Tutor in Yorba Linda, California

OUR MISSION: GET-SET-GO aims to empower students to sprint towards academic success. Recognizing that each student has unique needs, we go beyond conventional tutoring methods, taking a holistic approach to academic improvement. Through student-personalized learning, productive and genuine student-tutor relationships, realistic goal-setting, and results-driven evaluations backed by accurate record-keeping, we strive to uphold a standard of quality and effectiveness rarely achieved in classrooms and conventional tutoring at outstanding rates. ~~~~WHY WITH US?~~~~ QUALITY: We know our stuff! We’ve been boosting grades for years! John - B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UCLA - 8 years tutoring experience Alice - B.S.A. in Mathematics/Economics and History, UCLA - 6 years tutoring experience TRANSPARENCY: We understand the parent’s concern for tutoring effectiveness. - We provide optional evaluation reports (every 6 sessions) outlining the student’s areas for improvement, strengths, in-session improvement actions, and suggested improvement actions outside tutoring. - We are proactive about promptly replying to emails and returning phone calls regarding any questions or concerns. CONVENIENCE: We keep it simple and easy for our students (and their parents). - There is no cancellation penalty. We do strongly encourage our clients to give notice at least 24 hours prior to cancelling a session. This helps us schedule sessions in a manner that is more convenient for all our clients - We neatly write and label in-session lessons and examples as entries in the student’s (take-home) GO Binder, and then systematically record them on a digital database. This allows us to assign specific home-review material by lesson/example number in a strategic and timely manner. - We are conveniently located in a quiet and beautiful neighborhood at the East Lake Community Club House in Yorba Linda, CA. The Club House offers free coffee, ice water, clean bathrooms, plenty of parking, and a beautiful, relaxing view of East Lake. ~~~~WHAT WE TEACH~~~~ MATH: Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus to AP Calculus AB/BC, Calculus IB, AP Statistics, College Algebra (all levels), College Calculus (1, 2, 3), Linear Algebra, Differential Equations CHEMISTRY: Chemistry to AP Chemistry, Introductory Chemistry, College General Chemistry I & II PHYSICS: Physics to AP Physics 1 & 2, AP Physics C, College Physics (Classical Mechanics, Waves/Thermodynamics/Optics/Special Relativity, Electricity and Magnetism) ECONOMICS: AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics ~~~~WHERE WE TEACH~~~~ East Lake Community Clubhouse, East Lake Village, Yorba Linda, CA 92887 (We are not affiliated with the East Lake Community Club House; please do not contact them directly for questions regarding our service) - Beautiful view of East Lake and surrounding nature with plenty of free parking! - Spacious interior with clean bathrooms, water fountain, and free coffee ~~~~MATERIALS PROVIDED~~~~ A prepared student is a well-equipped one. For each new student, we create a GO Binder (contact us to learn more) to take home and bring to every session. We also provide students with necessary tools to use during sessions. However, students still need to bring their class textbooks (if possible) for homework. We also recommend that a student bring a familiar calculator (if owned). Materials provided during sessions and to be taken home are listed below. IN-SESSION MATERIALS - AP review books (latest version and researched to be most effective by subject) - Supplemental textbooks - Calculators (graphing and scientific) - Mechanical pencils, pens, highlighters - Rulers, protractors, compasses - Paper (graph and lined) - Flash cards TAKE-HOME MATERIALS - GO Binder - partitioned into subject sections containing: > Lesson Tracker (labeled entries of in-session lessons) > Example Tracker (labeled entries of in-session examples) > Infopack (consolidated materials relevant to each subject, such as periodic tables, trigonometric identities, constants, important equations and formulas, etc.) - supplemental review/preview material (as necessary) NOTE: Take-home materials are used during the first session, but given for home use after the second session ~~~~SESSION DETAILS~~~~ - Each session lasts 2 hours - Students have the option to take a short break half-way into the session - Students should arrive 5-10 minutes early for session planning (subject to be tutored, assigning diagnostic tests, upcoming school quizzes/exams, upcoming school homework due, etc.); clients are NOT charged for session planning time. - Students are involved in and encouraged to ask questions during lessons or examples, which are given reactively from students' questions and misconceptions - Each lesson and example is written by the tutor at the time they are given within the student's GO Binder and subsequently logged into an electronic database - Wrap-up (final questions, lessons, examples) begins no less than 15 minutes before session ends - If possible, please give notice at least 24 hours prior to cancelling a session so that we may better accommodate our clients' schedules ~~~~TUTORING ENVIRONMENT AND RATES~~~~ 2:1 Student-Tutor Ratio - HOURLY RATE: $40.00 Standard environment; emphasis on concept-application learning principle ideal for balanced improvement. - Consistent with proven principle of concept-application learning - Optimal student-to-tutor ratio with no loss of effective tutoring time; all questions and missed problems prior to wrap-up are addressed - Pressure-free critical thinking periods essential to development of problem-solving skills - Full insight into student's independent work habits, general misconceptions, and error patterns essential to progress evaluations and long-term improvement - Concept teaching opportunity from incorrect, but fully sought-out solutions - All of the above lead to increased retention of learned material - Focus shift from "crutch" learning to good habit-forming and balanced improvement (retention, independence, critical-thinking, self-confidence) 1:1 Student-Tutor Ratio - HOURLY RATE: $50.00 Limited availability; lecture-heavy with concept-learning focus; recommended for students with a grade of 65% or below - Ideal for a tutoring focus on fundamentals - Concept-application method used usually with an emphasis on concept learning during sessions - More optional review homework assigned regularly for concept-reinforcement and retention - All questions and missed problems prior to wrap-up are addressed - Decreased lesson-planning (5 minutes) prior to each session ~~~~PAYMENT~~~~ Cash payment is due at the end of every session. If a client is somehow not able to pay at the end of a session, cash payment is due no later than the end of the following session or at a scheduled meeting time if no subsequent sessions are scheduled. NOTE: Rates are listed on an hourly basis and each session lasts two hours. Please contact us to SCHEDULE A SESSION or receive a FULL INFORMATION GUIDE