Our Tutoring Approach

We personalize lessons to the needs of each student we have the honor of supporting. 

A general structure you can expect includes:

• Brief check-in to set the tone and build rapport

• Setting goals for session

• Work time*

• Wrap-up Q&A

• Reflection and setting goals for rest of week

*Work Time

As the bulk of our session, work time will consist of reaching the goals we set for the session. That might involve us teaching specific skills and then practicing them with you by going through reading and writing activities, or us working on a particular assignment.

A strategy we like to employ for long sessions, particularly for students struggling with burnout, is the Pomodoro Method: a series of rotations between work time and short breaks that allows for high-quality focus and reduces burnout.