wheelhouse learning

Background: I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but I grew up in Washington, DC, where I attended Georgetown Day School and earned an English degree from the University of Maryland - College Park. 

Tutoring style: I try to make sure each of my students feels a strong sense of agency in the process - it’s important to me that a student leave her tutoring experience not only with a better understanding of the test, but also of her learning style. I also aim to be very honest with students about their score goals, progress, and challenges, while maintaining a strong emphasis on their unique strengths. Lastly, I try to incorporate some humor into the process, mostly through the use of extremely nerdy math puns. 

What I love about tutoring: So many things. To name a few: the moment when a student finally understands a fact or concept he had previously only memorized; the day a student catches himself making a mistake and corrects it before I have a chance to say anything; hearing from a former student who has been admitted to his first choice school.