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Bio
Sarah's lifelong passion for learning has been the foundation for her love of tutoring and teaching. She believes that inspiring that passion in her students is one of the most important duties of a tutor and teacher and helps them become engaged, enthusiastic, and successful students and lifelong learners. Sarah teaches Executive Functioning Skills, Test Prep, Humanities, Language Arts, Foreign Languages, Creative Writing, and Art to students in grades 1 -12, college students, and adults. She also teaches private full year, semester, and summer courses in Creative Writing, English, Italian, Latin, and Art for grades 1 - 12.
In addition to an MA in Italian Renaissance Literature from Middlebury and the University of Ferrara, Sarah has completed 3 out of 5 summer semesters towards Middlebury's MA degree in English Literature at the Bread Loaf School of English and the University of Oxford.
Sarah was the Dean of Curriculum and Director of Cultural Programs at the Anacapa School in Santa Barbara, CA, she taught in the middle school at the Pierrepont School in Westport, CT., and she taught in high school at the Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT. She also taught ESL in Italy at a private English school for adults and children and was a part-time adjunct lecturer at the University of Ferrara. Sarah most recently taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade grammar and writing at Palm Beach Day Academy. Sarah has tutored Executive Functioning, Writing, Test Prep, English, History, Italian, Latin, and Art in Manhattan, Palm Beach, and Fairfield County for over ten years.
Programs
High School
Reading
11th & 12th Grade Reading
9th & 10th Grade Reading
Writing
11th & 12th Grade Writing
9th & 10th Grade Writing
History
AP Art History
Art History
US History
World History
World History: Modern
Elementary
Reading
4th Grade Reading
5th Grade Reading
Braintrust Advanced Reading (No Curriculum)
Writing
4th Grade Writing
5th Grade Writing
Grammar
Math
4th Grade Math
5th Grade Math
Middle School
Reading
6th Grade Reading
7th Grade Reading
8th Grade Reading
Writing
6th Grade Writing
7th Grade Writing
8th Grade Writing
Other Skills
Executive Function
Elementary EF Skills
Upper EF Skills
Learning Differences
Session preference
Cancellation policy
12 hours notice
Calendar
Education
Masters Degree
English Literature
Expected Summer 2025
at Bread Loaf School of English - Middlebury College
Bachelors Degree
Italian and English; Significant coursework in the Visual Arts
at Tufts University with coursework at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and the University of Ferrara
Masters Degree
Italian Language and Literature
at Middlebury College and the University of Florence
Employment history
Middle School English and Latin Maternity Leave Fall; Lower School Visual Arts Interim Spring
BUCKLEY SCHOOL
September, 2022 - June, 2023
Middle School Art and ESL teacher; Summer Camp Counselor; Assistant to Musical Production
The American School in Switzerland - Montagnola, CH
June, 2002 - August, 2002
Elementary School Art and ESL teacher; Summer Camp Counselor
The American School in Switzerland - Montagnola, CH
June, 2001 - August, 2001
High School Italian Teacher
Billerica Memorial High School - Billerica, MA
October, 2005 - June, 2007
High School Art, Italian, and Latin Teacher
Brunswick High School - Greenwich CT
August, 2008 - June, 2015
Elementary and Middle School English, History, and Latin teacher
PIERREPONT SCHOOL - Westport CT
August, 2015 - June, 2018
Dean of Curriculum; Director of Cultural Programs; Middle and High School Writing and Art instructor
Anacapa School, - Santa Barbara CA
August, 2018 - June, 2019
Middle School English and Writing Teacher
PALM BEACH DAY ACADEMY - Palm Beach FL
August, 2020 - June, 2021
Tutoring history
Florence Nightingale Middle, Middle School
BRUNSWICK HIGH, High School
Darien High School, High School
PIERREPONT SCHOOL, Elementary, Middle School
Westport Public Schools, Elementary, Middle School
Catholic School in Long Island, Elementary, Middle School
Greenwich Public Schools, Middle School, High School
BUCKLEY SCHOOL, Middle School
GREENWICH ACADEMY, High School
PALM BEACH DAY ACADEMY, Middle School
THE GREENWICH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL, High School
FRIENDS ACADEMY, Middle School
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