Award-Winning Creative Writing Tutors serving Oak Park, IL

...have both enriched my own skill-set with additional certification to teach ESL, as well as a good measure of customer service experience; while also enriching the lives of others through volunteering and privately tutoring students from all walks of life. Passion is at the core of what I do, in virtually all aspects of my life- and it is also something that I strive to share with my students. I have a broad range of...

I'm a Knox College alumn with a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing. My academic and creative works have been featured in multiple publications. If you have a text to analyze, an essay to write, or a speech to practice, I'm more than happy to help with the process!

...Kong for a semester, and completed coursework at the University of Chicago. I am proficient in teaching many areas of mathematics from algebra to calculus to even real analysis. I can also help people with topics in computer science including data structures, algorithms, and many programming languages. I am also able to tutor English, as I have completed AP Lang and AP Lit, and four years of Latin has given me a good grasp of...

...of the Art Institute of Chicago. I have also taught at the North Carolina Governor's School as an art teacher. I believe everyone is an artist, but only a few people really hone their skills and become great-- could this be you? "General duties of a teacher: pull everything out of your students. General duties of a student: pull everything out of your teacher. Pull everything out of your fellow students." -Sister Corita Kent

I am a driven tutor that is dedicated to make my students shine! I am freshly graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a major in Anthropology and a minor in Business. Focusing on economics, algebra, writing/reading, and college applications, I am currently a graduate student at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. Tutoring through high school and my undergraduate experience, I am familiar with students in middle school and beyond.

...I graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in Political Science, International Studies and Gender and Women Studies. During my time in college, I worked in my university's Writing Center as an Academic Writing Tutor. To be a tutor here, you had to take a semester-long course building your peer-tutoring pedagogy while volunteering in the writing center. Here, I worked with students from the first-year writing level to PhD on their writing...

...with a focus on working with children and families. I am passionate about helping students gain confidence in their academics through a gentle yet direct approach. My areas of specialty are Psychology, English, and ACT prep. When working with others, I have a goal of empowering them to see and achieve their full potential, which I accomplish through directive strategies that allow students to explore different theories and learning practices than they'd considered. I will...

...in math, reading and English. I have all the materials ready for your elementary school student to start and improve right away! I motivate younger students by getting them excited about the content, and each of my students look forward to their sessions. I will be starting medical school in the fall, so my expertise lies with most premed courses, as well as English and Reading for personal statement writing help. I am strong in...

...English. Since graduation, I have traveled extensively, got my masters in Occupational Therapy, and tutored English and writing to students of all ages. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English, Writing and basic math. In my experience helping struggling students with initiating essay writing, we always seem to have the most fun (with remarkable advancements) prepping for the critical reading, comprehension, and writing. I am a firm proponent...

Hello! My name is Dakota (She/They) and I am an Environmental Engineering and Anthropology PhD Student. I previously obtained my B.S. in Environmental Science, with minors in English and Philosophy where I started my research on flooding. I can help you with ecology, statistics, sociology, and college readiness. I hope to unearth your personal challenges to help you reach your goals.

...Associates of Arts with a concentration in Foreign Languages and Linguistics and graduated from UIC with a BA in Hispanic Linguistics. I am a graduate student at UMB studying Applied Linguistics with a concentration in Foreign Language Pedagogy/Language Acquisition. I aspire to be a university professor some day. I have worked hard to be able to earn 4.0 cumulative GPAs at both COD and UIC and have received several honors and accolades that have enhanced...

Hello! I am a graduate of Princeton University. I received my Bachelors Degree in English. Since graduation, I have travelled extensively and have taught and coached for five years. I can tutor a wide range of subjects and am most happy when tutoring writing and yoga.

...as a peer helper where I was able to create and build lasting peer friendships in order to help develop SEL and communication skills. While I have many experiences teaching developmental appropriate activities in math, reading, writing, fine/gross motor, and SEL, I am most passionate about teaching each of these subjects with real-life objects or concepts (I do have a strong place in my heart of STEM and SEL). I like to structure all my...

...should look like. Friends have come to me in the past to help them edit not only essays, but legal documents! Additionally, my high scores on the ACT show that the ways I prepared for my ACT were successful, and I can help you in the same ways. Previous teaching experience includes teaching choreography! I have taught young kids ages 3-6, musical theater kids with little training, as well as highly trained collegiate dancers. I...

...taught math in self-contained and remedial setting. I really love to help students find their voice in writing. I found that for me, as soon as I began to write about things I was passionate about on an individual level, I was able to unlock a lot of creativity. If students write about what they know, rather than what they think someone would like to hear, they often become much more authentic writers. I love...

I like to help students understand. Understanding is even better than learning.

Hi, my name is Jessica! I have a bachelors in German and Music with a minor in marketing from Simpson College and a masters in Music Business from California State University Northridge. I love to teach and I'm excited to help you learn!

...minor in Accounting. I graduated in 2019 from San Francisco State University with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. Presently, I am a doctoral student at Indiana University-Bloomington. I have extensive writing and editing experience with 100+ published articles, seven years of writing experience, and four years of editorial work. I have experience tutoring students from grades K-12 as well as college. I am passionate about helping students achieve their full potential while making the subject...

...with a focus in Journalism. I have tutored students previously, especially in college essay writing. Students that have been under my wing of guidance have gone to prestigious universities such as Harvard, Stanford, UChicago, MIT, Columbia, and more. Though I am most passionate about fortifying my clients' writing abilities by providing constructive feedback on their college essays, I also enjoy helping students with AICE AS Level/AP Language and History related subjects. In my opinion, it...

It's my mission to meet students where they're at and help them improve in practical, meaningful steps that they can go on to implement themselves in order to achieve success.