Services
Our services are available to students of all ages.
We provide personalized, comprehensive guidance that leads to lasting academic success and confidence.
Academic Consulting
We offer a range of one-on-one consulting services to students with a variety of needs and goals. Our work extends beyond the classroom to encompass fundamental academic and personal competencies, and provides students with tangible skills.
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Support and strategies for most learning differences
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Recovering knowledge gaps, including pandemic-related deficits
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Executive function and project management
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Resume building and editing
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Applying to fellowships and scholarships
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Gap-years and post-school plans
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Additional options and custom services by request
We offer additional sessions with parents in order to co-create healthy expectations and provide students with multi-faceted support.
Our one-on-one lessons prepare students for the highest levels of comprehension and assurance.
Tutoring
Our teaching supports every student in achieving genuine understanding and independent interest. We promote comfort and competence with each topic as the best means to excellent performance and long-term student growth.
We tutor students of all ages in:
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All levels of math and physics
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English, writing, and reading comprehension
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Essay planning, writing and editing
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AP, IB, Honors, and college courses and exams
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Spanish and Hebrew language and culture
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Additional topics by request
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We have extensive experience working with a variety of learning differences.
Our start-t0-finish approach equips students with readiness to master the ACT, SAT, ISEE and more.
Test Prep
Year-round, we help students feel ready for every aspect of standardized tests including the ACT, SAT, and ISEE. By determining key improvement areas, considering external factors, and discussing overarching goals, we deliver specialized and exhaustive instruction to each student. The quality of our method is set apart through:
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Guidance in selecting a test, date, and format and signing up
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Conversations with students and parents about hopes, worries, and expectations
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Evaluating competencies and challenge areas
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Ensuring familiarity with test rules, scoring, and topic frequency
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Custom study roadmaps and targeted homework
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Teaching primarily from real test documents
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Full-length practice tests with permitted tools
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Structured, low-stress lead-up to test day
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Follow-up meeting and support after a test
We work with students at any point in their test prep journey. In keeping with our vision, we help students balance test prep with other obligations. When desired, we design custom plans that integrate test prep with subject tutoring or consulting.
We guide students through works of writing of any kind, from ideation to submission.
Essays & Applications
Whether working on an essay, application, or other written piece, we focus on finding and refining a student’s individual expression. We guide students to combine their unique voice with impeccable writing to create standout essays and applications.
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We encourage and support the development of a strong writing foundation that carries over into future projects. This includes teaching effective storytelling, outlining and organizing, mechanics, research and citations, and more. We cover many kinds of writing and applications, such as:
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Academic assignments
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Personal statements
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Supplemental college essays
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Scholarships and Fellowships
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Study abroad and Gap year programs
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Cover letters and Portfolios
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Additional topics by request
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When assisting with applications, we help students craft and complete projects on a designated timeline. We offer start-to-finish support through the application process, providing additional recommendations and resources as necessary.
We teach small groups with 2-4 students to promote social and collaborative learning.
Groups & Classes
We work together to form small tutoring groups drawn from your contacts and ours. Please contact us directly if you are interested in forming or joining a group.
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Small groups are a great option for topics that are best learned in a collaborative format. We recommend this option for languages and fundamental skills in math and science. The curriculum for each student group is designed and adapted to meet their specific needs and goals.
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Our groups are scheduled with an up-front number of sessions. Most run for 10 or 15 weeks, once a week.