Amanda

Amanda Guedes has a bachelor’s degree in Kindergarten Elementary from Mcgill University. She has been working with children since her teenage years when she volunteered at a daycare and then began working there as a replacement educator. She then continued to pursue her love for working with children through the education program at Mcgill University. She graduated in 2019 and since then has worked towards her career in teaching. Upon graduating, she went abroad to London, United Kingdom to start her teaching career and gain experience. There, she completed two years of teaching –at the grade 5 level and kindergarten level respectively –and got to appreciate the education system and its methods within the UK. Upon her return to Canada, she was able to bring back those methods and began teaching for the English Montreal School Board. She has been with them ever since and continues to put all her love into teaching. She also began tutoring four years ago and has since then taken on many students to provide extra practice to help them succeed in their academic journey. She has helped students with their homework, extra practice to solidify their understanding, practice for both final and entry exams, and so forth. Amanda speaks three languages and is able to help students in both the English and French sectors.

Brook L.

Brook L. is a certified teacher with a Master’s degree in Teaching and Bachelor’s degree in Arts and Humanities. She is a certified TESOL instructor, and accredited by the American Tap Dance Society.

She has 15 years of experience teaching English Language Arts (ELA). Six of those years were spent teaching middle-school English. In addition, she has worked as a technology instructor, theater director, International Baccalaureate Primary and Diploma instructor, an academic advisor, and an ESL tutor.

Brook’s strengths include grammar and punctuation, language proficiency, SAT and ACT test prep, and helping students embrace new reading-comprehension strategies rooted in the Science of Reading.

She also created a Girl, Awake! Project: a mentorship program that advocates for girls’ education.

When Brook is not teaching, tutoring, or writing YA and dystopian fiction, you’ll find her crocheting, reading, or walking her Golden Retriever pup: Salvador Doggie

Meghan P.

Meghan has an MA in History and a BA (double major) in Classics and International Development from McGill University. She is in the final stages of completing her PhD in History and Classics at Yale University. Meghan has published a number of articles in academic publications and presented her research at conferences around the world. She speaks three languages fluently (English, French, and Romanian) and works in several others (Italian, German, Latin, and Ancient Greek).

Meghan is a passionate teacher who believes that every student is capable of excellence. Her approach is characterized by empathy, patience, and kindness. With over 15 years of experience in higher education, Meghan is sympathetic to the pressures modern students face: difficulties in focus, wavering confidence, and the temptation of unethical AI use among others. Meghan has had particular success in motivating students who were especially shy, withdrawn, or otherwise on the margins of the classroom. Strategies for how to bring such a student back into the fold differ on an individual basis but are always couched in mutual respect and understanding. Frequently, students who may have been struggling the most at the beginning of the term—be it with meeting deadlines, quality of work, or something else—became some of Meghan’s strongest and most self-motivated students by the end of the academic year.

Areas of Expertise: Reading, Writing, and Critical Analysis (all levels); History (all levels); Latin; Ancient Greek; Biology (K-12); Homework Help (English: K-12; French: K-6).

Charlie D.

EN: Charlie is a third-year student majoring in Kindergarten and Elementary Education with a specialization in French Immersion at McGill University. She is fluent in both French and English. Through her experiences as a daycare volunteer, camp counsellor, and tutor, she has developed strong skills in supporting elementary-level students across all subjects, with particular strengths in French and mathematics.

She is equipped to work effectively with diverse learners, including students with learning disabilities. Motivated and dedicated, Charlie is committed to helping students gain confidence in their abilities and achieve academic success. She values a safe, supportive, and caring learning environment for every student. Enthusiastic and adaptable, Charlie embraces a variety of learning styles and enjoys finding creative ways to make learning fun and engaging.

FR: Charlie est une étudiante de troisième année à l’Université McGill en enseignement préscolaire et primaire, avec une spécialisation en immersion française. Grâce à son expérience comme bénévole en garderie, animatrice de camp et tutrice, elle a développé d’excellentes compétences pour aider les élèves du primaire, notamment en français et en mathématiques.

Charlie adapte son enseignement à des élèves de divers niveaux, incluant ceux qui éprouvent des difficultés d’apprentissage. Charlie se montre entièrement dévouée à ses élèves, cherchant constamment à renforcer leur confiance et à faciliter leur réussite académique. Elle crée un milieu d’apprentissage sûr et empreint de bienveillance, et aime s’essayer à des méthodes d’enseignement innovantes qui rendent l’apprentissage captivant et agréable.

Nicole H.

Nicole received her Bachelor of Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Prior to this she attended the University of Toronto where she graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Science. She has 5 years of tutoring experience both in person and virtually.

Nicole has been working with students for over 10 years. She believes with the appropriate guidance and support all students have the potential to learn. Nicole finds joy when she sees that students are enjoying learning and she fosters this through relating the content to the students’ interests.

In her free time Nicole enjoys hiking with her dog Murphy, camping, baking and playing video games.