category: High School

Nathalie Biju-Duval

Born and raised in Paris, France, Nathalie Biju-Duval spent summers in Catalunya, Spain, where her family still owns a home in the small town of Begur. It was here, while playing with other children her age, that Nathalie became fluent in Spanish.

Nathalie’s family relocated to Grenoble, France (near the Alps) where she attended High School at the Lycée Champollion, a public school. She then attended the Law University of Assas in Paris, where she received her Masters in International and European Law. She was always interested in traveling and meeting people from various countries, believing that the ability to communicate in different languages is key to appreciating various cultures and having a greater understanding of the world.

In the nineties, Nathalie Biju-Duval moved to New York City and began working at an International law firm as an intern before becoming a paralegal specializing in US/French/Spanish business transactions. Along with overseeing and supervising a staff of three assistants and two paralegals, Nathalie translated numerous documents and contracts from French/Spanish into English and vice/versa. She also served as the interpreter for attorneys and clients of the firm.

Nathalie is also very good at interacting with young people and has very close relationships with her niece and nephews with whom she has a strong trusted connection. She also helped the daughter of a very good friend of hers when she became interested in learning French and enrolled in classes in college. On many occasions, Nathalie assisted her when she needed help with her assignments. She guided her throughout the chapters with patience and understanding, helping to improve her vocabulary and correcting her translations and syntax. Nathalie always tried to be very positive and encouraging, which really helped her a lot in achieving her goal. It is these relationships that inspired Nathalie to work with middle, high school, and college students as a private tutor.

Nick Thomas

Nick Thomas has tutored for over 20 years in London, New York and Los Angeles, tutoring students in all five continents, including members of the Royal family, descendants of Presidents and other prominent business, artistic and political families around the globe. His broad familiarity with the academic systems of the US, the UK and Europe help inform his incisive and far-reaching approach to tutoring.

Nick is a passionate believer that the ultimate goal of education is to teach problem-solving skills, which are all too often overlooked in most schools. By teaching students not just the facts, but how to make sense of those facts, how they interlink and how to apply them, Nick’s students end up being more engaged, more excited, and more empowered to think for themselves, consequently getting better marks and getting more out of their regular school experience.

This all-important, life-long skill of problem-solving, which will set up your child for success in college and in their chosen career, can truly be learnt and taught on any subject. So while it is not surprising that Nick is enormously in demand for all levels of test preparation and math, he is equally able to help students who are stuck in Latin, modern languages, essay-writing, English literature and science. By focussing on the logic and meaningfulness of these subjects, Nick’s students click with the material, after which the material comes alive, becomes more interesting, and ultimately leads to the results that are desired.

Nick was a scholar at Eton College and Oxford University, wrote a column for the Guardian newspaper, published a book about advanced sudoku and appeared on the BBC to discuss solving logic problems. He also came second in the UK’s first ever Sudoku championship. More surprisingly, he is also a comedy writer and actor with over 15 million views online, and regularly collaborates with grammy-award-winning singer Jason Mraz. His sense of humor and creativity make sure that his sessions are always energetic and never dull!

Kevin Hernandez

Anyone truly familiar with Kevin Hernandez will attest to his life-long curiosity and his relentless ambition to solve problems. He has always been innately scientific and self-driven to attain fundamental understanding of anything he observes and does.

Because of his natural curiosity, Kevin Hernandez took interest in various disciplines while at the University of Connecticut. Refusing to be a product of poverty, he took full advantage of his college years and engrossed himself in as many subjects as he could while working full-time. Kevin amassed three separate degrees and is the first of not only his family but also his neighborhood to successfully attend and graduate college.

Kevin’s subject matter expertise ranges from calculus, human biology and chemistry to Spanish, writing composition and even economics. Moreover, Kevin is experienced coaching all sections of the SAT, ACT, and TOEFL. The acquisition of a consequential skill was and still is of utmost importance to him.

Nevertheless, Kevin Hernandez’s genuine love for learning was never exclusive to his life as a student. It has also been pivotal to his professional pursuits. He has actually applied most of the wide variety of courses he underwent. Kevin has worked as a nursing medic for 5+ years. He also worked in an environment geared towards individuals with learning disabilities for 8 years in addition to being a classroom teacher for second language learners. And he is currently working as an operations manager in hospitality.

When he is not troubleshooting life’s processing errors, Kevin Hernandez basks in his passion for performance, both physically and artistically. He enjoys biking and boxing as well as spoken word poetry and most preciously, dancing.

Kevin values the combination of training, instincts and individualization. This is most certainly embedded throughout his methodology.

Susan Selvin

Susan Selvin has over twenty years of experience teaching in college preparatory middle and high schools, including L.A.’s prestigious Buckley School and Greens Farms Academy in Connecticut. With a Ph.D. in French Language and Literature from UCLA, she takes particular joy in her private tutoring work with her students, creating personalized instruction that encourages them to capitalize on their unique talents and interests. Alongside content related tutoring, she emphasizes executive function skills – including time management, organization, and prioritization of tasks – to maximize her students’ success in all areas of learning.

In addition to her expertise teaching the Humanities across high school and middle school classrooms, she’s guided students through the college application process, assisting with essay writing and standardized test preparation, including the AP French Language and Culture exam and the verbal portions of the SAT. Susan also holds a TESOL certificate from UCLA and has taught introductory and remedial high school English courses, including reading comprehension and writing instruction for students for whom English is a second language.

Susan approaches learning with patience, kindness, and flexibility – a teaching philosophy developed over a long career in the classroom (and from having two grown daughters of her own!). In her spare time, she loves reading contemporary fiction, running in Central Park, and exploring New York’s many museums.

July Reuter

First interested in physics by her love of science-fiction, July Reuter has always wanted to know more about how the physical world operates. She was born in Brooklyn and went through the New York City public school system. After graduating college she was determined to return home to the city she loves.

July Reuter graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2019 with a B.S. in physics. One of her favorite parts of college was the three years she spent working as a teaching assistant for physics classes, where she instructed students in lab exercises, held review sessions, and helped them work through problems in class. Working as a University Physics TA also gave her experience teaching math including algebra and calculus. Her goal as an instructor was to help develop students’ analytical skills for use beyond the class, and foster enthusiasm for the subject material.

At RIT she took numerous physics, math, and programming classes. July also had the opportunity to conduct astrophysics research on how galaxy mergers affect star formation, and biophysics research on the mechanics of cell dispersion. After graduating she worked at A+E Networks as a data analyst, where she had real world experience applying her analytical skills.

In her private tutoring work, July Reuter specializes in teaching physics, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus AB/BC. She looks forward to helping students with the SAT, ACT, and SAT math and physics subject tests. Her strengths include communicating complex ideas to people of all knowledge levels and bringing enthusiasm to every lesson. Her goal in teaching is to both help students through individual problems, as well as teaching fundamental analytical skills and good learning habits. She wants to show why math and physics are so interesting!

When not teaching, July loves to write science-fiction, play tabletop roleplaying games, cook, and wander around the city.

category: High School

Nathalie Biju-Duval

Nick Thomas

Kevin Hernandez

Susan Selvin

July Reuter

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