Award-Winning AP French Tutors
serving St. Paul, MN

I am an educator and artist with a passion for languages. I have experience teaching in both Minneapolis and Paris, and I have tutored in K-12 core subject matters - math, science, language arts, and social studies. I have my Master's of Education from the University of Minnesota in Second Languages and Cultures with a narrow focus on English as a Second Language. I am fluent in French and have an intermediate level in Spanish and Arabic. My main goals when working with students is to meet them where they are at in their learning, as well as use creative ways to make knowledge accessible. When I'm not teaching, I am spending time outside, reading up and working on anti-oppression, and watching movies. I am also a novice herbalist and astrologer, and hope to dedicate more time in learning about our plan(t)cestors and how they help with healing.

I am currently a senior at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and I am double majoring in Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development and French. I am pre-med, so I do hope to go to medical school next year and am currently in the process of applying. I graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in 2012, and there I was a member of the National Honors Society which was my first experience with tutoring. I am currently a volunteer at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, and I help patients and siblings with homework and reading there, as well.

I'm starting to get tired of jogging and biking for exercise, then BAM--it's cross-country ski season! In my spare time, I also enjoy knitting, video editing, and playing games like Codenames (fueled by my fondness for words/language, I guess!)

Conducting PhD research on West African music at Harvard, Sarah uses French as a working language for fieldwork, academic reading, and professional communication. She brings that real-world fluency to AP French prep, drilling students on the interpretive listening passages and persuasive essay prompts that carry the most weight on exam day.

I'm eager to help you in whatever way I can! I'm a graduate of Harvard (BA, Social Anthropology) and Columbia (MA, Human Rights) and have spent years tutoring students in a variety of subjects. I'm a firm believer that effective tutoring stems from developing a program that is tailored and highly customized to individual students. I look forward to working with you!

I'm very happy helping others in their studies. Both my language level and my teaching skills will guarantee the quality and efficiency of the tutoring.

I'm a Ph.D. candidate in French Studies at UCLA finishing my dissertation about contemporary French literature. My main research specializations are French language and literature. However, I also have a certification in critical theory and conduct research in cultural studies and music history. I have taught first- and second-year French classes at UCLA for four years, and before that, I taught first-year French for 3 years at the University of Kansas.

I'm reveling in this most recent stop on my long and exciting academic path.

Earning both a BA in French and an MA in Bilingual Education means Katie doesn't just speak French fluently — she understands how language acquisition actually works. For AP French, she zeroes in on the presentational writing and interpersonal speaking tasks that tend to separate 4s from 5s. Students build the kind of idiomatic fluency that sounds natural to graders, not like translated English.

With certifications to teach French from PreK through 12th grade, experience teaching AP French, and a master's degree specifically in Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language, Ariana knows the pedagogical side of this exam as well as the linguistic side. She tackles the gap between students who can conjugate correctly on a worksheet and students who can deploy those same structures fluidly in a timed persuasive essay or spontaneous conversation task — the shift that separates 3s from 5s.

I'm a student at Brown University with an eclectic set of interests. I am trilingual, analytical, and creative and look forward to tutoring you! :)

Erintrude earned her bachelor's degree in French from Kenyon College, giving her the deep literary and linguistic grounding that AP French demands — from analyzing texts by Francophone authors to constructing persuasive essays entirely in French. She knows how to break down the presentational and interpersonal communication tasks that drive AP scoring, and her translation studies background sharpens students' ability to think in French rather than mentally converting from English.

As a second-year medical student with a strong foundation in science and a passion for education, I specialize in making tough subjects easier to understand. I excel in math, biology, physics, and other challenging topics that often intimidate students and I genuinely enjoy helping others master them. My approach combines patience, clarity, and high-level understanding to break down complex ideas into manageable, confidence-boosting lessons. Whether it's reviewing homework or prepping for exams, I'm here to support and motivate students at any level below mine to reach their full academic potential. My interests include: Weightlifting and fitness training (especially strength and hypertrophy programs) Morning cardio and physical conditioning Studying medicine with a focus on anatomy, physiology, and clinical problem-solving Teaching and tutoring tough academic subjects like math, biology, and physics Watching anime as a way to relax and recharge (especially after a long day) Cooking (with a focus on high-protein, keto/carnivore meals)

A semester-long language-immersion program in Toulouse gave Laura the kind of fluency that AP French graders actually reward — natural register, idiomatic phrasing, and the ability to argue a position without mentally translating from English first. French is one of her two majors at Washington University in St. Louis, and she channels that deep study into the cultural comparison and persuasive essay tasks where students need to go beyond correct grammar and demonstrate real command of the language. Rated 5.0 by students.

I am a student at the University of Chicago, and am majoring in Anthropology and Linguistics. I graduated from Whitney Young High School and tutored students there in French. I am currently learning Armenian, my fourth language, and I love tutoring foreign languages because I love helping students discover the ins and outs of a new language and culture. I also have experience tutoring elementary school students in reading, writing, and math through 826CHI's After School Tutoring and Writing Project. I am also a writer and editor, and writing is one of my favorite subjects to tutor because I love helping students master the craft themselves and seeing their writing improve. I believe in working very interactively with students in order to help them discover ways to solve new problems on their own and improve their methods for and interest in learning.