Hi! My name is Lucy Igoe and I am a senior at Middlebury College originally from Williamstown, Massachusetts. I have always been passionate about analyzing and discussing literature; since childhood I have loved to read. I think an essay is much stronger when a student discusses their thesis and analysis with another person. I would love to be a catalyst for your child to develop their ideas and work through their papers. Especially now, it is important to come up with original ideas and be able to express them eloquently. During my gap semester, I worked as a substitute teacher at Williamstown Elementary School helping students one on one with various subjects and following lesson plans for entire classes. There I learned how to effectively foster a positive learning environment and teach in a multitude of ways that catered to the students I was working with. I also coached at Williamstown Soccer Camp for two summers where I organized drills for small groups and strategized game plans for my team. I grew up playing soccer my whole life and I now play on the women’s club team at Middlebury; I think it is important to teach game strategy and workshop individual skills as well as grow a passion for the sport, on-field confidence, and sportsmanship. Last semester, I studied abroad in Madrid for five months and took all four classes in Spanish. The experience was challenging but rewarding and taught me that truly learning a language comes from a lot more than just a textbook. I would be happy to help your child with Spanish by using the same skills I learned in Madrid: learning a language is not just memorizing grammar rules but understanding why they occur. I have worked with kids throughout different jobs, I am part of the community friend mentorship program at Middlebury, and I would be honored to help your child develop the skills they need to succeed in and out of the classroom!
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Yes. Many of our tutors are strong across several subjects, and sessions can cover more than one if that's what the student needs that week. Flexibility is built into how we work.
Most of our tutors continue working through breaks, either online or in-person at the college if the tutors remain on campus during that vacation. We'll let you know in advance if a tutor has a gap in availability and arrange coverage with one of our other tutors — in-person or online — in the required subject.
Occasionally, if the student lives very close to the tutor's campus. Most sessions take place on or near the college campus or online. This keeps sessions in an academically focused environment — which tends to produce better results.
The families who see the biggest results are the ones who commit to a regular cadence — typically once, twice, or three times a week. One-on-one tutoring with a student from an elite college, who genuinely understands the material, is a fundamentally different experience from a tutoring center or an app. Most of our clients stay with us for multiple semesters.
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That depends on where your student is starting and how consistently they show up. Lucy will identify the specific gaps, focus sessions on them, and adjust as the student progresses. Families who stick to a weekly schedule typically see meaningful progress within four to six weeks.
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