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Certified Tutor
10+ years
Max
fun, outgoing tutor, constantly considering the needs and personalities of my students, in order to empathize with them and customize their experience. There is no more rewarding feeling than helping students overcome frustrating boundaries and re-emphasizing their self confidence.
Bard College
Bachelors, History
Certified Tutor
8+ years
Elizabeth
Hello! I help students reach their writing goals, from generating ideas to revising and polishing finished work. My experience designing and teaching writing seminars at Columbia University and editing the Columbia Journal gives me the tools to guide students as the produce work they can be proud of...
Columbia University in the City of New York
Master of Arts, Creative Writing
Bard College
Bachelor in Arts, General Literature
Certified Tutor
Lindsey
I am a certified secondary school English teacher and an adjunct instructor at multiple local universities. I taught for five years in the New York City DoE.I majored in English at Pace University and then received a M.A. in English at New York University. After discovering that my true passion was ...
Bard College
Master of Arts, English Secondary Education
Pace University-New York
Bachelor in Arts, English
Certified Tutor
2+ years
Heidi
I hold a B.A. in English with a minor in Piano Performance from Hood College. I also hold a M.M. in Choral Conducting from Bard College. I have experience teaching piano students since 2003, and have taught in public and private schools in New York, Massachusetts, and Montana. I currently accompa...
Bard College
Master's/Graduate
Hood College
Bachelor
Certified Tutor
Cori
I graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University with a Masters in the Teaching of English. I've been a classroom teacher for the past five years. I currently teach 8th grade English in Massachusetts, and I previously taught 6, 7, and 8th grade English in the Bronx, New York. I am an avid read...
Teachers College at Columbia University
Master of Arts, English
Bard College
Bachelor in Arts, English
Certified Tutor
Anthony
I received my MA and MPhil in American Politics with a focus on American Political History from Columbia University and am presently finishing my PhD work there. I have been tutoring and teaching in this area for six years and have more than ten years of tutoring experience all told. My students' su...
Columbia University in the City of New York
PHD, American Politics
Bard College
Bachelors, Political Studies
Certified Tutor
6+ years
Wyatt
Hello! My name is William, but I go by my middle name, Wyatt. I am a sophomore at Bard College in New York, and I am currently working towards a B.A. in Literature. I am also an avid musician, with a specialty in guitar and bass. My goal working with Varsity Tutors is to help develop the skills and ...
Bard College
Bachelor in Arts, General Literature
Certified Tutor
Andrew
I'm an educator and writer living in NYC with a broad range of interests (history, animals, literature, travel, cooking....) I have a Masters in Museum Education and I've worked in various museums and schools with kids and adults of all ages, teaching art, history, English, math, you name it! I get ...
Bank Street College of Education
Masters, Museum Education
Bard College
Bachelors, Classical Studies
Certified Tutor
Rudy
Passion and patience are what drive me to help students achieve their goals. I work as a teacher at a prestigious private high school in New York City and enjoy helping students reach the pinnacle of their ability in math and physics. I have a B.S. in Physics from the California Institute of Technol...
Bard College
Master of Science, Math Education
California Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Physics
Certified Tutor
9+ years
Mariel
Currently an ESL night class instructor for adults, I've been tutoring and teaching since 2013, when I graduated from Bard College with a BA in Written Arts and Spanish. A lover of language and literature, I taught English in rural Spain for a year to elementary school students. While in Spain, I al...
Bard College
Bachelor in Arts, Creative Writing
Fitchburg State University
Certificate, Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)
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