's PhD work at Harvard sits squarely at the intersection of German philosophy and classics, meaning he reads Latin not as a classroom exercise but as a daily tool for engaging with primary texts in their original language. He teaches all four levels and is especially sharp on the grammatical ...

Education

CUNY City College

Bachelor in Arts, English

Harvard University

Doctor of Philosophy, German

Dennis

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Dennis

Bachelor of Science
Dennis's other Tutor Subjects
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra

Dennis's Latin studies through AP level sit alongside his physics and math work at Princeton — an unusual combination that means he treats Latin grammar the way he treats a physics problem, breaking complex sentence structures into their component parts and solving them systematically. He's especial...

Education

Princeton University

Bachelor of Science

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1530
ACT
36
Paula

Certified Tutor

Paula

Bachelor in Arts
Paula's other Tutor Subjects
1st-12th Grade Writing
1st-12th Grade Reading
2nd-8th Grade math
3rd-8th Grade Science

Paula's psychology and communication studies background means she's constantly bumping into Latin roots — in clinical terminology, rhetorical frameworks, and the academic vocabulary that underpins both fields. She leans on that familiarity to make vocabulary acquisition and grammatical patterns feel...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Bachelor in Arts

Test Scores
SAT
1520
ACT
32
Charles

Certified Tutor

7+ years

Charles

Bachelor in Business Administration, Finance
Charles's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Finite Mathematics
Trigonometry
Middle School Math

Charles teaches both Latin 1 and Latin 2 alongside a full slate of English grammar and literature courses, which means he's constantly working at the intersection of Latin's grammatical structures and their echoes in modern English. That dual focus sharpens his ability to walk students through conju...

Education

University of Notre Dame

Bachelor in Business Administration, Finance

Test Scores
ACT
34
Dylan

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Dylan

Bachelor of Science, Physics
Dylan's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus

Studying Classics alongside Physics at Vanderbilt means Dylan reads Latin daily as part of his actual degree work — not as a side interest but as a core discipline. That dual training sharpens his ability to teach grammar as a logical system, walking students through subjunctive constructions, indir...

Education

Vanderbilt University

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Test Scores
Perfect Score
ACT
36
Cassandra

Certified Tutor

Cassandra

Bachelor in Arts, Comparative Literature
Cassandra's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
PSAT Writing Skills
SSAT- Upper Level

Having taught Latin 1 through Latin 4, Cassandra covers everything from first-declension nouns to translating Virgil and Cicero at an advanced level. Her literary training means she doesn't just parse grammar mechanically — she unpacks how word order, meter, and rhetorical figures create meaning in ...

Education

Harvard University

Bachelor in Arts, Comparative Literature

Test Scores
Perfect Score
SAT
1600

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