Julene E.

Julene is a lifelong learner with bachelor’s degrees in History and Mathematics. She has tutored middle school through college students for over five years, both those trying to catch up and those excited to push themselves to new heights. Over her tutoring career, she has covered math, writing, and history most thoroughly, with scattered but meaningful experiences in many other subjects. In addition to her degree and private tutoring experience, Julene has been a teaching assistant in highschool readiness math classes, as well as college level writing and math courses. She is drawn to the opportunity to meet students where they’re at, no matter where that is, and bring them confidence and understanding from there. She prioritizes getting to know her students, understanding their personalities and learning styles, in order to collaborate with them on their learning. She emphasizes the connection between personal interests, real world applications, and the subjects at hand. Last but certainly not least, Julene is unabashedly nerdy, a fan of knowledge in all its forms, and constantly excited to bring some of that passion into a student’s life and conception of school subjects.

Preston H.

Preston is an Idaho native who grew up in Twin Falls before graduating High School in 2017 and attending Boise State University for his undergraduate degree. During his undergraduate career, Preston was initially pre-med and spent time interning at hospitals and medical clinics in both the U.S. and Greece before he began working in a research lab and finding his true passion in biological research. Starting in his second year of his undergraduate studies, Preston also began tutoring a wide array of students in various subjects and developed a passion for being able to help others. Helping students understand and succeed in the subject being taught and understand what it takes to be successful throughout their current and future courses. Throughout this time, Preston has primarily tutored general biology, molecular biology, cellular biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and statistics, but has also spent time tutoring English second language high school students in a wide array of high school subjects. Preston graduated from Boise State in May of 2021 with his Bachelor of Science in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Biology. Following graduation, Preston moved to Salt Lake City where he spent time doing viral research at the University of Utah before returning to Boise State to pursue his Ph.D., where he is currently a third-year molecular biology Ph.D. candidate. In his free time Preston likes to spend his time snowboarding, wakeboarding, boating, hiking, and spending time outdoors.

 

Morgan F.

Morgan graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Science Education, with a concentration in Chemistry and a minor in Spanish. She completed her student teaching in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she taught 6th and 8th grade science. After graduating, she was an Au Pair for a year in Bilbao, Spain, where she lived with a family, helping take care of the kids and teaching them English. When she returned to the States, she spent the next year and a half teaching experiential science education at Keystone Science School in Colorado. Morgan loved how her classroom was outside every day, even in the snow, and facilitating hands-on science activities. Most recently, Morgan was able to combine her passion for traveling and teaching by leading a language and cultural immersion program in Costa Rica with a group of high school students. Morgan is dedicated to inspiring the next generation and building meaningful connections with her students along the way. When Morgan isn’t teaching or traveling, you can find her skiing, hiking, or biking in the mountains; kayaking or swimming in a lake; or curled up with a good book!

 

Hope D.

Hope is a Certified Teacher. She grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, before moving to Idaho. She completed her Undergraduate Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Creative Writing and then went on to get a Master in the Art of Teaching at The College of Idaho. Hope has worked in education for almost a decade as a college writing tutor, an AVID tutor, middle school teacher, and academic interventionist. Hope grew up with a deep love of stories and the natural world. She takes the motto of “jack of all trades” to heart and works to learn any and all skills she has interest in. During her free time, Hope can be found reading, writing, gardening, embroidering, or out seeing theater performances. In teaching, Hope has a passion for media analysis and the interconnection of literature and history. She believes personal connection is important and the integration of subjects with each other and the world is a cornerstone to understanding in education.