Our Teaching Philosophy
Our experienced, compassionate, and analytical approach not only helps students comprehend the content they are learning, but also helps them become more aware of their thought processes. Helping students become their own teachers is the most powerful way to directly impact results and develop lifelong learning skills.
In Academic tutoring lessons, we craft explanations around students’ individual interests to make the content relevant, interesting and memorable. Each lesson goes beyond homework help, incorporating study skills and test-taking skills to equip students with tools that will last them a lifetime.
In Test Prep lessons, we leverage our expert knowledge of the tests’ structures to help students understand exactly what is being asked of them. Lessons include general test taking techniques, complex processing strategies and a timing strategy tailored to each student’s strengths. Each tutor’s attentive analysis and direct feedback helps students efficiently reach their target scores.
We have successfully helped over 100 students reach their goals, whether those goals have been to bump a C up to an A, to delve into the subject beyond the prescribed curriculum, or to achieve a perfect score on the SAT or ACT.
Our Mission
Mission
Our mission is to develop cooperative/worker-run, affordable educational support services that address curriculum harm and empower students to grow into confident young adults rooted in their values, who think critically and have the skills to work in solidarity within diverse communities and teams.
One way to help in our mission is by donating to our Economic Justice scholarship fund. To reach our 2021 goal of offering 20% of our tutoring hours on a sliding-scale basis to lower-income families, we need to raise at least $5,000 for the school year. If you are interested in donating to support our mission of ensuring that all students, regardless of income, have access to quality educational support services, you can do so via our paypal donation button below or by emailing us at donations@redwoodlc.coop.
Our Team
Sherinda Bryant
She/her
- English
- History
- College Applications
Pouran Mehraban
She/her
- K-8 All subjects
- English
- College Applications
Khoa Dao
he/him
- Algebra 1, Geometry
- Algebra 2, Pre-Calc
- Calc AB, Calc BC
- Stats, AP Stats
- Physics, AP Physics 1, AP Physics C
Toninia Allen
She/her
- Finance and Bookkeeping
Camy Seitz-Cherner
They/Them
- K-8 All subjects
- Geometry, Algebra 2
- English, History, AP French
- SAT, ACT, GRE, ISEE, SSAT
- College Applications
- Career Coaching
Mikaela Douglass
She/her
- 5th-8th Art
- High School Art History
- K-8 English and History
Nima Sohrabi
He/Him
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics I, AP Physics II
- Algebra I, Algebra II, Calculus I
- SAT and ACT prep
Jahkim Steward
He/Him
- Marketing and Communications
Ekua Awotwi
She/her
- Intro to Coding
- Intermediate Programming in Python
Kari Cheng
She/Her
- Beginner and Intermediate Piano
- Beginner and Intermediate Voice
- Intro to Music Theory