Award-Winning Writing Tutors serving Hartford, CT

...succeed. I love to see students that hated reading learn to love it. Additionally, I work hard to make those that find math difficult see the problems in a new way so that they do not feel overwhelmed. I enjoy music, hanging out with family and friends, cooking and being active. I look forward to...

...for literature and the humanities infects my teaching style. My strong performance at Colgate University studying Philosophy, Religion, Theater and Film allows me to bring a broad knowledge base to a diverse array of topics. I believe that each student has a unique combination of interests and strengths that should be honored and channeled for...

...and value the relevance and esthetic questions posed by this overlooked subject. My interests outside of the classroom revolve around my recent return to Connecticut after 20+ years in South Florida and the re-acquaintance process I spend a lot of my time exploring locally, and am in New York City frequently.

I have been tutoring math, science, and English for the past 17 years (+15,000 hours of experience) to elementary, middle school, high school, and college students attending public and private schools. I have also taught students around the world in ESL and standardized exams.

...most passionate about helping you succeed in your school and test prep endeavors and to do that, I will teach you the test taking methods, study habits and study tricks that work best for you individually. No cookie-cutters tactics, no frustration. I am here to instruct, support, build confidence, encourage, and most of all, to...

My name is Allison, and I graduated from Yale University. I majored in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and am hoping to attend medical school next fall. I am currently working as a postgraduate researcher at Yale School of Medicine and am looking forward to working with students through Varsity Tutors!

...mathematics to understand are algebra and calculus, so I always seek to tutor these subjects as well as any others in which I am proficient. I enjoy playing musical instruments, including guitar, bass, drums, and clarinet. I also like to powerlift and am always open for a long adventure in the woods!

...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! When I'm not tutoring, I'm conducting research on bacteria...

...to French high school students. Then I joined Teach for America and moved back to the states, where I've taught ancient history to 5th graders for the last two years. I'm fluent in French and scored a C2 (highest level) on the Test de Connaissance du franais. I love tutoring test prep, history and French....

My college background in both math and architecture makes me suited to helping you develop strategies of visualization for problems that seem at first, abstruse, and to help you find ways your strengths in diverse branches of the liberal arts can be connected and brought to bear on what challenges you.

...a freshman History major at Yale University with a real passion for teaching and tutoring. I've previously been a teaching fellow for the Pathfinder Program at Hopkins School, and I am so excited to get started here at Varsity Tutors! I was the captain of my varsity basketball team and I also act here at...

...students wrote me letters of recommendation stating that I was instrumental in them passing the class, because I was able to communicate difficult concepts in easy-to-undertand manners. My teaching philosophy is to guide and show, not tell, students how to complete complex problems and assignments. This includes going through multiple examples to make theoretical concepts concrete...

...undergraduate schooling at Brown University where I received a B.A. in Health and Human Biology. I have spent a lot of time tutoring and mentoring students ranging from elementary-age (~9 & 10 years old) to adults in their late 50s. I have been very privileged to attend the aforementioned institutions, and it brings me joy...

...passionate about tutoring Math subjects as it forms the foundations for understanding the sciences. I firmly believe in education being accessible to all and I want to instill critical thinking and learning for the sake of learning in my students. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, hiking, drawing, and doing programming projects.

...will help change their thinking patterns to help them solve not only the tasks currently at hand, but all the ones they will encounter in the future as well. Please contact me if you have any question! I look forward to working on giving you the confidence and tools you need to reach your GPA...

...economics and history. I have experience tutoring in an Algebra 1 classroom. I edited essays and tutored students in general subject in my high school's Literacy Resource Center. I also have privately tutored calculus. In college, I am a teaching assistant for a program that teaches middle and high school girls to code.

...interactions, they are the best for learning and teaching. I am respectful of all people, and happy to work with all ages. I genuinely care whether someone understands material, I believe in a student-centered approach, and I prefer discussion and positive reinforcement over being a critical authority figure. I have found most students very responsive...

...others. I am very, very familiar with the process (and pain) of school applications, and always happy to advise on essays and application approaches. I'm trained in both SAT and LSAT prep, with three years' experience working one-on-one with students in a variety of contexts. I'm dedicated to environmental conservation and climate change advocacy-- hiking...

...students is important because it allows students to feel more comfortable about communicating what they are struggling with or any concerns about our session. Among the things that my students and their parents enjoy about working with me is my approachability, sense of humor, and dedication to ensuring their success. I highly value the role...

A lover of learning dedicated to helping students believe in their own intelligence and cultivate their curiosity.