...And my years as an Acting Coach allow me to help students cultivate their public speaking abilities. I have a BA in Theater, an extensive background in Improv Comedy (including my Second City training), years of on-camera and stage work, and a long history in Coaching Acting. This base of exper... (read more)
...I predominantly teach students in grades 5-12. My specialty is helping kids improvise, dance, and add lots of physicality to their acting choices. I went to school for physical theater and mime in France, so I have a big interest in physical movement and highly expressive performances! (read more)
...It not only enables the student but also affirms my own expertise and inspires further confidence to continue teaching. My lesson plans are derived from my own experience in teaching - an empirical approach. I've found that, especially in mathematics, practice makes perfect, but only through variety. (read more)
...Discrete math also appears frequently in my programming projects and I'm confident I can help students work through any issues they are having with this type of material. I began studying martial arts around the time I was six or seven and attained my black belt from National Karate in July 2001... (read more)
...I now leverage those same storytelling skills to work with high school students to present their best versions of themselves in their college essays, and I already have students who have gained admission to schools including Stanford, Yale, and Cornell. Moreover, because I have spent years as an... (read more)