SHANNA Z.

Shanna Z. is a professional educator with over 19 years experience in education. She has a diverse experience and strong track record fostering child-centered curriculum and student creativity. Shanna is a warm and caring teacher who works to create learning environments that are encouraging, and adaptive to the varied needs of students. Shanna is experienced in one-on-one as well as group tutoring and workshops, and she strives to build students’ self-esteem while introducing concepts into curriculum related to life and social skills.

KATHY G.

Kathy is a certified English as a New Language teacher with experience teaching both native English-speaking children as well as English Language Learners in grades Kindergarten through 11th grade in the Westchester, NY and Fairfield County, CT Public and Private School systems. She is greatly inspired by her work with individual and small groups of students and watching them develop and gain confidence. Her lessons are specifically tailored to each student’s goals, needs and interests. Lessons support the school curriculum and help children become successful learners in the classroom. She is a Native English speaker with TESOL certification in both New York and Connecticut and a master’s degree in TESOL from Manhattanville College.

The earlier part of Kathy’s career was spent in advertising so she has a particular sensitivity to the impact of the visual message and engagement factor of her lessons with an emphasis on using the latest technology. She has always had a passion for reading and writing and truly enjoys spreading that love of learning to her students. She is also a student of the Spanish language having spent time abroad expanding her listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and, therefore, she has a sensitivity to the nuances, frustrations and insecurities of learning a new language.

KERRY S.

Kerry is a certified teacher specializing in early childhood. She has 15 years of teaching experience in both New York City private schools and Fairfield, CT. In addition to her classroom experiences, Kerry has tutored many students of various ages. Her tutoring experiences include ERB preparation, phonemic and phonological reading skills, kindergarten readiness, preschool enrichment, and supplemental instruction for homeschooled children.

Kerry earned a B.S. in Psychology from Sacred Heart University and a M.A. in Elementary Education from Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus. She is certified to teach students in preschool through 6th grade. In addition, Kerry is also trained in the Orton-Gillingham Approach and Learning Without Tears. These two programs have benefited her greatly throughout her teaching career.

Volunteer work is also important to Kerry. She currently runs a 4th grade Odyssey Of The Mindteam, which is an international STEAM- based academic program. She leads a Daisy troop and a Girl Scout troop, as well as running a camp program for St. Pius X in Fairfield, Connecticut.

SANDRA M.

Sandra is a chemistry teacher with seven years of teaching experience in private, charter and city schools at the middle and high school levels. She is presently teaching applied chemistry and she has experience teaching 7th and 8th grade science, test prep, forensics, and environmental science. All of the classes focus on inclusivity by incorporating different learning levels and styles to better assist the needs of every student.

Sandra’s additional experience comes from tutoring students at the Huntington Learning Center. In this setting, she gained the opportunity to teach chemistry, biology, earth science, organic chemistry, as well as the mathematics portion of SAT/ACT prep to high school students. She also has experience working with younger students aged 5-10 while volunteering in a Croatian parish as a religion and language teacher.

Sandra’s seven year long teaching, volunteering, and tutoring experience has given her the opportunity to develop her own teaching style which is to look at every student as an individual with their own set of skills and ways to learn.

KRISTINA M.

Kristina has a master’s degree in Elementary and Special Education with a concentration in mathematics. While teaching over the past 6 years, Kristina has taught in the general education and ICT setting, teaching students with various learning difficulties and styles, and from a multitude of cultural backgrounds. Kristina has extensive training with programs that have given each of her students access to rigorous academic standards, most notably being the Algebra For All Initiative. Currently, Kristina teaches third and fourth grade math. Though her passion is math, Kristina truly enjoys teaching all subjects. She is motivated to remove the stigma against math learning and show all children that they are capable of being mathematicians. Her love for education stems from when she was a child herself, and she feels fortunate to connect with children at various ages and ability levels. Outside of school, Kristina enjoys crafting, baking, and spending time with family and friends.

CAROLYN M.

Carolyn began her career in education working with students with disabilities as a teaching assistant, and has not looked back. After 3 years as a teaching assistant, Carolyn went on to teach Science 8 and Honors Biology at Rye Neck. She is currently a teacher at a special education school in Yonkers, NY where she teaches a variety of science courses and is the therapeutic horseback riding coordinator. Her passion has always been to help every student learn no matter the obstacles or challenges. Carolyn is a graduate of SUNY Cortland where she received a bachelor’s degree in Biology, and Manhattanville College where she received a master’s degree in Science and Special Education (Grades 5-12). Outside of teaching, Carolyn is an assistant lacrosse coach, volunteers at a therapeutic horseback riding center, and loves to go skiing.

STEVEN A.

Steven is a special education teacher at Dolan Middle School in Stamford, CT. He has been teaching at this middle school for the past four years. Steven taught in the Diocese of Bridgeport as a middle school social studies for five years prior to joining Stamford Public Schools. He has an undergraduate degree in education from Iona College and a master’s degree in education from Western Connecticut State University. He has an additional master’s degree in special education from Fairfield University and recently completed the educational leadership program at Sacred Heart University. Steven loves teaching and his passion is helping students succeed.

DESIREE B.

Desiree has been an elementary school teacher for over twenty years.  She has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Hofstra University and a Master’s degree in Reading from Lehman College.  She began her career teaching in the New York City Public Schools and has spent the last 18 years working in Westchester County. She has taught first, second and third grades.  As a general education teacher she has also worked in her district’s ICT (Integrated Co-Taught Classroom) model where she taught alongside Special Education teachers.  This collaborative work has given her the unique ability to identify specific needs and offer students a variety of learning strategies and methods to help ensure student success.  She is a member of her district’s English Language Arts Committee where she works with fellow teachers, reading specialists and district leaders on curriculum.

Desiree has been tutoring students throughout her career.  She enjoys working individually with students and their families.  She brings her years of experience, multiple learning strategies and a host of resources to each child she tutors.  She enjoys nurturing relationships with her students and their parents.  Working to meet individual needs is her ultimate goal.

STONE Y.

Stone is a former software engineer with a degree in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis. As a software engineer, he worked in the financial and cryptocurrency space at companies such as Vanguard and Morgan Stanley. He currently teaches Engineering and Robotics in high school.

Stone takes an individualized approach with every student he works with. He believe rapport and mutual respect are the foundations from which successful habits can be formed. Meta-skills in self-learning, problem solving, and critical thinking are extremely important to long term success and Stone works to develop these alongside any curriculum.

JEAN C.

Jean has been teaching mathematics for 29 years and loves to make the seemingly difficult concepts in math much easier to understand.  She has a master’s degree in Math Education from Bank Street Graduate School in New York City and a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from The University of Akron in Ohio. She enjoys tutoring students in general math, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, algebra II, trigonometry, and can help students prepare for the math sections of the PSAT, ISEE, SSAT, GRE, GMAT, ACT, and SAT tests.

She is also a writer, editor, and consultant for educational publishers including Comprehension Publishing, Domino Data Lab, Kaplan, McGraw-Hill, and Scholastic. For these companies, she has created math contest materials, practice workbooks for state proficiency tests, a teacher manual for the California High School Exit Exam, and questions and answers for the Praxis Mathematics test taken by aspiring teachers as part of their certification to teach middle and high school math.

Jean is a mother, grandmother, avid golfer, and the published author of her first children’s book Sit Down Little Prince, A math story about Carl Friedrich Gauss. She is a resident of Westchester.