Certified Tutors From Colby College

...past few years. However, I also had a fantastic time working at my college's writing center, so I have no problems tutoring essay writing or SAT writing. In my spare time I like to go hiking and running, and I also enjoy watching and talking about movies, TV shows, and pop culture in general. I...

...in our world. Science isn't just facts and lab reports, it's being able to take knowledge from one scenario and apply it on different scales in order to increase ones appreciation of what's around them. In my free time I enjoy reading, fishing, hiking, playing with my pet dog and rabbit, and cooking.... No one can learn a subject well that bores them, otherwise it goes from learning to just a task. I believe that getting...

...field or in the classroom, I love the feeling when students have that "Ah ha!" moment, and finally get a difficult concept. I have experience with teaching all different types of learners, and students with various learning disabilities. I love to differentiate instruction in order to fit each student's unique learning style. I love tutoring...

...to do with grammar! My teaching style is fluid; I like to incorporate other disciplines so that I can help my students develop their weaknesses by playing to their strengths. I believe strongly in the value of a liberal arts education, and I hope I can inspire students to think about how all academic subjects...

I relate to people easily and enjoy sharing knowledge.

...and my view that education should be holistic and foster creative thinking. It is one of the reasons I am most enjoy tutoring, as it provides the ability to work one on one and to shape education to the needs and interests of the student. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, from Spanish...

...to share with my own students. What they are studying can actually be exciting and useful. I was lucky enough to study abroad twice during college. Living in France dramatically improved my language skills. I became a much more confident speaker, and developed a sense of spoken French outside of the classroom. My real passion...

...strong personal essays. I love working with students, especially on matters of language use and writing. It is extremely rewarding to watch students develop their abilities, whether they are in primary school learning basic grammatical principles, in high school cultivating their voice for a college essay, or in college seeking to strengthen their philosophy paper...

...tutoring sessions and into the rest of their academic career. A little bit about me: I graduated cum laude from Colby College in May 2015 with an honors degree in History. My coursework within my major was concentrated in both Middle Eastern and U.S. History. In my senior year at Colby, I wrote my thesis...

...on my masters in middle school science education. As a native French and English speaker, I have done a lot of tutoring in both of those subjects. As a science nerd, I am very excited to show students how nifty the natural world around us is. I would be more than happy to help you...