Full-Time Neighborhood K-12 Math, ELA, Sci, & Test Prep Tutors
917-916-1222
sam@yorkvilletutor.com
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"After learning from Sam, I got a 96 on my Regents."
- Dylan
"Sam taught me what it means to be a student...and how to study smarter not harder"
- Troy
"Sam has been a great help in every year of highscool, making sure I can do as well as I can."
- Peter
"He helps you not only know the answer but understand it and how to get there."
- Student
NICE TO MEET YOU
Sam is our primary tutor. His first paid job was tutoring a fellow student at the NYC Lab School for the geometry Regents. He has continued to tutor students ever since. Tutoring through college helped support Sam as an undergrad at Columbia University. He then established a full-time tutoring practice after graduating in ‘07.
As a high school student, Sam was chosen by his teachers to tutor his peers. This developed into his first tutoring sessions after school.
Beginning as a sophomore in high school, Sam designed & performed experiments in infectious disease as a member of the Department of Medicine Chairman's lab.
Sam continued to tutor students and conduct research as a premed biology major.
In 2007, Sam began running his tutoring practice providing test-prep classes and subject tutoring session to schools and students full-time.
We help elementary, middle, and high school students improve their grades in school through bespoke, one-on-one tutoring sessions.
We prepare students for all standardized tests they encounter including the G&T, ISEE, SSAT, CTY, SHSAT, TACHS, Regents, SAT, ACT, SAT IIs, and AP exams.
Tutoring sessions are typically done online with Sam’s effective iPad Pro + laptop Zoom setup that allows for a more colorful & interactive learning experience than in-person sessions. In-person tutoring sessions in Yorkville are also available.
We prepare students for all standardized tests they encounter from K-12. This includes tutoring for the G&T placement test, ISEE, SSAT, CTY exam, SHSAT, TACHS, Regents exams, SAT, ACT, SAT II subject tests, and AP exams. It’s a long list of acronyms, but don’t worry, we can explain which tests your child should take during a Zoom meeting or call.
Sam and his small, dedicated team tutor math, ELA, science, and Spanish to grades K-12.
High performing students can benefit the most from access to a tutor. They are often unchallenged in class and bored with easy homework. Half of Sam’s students already excel at school before starting tutoring and use sessions to get ahead of their curriculum, prep for future admission tests and summer programs.
As a lifelong New Yorker raised in Yorkville, it’s easy to say with confidence that Yorkville is one of the best neighborhoods to raise a family. Public schools in the area include Lower Lab, PS 527, East Side Middle, Wagner, and Eleanor Roosevelt among others. Local private schools include Dalton, Trevor, Spence, Birch, Chaplin, and Brearly. Tutoring in this neighborhood with such a high density of reputable schools has afforded me the opportunity to familiarize myself with their curriculums and teachers so I can better serve my local students.
While it’s easy to find a tutor in NYC, it’s harder to find one that can effectively support your child. Few tutors are experts at the craft of tutoring. For most, it’s a part-time gig they they’ve recently picked up on-and-off. For me, it’s a full-time practice that I’ve been pursuing for the last two decades. It’s actually quite easy to find someone that knows the material, but the challenge is finding someone that has the subject matter expertise and is also able to communicate that knowledge effectively to a student that will find it relatable while engendering a sense of trust so that students are comfortable asking questions and making mistakes.
Yorkville families are a pleasant combination of hospitable—by NYC standards—and savvy with active students who swim and play soccer at Asphalt Green and Randall’s Island. Kids here grow up taking the slow way home from school among friends, eating mediocre pizza, riding along the East River esplanade, and playing basketball behind Lab school. Yorkville is one of the last neighborhoods in Manhattan still holding on to its authenticity among the changes. It’s a pleasure tutoring students here.