Award-Winning Writing Tutors serving Sussex County, NJ

I am a certified English Language Arts and Reading teacher looking to work with Elementary, Middle, or High School students. My background focuses on grammar and writing, while I received a reading specialist degree during my Master's studies. I tutor students using reading strategies and spend a lot of my time helping high school and college level students with paper writing/editing.

...am from) and work for Appalachian Mountain Teen Project -- a small, experiential education non-profit that I had been interested in for years. Ultimately, though, I longed to be back in a traditional classroom, and after a year with AMTP I moved back to New York to work at EF (Education First) International Academy, a private boarding school in Westchester County. Initially, I taught all grade levels (9-12), but soon became certified to teach International...

...Science can be treated very much like puzzles and thus can be be broken down into small, enjoyable pieces that motivate the student to learn and build upon. Expository writing is related to Math and Science to me because all three involve logical explanations of subject matter. Expository writing is all about maintaining focus on proving the student's thesis. With that understanding in every paragraph, content just falls into place! My teaching style is built...

...with honors in Government. I hope to attend law school in the future. I have tutored several students geometry, algebra, and pre-algebra helping them improve their understanding and accuracy of these topics. I tutor these subjects within math in addition to SAT math. I love math because of the great feeling one gets when solving a problem. Additionally, I have coached high school debaters who were nationally competitive. In that role, I helped them write...

I am a college graduate, dedicated to helping others learn.

...for the Olympic games to address health issues within a host country. Outside of tutoring and being a student, I enjoy playing and coaching sports like lacrosse, volleyball, basketball, kickboxing, and snowboarding. I currently play lacrosse for Georgetown and coach locally. My experiences on teams and as a collegiate athlete have taught me communication, leadership, and organizational skills. These experiences have shaped much of my tutoring philosophy. I believe that patience and positive motivation are...

...since high school, I really enjoy working with students and being able to provide guidance and tips that I believe were necessary from my experience. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I hold a focus on math, especially subjects from middle school to high school-level courses. I believe that every student learns in his or her unique way and that the job of a tutor is to find out the optimal learning method...

Hi! My name is Hailey, and I'm a student at Lehigh University studying Molecular Biology with a minor in psychology. I look forward to working with you! I am also from, New York, and have experience tutoring for the regents exams!

...Global Citizenship. Additionally, I'm pursuing a 4+1 Master's Degree in Teacher Education and Educational Leadership. I have worked in a summer Jumpstart program, helping teach incoming kindergarteners and first-grade students. I have also tutored high school students in algebra and chemistry. Besides that, I enjoy proofreading essays and guiding students to hone their writer's voice. Having recently gone through the college application process, I would love to help students edit their college essays, refine their...

...with students of all levels. I explain the concepts in ways that are easy to understand. In mathematics often if you are having problems, you missed something earlier on; I try to identify what basic areas you need work in and help you understand the fundamentals first and move on to the more difficult problems you are working on currently. I consistently get excellent results with my math tutoring. I have a very strong academic...

...the skills necessary to take their writing to the next level. My approach is positive and process-based, emphasizing student strengths while working toward the development of writerly voice and instinct. I have worked with students ranging from ages 13 to 60s, from a wide range of religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. My professional background is in publishing, and I hold an MFA in Creative Writing and Professional Writing from William Paterson University, where I pursued, and...

...Civil Engineering with a minor in architecture. In high school, I developed lesson plans for two annual summer camps and one extracurricular program for elementary school students. I have taught lessons in gear ratios and robot chassis design, and assisted students in applying the content of the lessons. I also ran a computer-aided design course in which I taught peers to design robot parts and mechanisms in the software Autodesk Inventor. Of all my subjects,...

...my passion for design with my dedication to helping students achieve their academic goals. My journey in education began as a Peer Mentor, guiding over 35 students through their educational challenges. While I tutor various subjects, I am particularly passionate about mathematics because of the sophistication of using problem-solving skills and fostering critical thinking, which makes mathematics interesting. My tutoring philosophy focuses on creating a supportive and interactive environment and building confidence and interest in...

...majors in History and International Affairs. I focused my studies on 20th Century European History and Global Security Policy. During college, I spent a semester in Brussels, Belgium, where I honed my French and ate far more chocolate than is ever advisable. After graduation, I moved to China, where I taught English to high school students and started a tutoring business for kids from ages 5-17. While I tutor on broad range of subjects, my...

...Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Along the way, I have worked and volunteered in healthcare, academia, and non-profit spheresboth domestically and abroad. Nurturing people to reach their full potential through tutoring is one of my passions, and I am eager to share this with the students of Varsity Tutors. I with students from K-12 in the US, university students in China, mentally disabled adults in Harlem, and villagers in Mozambique. My favorite subject is biology...

...from this; I like to relate all material to real life examples. This not only allows for improved comprehension of the subject matter, but it also allows students to understand why it's important -- increasing their passion for their own education. Currently, I'm focusing on math and writing. Those areas are where my expertise lies, and have proven to be my most instrumental tools throughout my own personal endeavors. I'm very passionate about education, I'm...

...the secondary level at the time I decided to pursue a Master's in History. I had been working in Sales for a good part of my adult life, harboring a dream to go back to school and to write about my passion. I have been fortunate to have accomplished that goal and to have been able to engage in the classroom on a regular basis with students in a broad area of Liberal Arts curriculum.

...biology. At one point, I was also in your shoes. I still recall early in high school when I found an online tutor to help me study for the chemistry AP exam and SAT subject test. At that time, I did not realize how much easier and enjoyable chemistry can become by truly understanding the underlying concepts. However, the tutor I had was able to show me the benefits of doing so! I strive to...

I've been helping students learn subjects ranging from coding to game design to improvisational comedy for 7 years. As much as I love teaching I also love to make people laugh and when I am able to do both it really makes my job worth it. Right now, I'm studying Game Design and Communications at RPI, focusing on how best to teach people complicated systems without losing their attention. This informs my tutoring.

...member of the National Honor Society in high school and the engineering honor society at Cornell, I've tutored high school and college students in a variety of subjects, and I have also acted as a student teacher for a high school research class. I have experience tutoring elementary and middle school students as well from tutoring my younger brothers over the years. I teach a variety of subjects, but my favorite ones to teach are...