Sonia P.
Private tutor in Falls Church, VA
Education
I am a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania with a currently undeclared major. I graduated from Washington International School in the spring of 2016 where I received first honors every semester and a bilingual International Baccalaureate diploma.
Experience
SAT 1: 2230 (Math 740, Writing 770, Reading 720) SAT 2: Math 2 770, Spanish 800 Founder and president of my high school's Reading Partners chapter; I worked to bring high school students in to tutor inter city kids in DC who had below average reading scores. Over the course of the three years I worked with the organization I tutored two third graders and one fourth grader. Co- president of Peer Tutors, a network created at my high school to connect older students who had mastered content with younger students who were struggling in their classes. Co- president of the math club at my high school, which created a space for high school students of all grade levels to work through comprehension issues they were having together. In my senior year I also tutored a tenth grader in math as a way of preparing him for the demands of the International Baccalaureate program and a tenth grade Biology section of about nine kids.
Subject Expertise
8th Grade mathWritingSpanish 3Spanish 2Spanish 1SpanishIB Theatre SLIB Theatre HLIB Extended EssayIB Economics SLIB BIology SLIB BIology HLIB Mathematics SL9th Grade math10th Grade math7th Grade math5th Grade math4th Grade math3rd Grade math2nd Grade math1st Grade math6th Grade math6th Grade10th Grade11th Grade Writing11th Grade10th Grade Writing
Availability
Mon/Wed/Fri after 2PM, Tues/Thurs after 5PM
Can Meet
Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Hi! My name is Sonia (as you've probably already inferred from the name next to my picture). I just moved to Philadelphia for university and am extremely excited to get involved in helping younger students in school. My dad works in education and instilled in me very early just how important it was that kids don't feel left behind or like they aren't good at something just because they don't understand it on the first try. I believe that most students capacity for understanding is much much greater than they themselves think and that this notion can be dispelled quickly once a teacher/ tutor understands how a student learns. As I mentioned above, I am a freshman who recently moved to Philadelphia from Washington, D.C.. When I'm not in school, I am generally involved in some sort of theatre production either through acting or directing. In my free time I like to read, write, hike, run, rock climb, and dance terribly.
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