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Pinelopi

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Pinelopi

Bachelor in Arts in Psychology
Pinelopi's other Tutor Subjects
Pre-Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Geometry
Calculus

Pinelopi is a native Greek speaker, which gives her an intuitive grasp of pronunciation, idiomatic phrasing, and the rhythms of the language that textbook-only learners rarely develop. She teaches vocabulary and grammar by connecting new forms to how the language actually sounds and flows in convers...

Education

Duke University

Bachelor in Arts in Psychology

Test Scores
SAT
1530
Stephanie

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Stephanie

Current Grad Student, History
Stephanie's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
Public Speaking
College Essays

Stephanie's dual English and History training at Cornell — and her current graduate work at Penn — means she's spent years encountering Greek roots woven through academic texts, literary criticism, and historical primary sources. She teaches Greek vocabulary and word construction by linking unfamili...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelors in English and History

University of Pennsylvania

Current Grad Student, History

Andrew

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Andrew

Bachelor in Arts
Andrew's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Reading
ISEE- Upper Level

Philosophy majors who actually engage with primary sources inevitably end up tangling with Greek — and Andrew's BA in Philosophy means he's spent serious time working through Plato and Aristotle in their original language, not just in translation. He teaches Greek vocabulary and sentence structure b...

Education

University of Chicago

Bachelor in Arts

Malina

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Malina

Bachelors
Malina's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Mathematics
SAT Reading

Few tutors can offer what Malina brings to ancient Greek: a Yale intensive classics degree built around reading Homer, Plato, and the tragedians in the original. She walks students through the trickiest parts of the language — middle voice, aspect distinctions, participle chains — by grounding each ...

Education

Yale University

Bachelors

Adam

Certified Tutor

Adam

Bachelors, Philosophy
Adam's other Tutor Subjects
9th-10th Grade math
Calculus
Algebra
Intermediate Algebra

Reading ancient Greek requires patience with a writing system, grammar, and syntax that feel alien at first — middle voice, aorist tense, particles that shift meaning in subtle ways. Adam's philosophy training brought him directly into Greek texts by Plato and Aristotle, giving him hands-on experien...

Education

Yale University

Bachelors, Philosophy

Jordan

Certified Tutor

8+ years

Jordan

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience
Jordan's other Tutor Subjects
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math

A medical education builds surprising fluency with Greek — Jordan's neuroscience and medical training meant constantly dissecting Greek-rooted terminology across anatomy, pharmacology, and pathology, giving her a practical understanding of how Greek word construction carries meaning. She teaches voc...

Education

The University of Texas at Dallas

Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Doctor of Medicine, Premedicine

Test Scores
ACT
31
Antony

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Antony

Masters, Classics
Antony's other Tutor Subjects
Calculus
Algebra
SAT Subject Test in Latin
College Essays

Greek's blend of unfamiliar alphabet, complex verb morphology, and flexible word order can overwhelm students fast. Antony's graduate training in Classics included extensive work with Greek texts, so he breaks down everything from middle-voice verbs to participial chains with the fluency of someone ...

Education

King's College London

Masters, Classics

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Bachelors, Classics & History

Emily

Certified Tutor

Emily

Master of Arts, Ancient History
Emily's other Tutor Subjects
4th-7th Grade Reading
6th-8th Grade Writing
Middle School Math
Elementary Math

Earning her BA in Classics with a Greek focus means Emily didn't just study the language — she spent years working through Homeric hexameter, Attic prose, and everything in between. She unpacks declensions, verb conjugations, and syntax by connecting grammar to actual passages from authors like Plat...

Education

The University of Nottingham

Master of Arts, Ancient History

Irene

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Irene

Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics and Computer Science
Irene's other Tutor Subjects
Applied Mathematics
AP Statistics
Statistics Graduate Level
Finite Mathematics

A PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science might seem far from Greek, but Irene's academic career included deep engagement with Greek mathematical terminology and the logical structures that underpin the language's grammar. She treats declensions and conjugations as formal systems — similar to how pr...

Education

University of Patras

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

University of Illinois at Chicago

Doctor of Philosophy, Mathematics and Computer Science

Raphael

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Raphael

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Raphael's other Tutor Subjects
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Middle School Math

Biology majors absorb more Greek than they realize — Raphael's Cornell coursework in biological sciences meant constantly encountering Greek-rooted terminology across anatomy, taxonomy, and biochemistry, building an intuitive sense for how Greek morphemes combine to carry precise meaning. He applies...

Education

Cornell University

Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

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