STEPHEN P.
Stephen has tutored extensively in all areas of advanced mathematics, including calculus/vectors, and has successfully guided students through AP Calculus and the IB math program. He especially enjoys working on problem-solving strategies. Stephen also has several years of experience with all aspects of SSAT, SAT, ACT, and MCAT preparation, including guiding students through the often arduous university application process.
He also enjoys working with students at all levels across many subjects. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature, specializing in English and French,. Stephen’s primary research focus was the nineteenth-century novel. He has also received his MBA from the University of Warwick in the UK, .
Finally, Stephen has a real passion for literature, history, and philosophy, spending his free time delving into contemporary works. Stephen has recently taken a liking to nineteenth and twentieth-century history, and believes that as citizens we benefit when we have a fuller understanding of the past.
Christine L.
Christine J. Loh, PMP, ISTQB certified and is a Manager of Data Science at a tech start-up. A former national mathematics contest competitor from Toronto, Ontario, she earned her bachelors from the University of Toronto. Her students come from a diverse background and needs (AP/IB/remedial/SAT/SSAT/PSAT/GMAT/competitions ie. Caribou, Canadian Math League, Waterloo contests, Kangaroo, Beaver etc) She collaborates with parents, tutoring companies, consultants, and organizations to promote mathematics excellence and equity for young people. Her students have gained interviews to the University of Toronto Schools, scored in the top 2-15% of admission tests, top 7-30% of worldwide/national math contests. top 7% in Ontario, and top 10% in Peel District School Board. Christine has been recognized as the Tutor of the Month, for her efforts. She has also published an article in “Authority Magazine” entitled “5 Things You Need To Know To Be A Highly Effective Educator”. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, chess, travelling, and playing the violin.
Suman R.
Benjamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
Suman Rana is an Ontario Certified Teacher who strongly believes in these words. She grew up in Delhi, India, and graduated from University of Delhi with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature in 2004. She then completed a Post Graduate Diploma in English literature in 2006 followed by Master of Philosophy in English Literature in 2008. When she decided to pursue teaching as a career Suman completed a Bachelor of Education at the Jamila Millia Islamia University. She started her teaching career in 2006 with elementary students. In 2012, she began to teach English literature to undergraduate students at University of Delhi. She was also a Fulbright FLTA at New York University form 2017-18 where she taught her native language to beginner and intermediate students of various cultural backgrounds in the different contexts- whole class, individual tutoring and online work. Since 2019, she has been teaching high school students English and Business Leadership in Toronto, Canada. She has been an active participant in various seminars and workshops over the years to polish her teaching skills like the OPI Tester Training Workshop in New York University organized by American Council on Teaching of Foreign Language and various STAR TALK workshops.
Suman believes every child is unique and deserves a caring, inspiring, and engaging atmosphere in which to grow emotionally, intellectually, and socially. As an educator she wants to help students meet their fullest potential in these areas by providing a safe, risk-taking, and collaborative environment. She wants her students to development positive character and leadership traits which are essential in becoming a productive citizen. She chooses content and activities that are both significant and challenging for the students so that they are stimulated to think “beyond” their comfort zone and feel involved in their own learning process. Collaborative learning is also central to her teaching philosophy in order to promote reflective thinking and improve the students’ communicative and trans-cultural skills.
MATT J.
Matt is an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT), and Economics Faculty member at a private school in York Region. He teaches both AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics and runs the investment club at the school. Matt has taught students that have been accepted to economics programs at the institutions of Harvard, University of Chicago, and top Canadian universities. He has written economics curriculum for the AP College Board, attended professional development all over the world and is in the process of becoming an AP College Board Reader and Consultant – marking AP exams and instructing AP teachers. Matt loves inspiring students and introducing them to the world of Economics and is a great tutor. In Matt’s free time, if he isn’t hitting a squash or tennis ball, he is spending his hours creating financial literacy content.
RYAN H.
Ryan is currently pursuing his MBA in Accounting and Finance, and holds his Bachelor of Business Administration (Distinction) with a major in Accounting. He has his FMVA and CBCA finance designations, and is a published financial and accounting author.
DAVID T.
David is in his 15th year as a high school and university educator. He graduated with his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Manitoba and his Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Winnipeg. David is married and has 2 children. In his spare time, David loves to hang out at the cabin with his family and friends. David has a natural love of teaching and enjoys watching students achieve their personal educational goals.
GERROD H.
Gerrod Harris has been teaching in a wide variety of classrooms and learning environments for the last seven years. While teaching music both privately and in community centers throughout Markham, Gerrod received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Education at York University. Certified to teach music and history at the intermediate and senior levels, Gerrod has experience teaching a range of history courses along with English, civics, business, and senior level social studies. Since graduating in 2017, Gerrod has continued extensively teaching music, while also volunteering and working in high schools throughout the YRDSB; joining the Prep Academy Tutors team is his latest step forward into a well steeped career in education.
LAWRENCE C.
Lawrence is a retired high school teacher from the Toronto District School Board where he taught Business subjects and Math. His love for teaching has compelled him to continue helping young people learn, through tutoring. Reflecting on his long career, he realizes that, when teaching, he is ‘giving’, and that, in the end, is deeply rewarding. It is the source of his passion for helping students. His 40 years in the classroom have given him unique insight into the difficulties students face and the critical junctures they need to bridge, especially in subjects like mathematics, which is highly sequential. However he is a trained business teacher specializing in subjects like Accounting, Information and Communication Technology, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Management studies, etc.
He believes his job as an educator is to give his students success.