Award-Winning Creative Writing Tutors serving Bergen County, NJ

...5 years for a wide range of topics, including the ACT, the SAT, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Essay Writing, and AP Psychology. I enjoy working with a variety of students, ages 8-20. In terms of my clients, I like working with dedicated, passionate students who are willing to put in the work to achieve their goals. For me, tutoring is about working with a student until they are able to achieve their goal, and even...

...Anthropology. I enjoy reading, writing, traveling and cooking. I have worked at multiple tutoring organizations and while I teach all age groups, I am very passionate about teaching younger children. I enjoy coming up with creative ways to make learning fun for children. This passion stems from teaching my 8 year old sister. I tutor a broad range of subjects but I am especially passionate about math, English and essay writing. As a writer myself,...

...knowledge on an examination and to consciously implement said knowledge in a way that improves their everyday life. This passion for teaching is matched by a passion for the written word. In the past ten years, I have been a regular contributing writer to three newspapers, and have also seen my creative works printed in ten publications. In college, I started a successful literary magazine and have since started a second publication in my Brooklyn...

...anything related to writing or the arts. I did a creative seminar at camp with a small co-ed group of young students, and the poems and thoughts some of those children came up with were simultaneously moving, insightful, wacky, and hilarious in a way that the best adult writers could only hope for. The best part of it all was that it was the writers themselves, not me, who insisted we get up on stage...

...College, Columbia University. I have been teaching and tutoring since my senior year of high school, when I volunteered to teach English to a local public school in my home city of Braslia, Brazil. Since then, I have worked as a learning support paraprofessional, a private tutor, a graduate course assistant, and in a few weeks I will begin work as an instructor of Neuroscience for two of Columbia University's pre-college summer program courses. My...

...time at Penn, I tutored middle school and high school students in reading, writing, and math through the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project. Following graduation, I worked and lived abroad for two years, first in Sydney, Australia, and then in Istanbul, Turkey. During my time in Turkey, I worked as an SAT and TOEFL tutor with high school and college students. While I am comfortable tutoring a broad range of subjects, I am the most passionate...

...high school years. I'm now in my last year of college-- I study environmental science and art history at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City-- and I'm happy that I've been able to continue to tutor a wide range of ages in a wide variety of subjects throughout college. My passion for languages shapes my preferred tutoring realm; I especially enjoy teaching others the languages I am familiar with and fluent in,...

...English and American Literatures with a focus in Creative Writing. Upon graduation, I moved to Thailand to complete a yearlong Fulbright grant teaching English as a Foreign Language to 10th and 11th grade students at a large, rural, public high school. I returned to the states in October 2014 and moved to New York City a month later. I’ve taught a wide array of subjects ranging from workshops on Creative Writing and Gender Identity at...

...with honors. I am currently working toward my Masters of Science in Education at Bank Street College of Education, where I am a student in the Reading & Literacy program. Currently, I am an elementary and middle school teacher in New York City. I have experience working with diverse student populations and believe that all students can become lifelong learners regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. As a former fifth grade teacher and...

I am Ivy League educated and have the tools to help students achieve academic success. I am committed to education and inspiring students to achieve a lifelong love of learning and confidence from realizing they can achieve their goals. ... Individualize material and approach for each student.... Introduce ourselves, and go over our preferences and styles.... Teach him to learn critical thinking and enjoy learning.... Break down the activity into smaller goals.... Discuss the reading passage...

...mechanics, and analysis of language - both English and Spanish. I graduated as Valedictorian from Stony Brook University with my B.A. in Spanish Language & Literature. I have been studying Spanish since the 6th grade and have spent extensive periods of time abroad, which range from taking linguistics classes in Madrid to doing farm work in rural Mexico. I love to learn and teach others. While finding the right answer is important, I also want...

...my junior year I worked as a Student Academic Mentor, helping my fellow students manage their work, classes, and stress. Though new to the tutoring profession, I have been guiding and instructing my friends and family in Latin, English, and general writing and editing for a number of years. I had the chance to hone my editing skills in publishing internships with science fiction/fantasy publisher Tor Books in downtown NYC. My tutoring style is based...

...Sarah Lawrence College. For more than ten years, I have taught in higher education as well as in the New York City public school system. Currently, I teach writing and literature at Montclair State University and William Paterson University. I have also tutored extensively, both at Bloomfield College and privately, helping students to brainstorm, draft, research, revise, and edit their writing; as well as to be better readers and analysers of literature (non-fiction and all...

...I know from experience that academics can be challenging, but with the right support and encouragement every student is capable of excellence. Together we can work towards improving your test-taking skills and strategies, as well as increasing engagement by relating material to your personal strengths and interests. History and Literature are two of my greatest passions, subjects I studied at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Though these subjects can at times be difficult...

Hello everyone! My name is Rosie and I am so excited to be a Varsity Tutor. I have had years of professional medical field experience, and I have attended Long Island University. Together, we can become better versions of ourselves on this platform. I am an avid learner, and no matter how many experiences I have had, I am always willing to keep learning and growing!

...all the humanitarian topics, including the SAT verbal and writing, English, essay composition and editing, world and U.S. history, and the whole spectrum of the REGENTS test. I like to break things down to their fundamentals and learn from the bottom up, so that it's easier to see how all the pieces of a topic fit together. A ten page paper might seem intimidating, until you break it down into a list of bullet points...

...education, public policy, and community service. I have previously provided college admissions help, essay advice, and academic support to many students and they have continuously come back to me for additional help on whatever they were working on. I joined Varsity Tutors because I wanted to continue providing the educational and tutoring service to students that I never got when I was in school. I hope that I will get to work with you sometime...

...International Business. Versed in global business with exposure to international leadership experience, I have taught English to English Professors at Changsha University of Science and Engineering in China. I have written, developed, and executed curriculums ranging from topics like ESL to Social Entrepreneurship and of varying proficiency levels. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, literature, and business consultancy. Im here to help in any stage of the...

...learning according to their specific needs. I am also extending my range of teaching methods including listening exercises, poster making, starters, games, quizzes, debates and workbooks. To encourage pupils in their learning I have devised some games and assessment sheets and have prepared my own lessons. Through out my career, I have supervised pupils along the spectrum and integrated them into general classes. This opportunity has been particularly rewarding, enabling me to gain a broader...

...as mentors. While noticing the effect they had on the development of my life, changed me. My own passion for working with children extends from my desire to emulate the teachings of the role models and perform the same inspirational function in the lives of my students. I have always enjoyed being around children and have augmented my interests in teaching with as much work experience. As a Teacher's Aide, I have worked with Elementary...