Chandra C.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
Senior Environmental Science and Policy Major at Duke University Major GPA: 3.8
Experience
Previous tutoring experience: Tutoring middle school and high school students in math, science and writing AP scores: Environmental Science - 5 Why tutoring? I am interested in this position because of my passion for education. I will use this position to empower the students like how I was empowered as a kid. I remember my grandfather used to tell me about stories about his engineering career. He taught me the importance of being focused and self-determined, and he inspired my interest in math and science. As a tutor, I would work to inspire these students through my leadership, enthusiasm and patience. My interest in education began the summer after my freshman year in high school when I decided to give back to the community that had sparked my interest in engineering by volunteering as a science camp counselor at a camp in my community for at risk kids in the Washington DC area called KidPower. Each day, the counselors and I would lead experiments with the kids to teach them an important law or theory in science. I found out that this was the first time many of the kids had the opportunity to conduct a science experiment and experience a hands-on project. On the first day of the camp, the kids would often lose focus during my demonstrations, but the following week, they were completely engaged and even started asking questions about the theory that I was teaching. By the end of the camp, the kids got excited whenever I mentioned science instead of groaning as they did at the beginning because they had realized the coolest part about science which is that if you look hard enough, you will see that science is all around us. My experience teaching at a science camp motivated me to apply to be a teacher at the NSBE Summer Engineering Experience for Kids’ (SEEK) Program, a STEM pipeline program designed to expose black elementary and middle students to STEM fields, after my senior year of high school. Although the SEEK camp only accepted juniors and seniors in college as teachers in the program, my application proved that I was capable to handle the responsibility of teaching students engineering concepts. Unfortunately, the two other colleges student teachers assigned to my classroom were not able to participate in the program so for 3 weeks I taught a class of 12 7th graders by myself. The position required that I create lesson plans and activities to cover all of the concepts in the weekly curriculum guides that we were given. During the lunch and snack breaks, I provided intensive tutoring to small groups of students who were struggling with the math concepts. The position taught me patience, professionalism, hard work and how to maintain accurate records of the students' progress. I believe that I was successful in my role because I am highly motivated and have strong communication and organizational skills which I will need for this position. My strong work ethic, experience working with students and organizational skills that I have acquired through my various leadership roles and previous positions are an ideal match for this position. Relevant classes: Algebra I & II, Geometry, Calculus I & II, Biology, Chemistry, Physics I & II, AP Environmental Science and Writing 101 Additional Information: Spring 2015 Dean's List with Distinction from Duke
Availability
Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
I love art, reading and spending time outdoors. Additionally, mentorship is very important to me. I have had many mentors who served as college counselors and an assigned college counselor at my high school who assisted me throughout my college application process and so I always seek out opportunities to give back and be a mentor for others. After his services, I began mentoring two freshmen girls and then later helped them in their college application process by recommending high school courses, attending college visits, editing essays, comparing schools and giving any other relevant tips. I am incredibly proud to announce that they will be attending New York University and Brandeis University this fall. Being their mentor specifically witnessing their growth inspired me to become more involved in college counseling work. I want to serve in this position in order to support and empower these students as I did with my two mentees. I also want to help students overcome personal challenges and help them know that they can still attend college like my mentors did for me.
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