Amy L.

Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from UCLA and has taught K–12 students at the highly regarded Sidwell Friends, Maret, and St. Catherine’s schools, as well as many private students. She specializes in English, reading and writing, history, social studies, study skills, homework support, and general K–8 academics. She can also tutor math and science through the upper school level. Amy has completed the first year of graduate-level coursework in social work at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Amy understands that families seek tutoring for many different reasons. Some students need help catching up, completing assignments, or feeling less overwhelmed, while others are ready to strengthen their skills and reach a higher level. She begins by identifying each student’s strengths, challenges, learning style, and academic goals. Amy then creates individualized lessons that break difficult material into clear, manageable steps. She helps students improve reading comprehension, organize and express their ideas in writing, think critically, prepare for assignments and assessments, and develop stronger study and organizational habits.
Amy is patient, encouraging, and attentive while also providing the structure and accountability students need to progress. She believes that children learn best when they feel understood and comfortable asking questions. By recognizing improvement and helping students work through mistakes without embarrassment, Amy builds both academic skills and genuine confidence. She values consistent communication with parents and works collaboratively with families to understand their concerns, monitor progress, and support each child’s individual needs.
Amy’s background also includes coaching youth soccer and supporting young people with diverse learning needs. Outside of tutoring, she enjoys spending time outdoors, exploring Richmond, following soccer, and spending time with her French
bulldog.

Stephan G.

Stephan is an experienced Teacher with over 25 years of experience at the elementary and high school levels. Stephan hold a Master’s Degree in Education and possesses many additional qualifications such as a Specialist qualification in Special Education.

He is fully bilingual (French and English) and has extensive teaching and tutoring experiences in both Canada and Europe.
Stephan’s fundamental approach to tutoring is based on the student’s needs and learning profile in order to create a personalized and realistic educational program for them.
Stephan can accompany students in many subjects areas like French and Social Studies at the High School Level, but also in all the Elementary School Subjects. He has extensive experience teaching students how to learn and study according to their learning styles.

Stephan has always put a great emphasis on professional development to stay current with the industry’s trends and new approaches and strategies.

 

Erin B.

Erin graduated from a thesis-based Masters program in Physical Activity Sciences at Université de Montréal, with a specialization in Sport Psychology. She is bilingual and completed the majority of this degree in French. Previously, Erin attended StFX University, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Human Kinetics in the Pre-education stream, with a minor in French and a pair in Fine Arts. She is highly knowledgeable in the French language and in the areas of academic and scientific writing. Her primary teachables include French, English, Health, Science, and Art. Outside of school, Erin is a competitive track and field pentathlete and heptathlete, with a diverse athletic background in soccer and hockey which she competed in for over 15 years.
Erin has experience working with children of all ages as a track and field coach, gymnastics coach, lifeguard and swim instructor, and Fit 4 Life Student Leader.

 

Nancy C.

Nancy offers your child individualized attention to his or her academic needs. With over a decade of tutoring experience with kindergarten age to high school sophomores, she has collaborated with parents and teachers to deliver weekly lessons that match the family’s tutoring goals. Nancy’s commitment to her students prompted two families to request that she continue her services after they moved from away from Pasadena. The switch to online tutoring was seamless.

Nancy has a particular fondness for tutoring children in reading and language arts. Her tutoring career began when Common Core demanded that kindergarteners master what was once the reading expectations of first graders. One child, who entered first grade lagging in reading began to work with Nancy at his teacher’s referral, and with mom’s unwavering support, the child’s impressive determination, and Nancy’s skill in teaching phonics-based reading, he moved from ‘low’ test scores in first grade to meeting grade-level expectations in second grade.

Beyond primary school reading, Nancy has worked with intermediate and middle school students to improve their English Language Arts skills as well as helping high school students master their Honors English classes.

The spillover to other academic subjects can occur with these students: 2nd grade math word problems become easier when math skills match reading abilities; social studies analysis becomes clearer when one can analyze story elements; and beginning essay writing can improve when a child is proficient in answering reading prompts.

When Nancy is not spending time with her tutoring clients or in a classroom as a substitute teacher, she enjoys gardening, yoga, museums, live theater and classical music concerts. And of course, reading.

Josh B.

Josh Bicknell is a licensed educator for English Language Arts, which he earned shortly after completing a BA in English at the University of Missouri with a minor in creative writing. He has taught and tutored at the secondary level (7-12) throughout the Houston, Texas area where he grew up. He has also worked as a professional writing tutor for college composition and rhetoric, in addition to TOEFL prep, ISEE prep, SAT/ACT, and both GED and some GRE completion.

In 2024, Bicknell decided to continue his education with a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, while also studying a topic he had always felt passionately about: Holocaust and Genocide studies. He graduated in 2025.

His current work includes developing curriculum for his project (Ten Stages of Change) which focuses primarily on textual and source analysis, media literacy skills, and social emotional learning. His work has been published by Consider the Source New York Archives, Learner Education’s EdTech blog series, and three pieces of poetry selected for the Glendale Literary Archives.

He currently livens in downtown Glendale, California with a Boston terrier/pug named Dexter.

 

Andrew V.

Andrew has a master’s in English, having capped off his courses with a creative thesis, a book of formal poems entitled “Sierra.”

In college, he won two awards for his poetry; received a fellowship; and published—and presented—three academic articles (Milton, Kafka, Dante).

Since graduation, he has written a graphic novel, and has taken up piano, frame drum, and Grecian lyre.

As a warm-hearted, seasoned academic, Andrew knows how to move through projects with humor and determination.

 

Juan S.

Dr. Juan S. graduated from the Nova Southeastern University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology. He completed a Masters and Doctorate in Education from the University of Florida. He completed his teaching internship in Houston, where he taught in a Grade 6 class. He has worked as a teacher, instructional coach, and as an Assistant Principal and Principal. In 2026, he jumped at the opportunity to offer tutoring to students that need additional assistance. He enjoys working with kids and expanding their horizons. In his spare time he likes to travel, play racquetball, and spend time with his family.

 

Sydney F.

Sydney is certified to teach Pre-Kindergarten through Sixth grade students and holds a Professional Georgia Certificate of Eligibility – with a Reading Endorsement. She grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated with a classical diploma from Veritas School. After attending Covenant College, she received a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. While in college, she completed student teaching during a study abroad in the Czech Republic, where she grew an affinity for children and learning different curriculum models. She began her teaching career teaching second grade at Lookout Mountain Elementary School in Tennessee, and is currently a Third Grade teacher at The Geneva School of Manhattan. Sydney loves the individualized attention to detail that tutoring brings, and enjoys watching students grow in both wisdom and virtue. In her spare time, Sydney enjoys sailing J-24 boats on the Hudson River, playing tennis with friends, cooking, and reading classic literature. In Richmond, Sydney tutored underserved children though the STEP (Strategies to Elevate People) program, and currently serves the homeless population at The Bowery Mission in the Lower East Side. Sydney has experience tutoring for three students who attend private schools in the Manhattan area.

 

Rachel M.

Rachel is a dedicated educator with 17 years of experience teaching in New York City Public Schools. A graduate of Vassar College, she also holds a Master of Arts in Education degree from Lehman College and is certified to teach Spanish, English, and a variety of Advanced Placement courses. Throughout her career, Rachel has worked with students from diverse backgrounds and across a wide range of ages and abilities, developing a warm, engaging, and individualized approach to instruction. She is passionate about helping students build both their academic skills and their confidence, and firmly believes that every child has the ability to learn, grow, and succeed when given the right support and encouragement.

Sadia A.

Sadia is a credentialed elementary school teacher and current substitute teacher with a Master of Education from High Tech High Graduate School of Education and a bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Sacramento State. She has experience working with students across grade levels in classroom, small-group, and hands-on learning environments.

Sadia believes students learn best when they feel comfortable asking questions, making mistakes, and being themselves. She is patient and adaptable and enjoys finding different ways to explain a concept until it clicks. She values getting to know each student as an individual and helping them become more confident and independent learners.

Outside of teaching, Sadia enjoys exploring San Diego, spending time outdoors, staying active, listening to music, and volunteering in her community.