1:1 CHEMISTRY [AP & High School]

Learn Chemistry through Problem-Solving.

1:1 tutoring that helps your high-schooler understand the subject - not just survive the exam. Built on smart problem solving, context and story telling. 

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"It is a myth that some people can't learn Chemistry.
With the right strategy, anyone can (and perhaps should) learn Chemistry"

THE APPROACH

Stop memorizing. Start learning through targeted problem solving. 

 01 

Start with Problem 

We work in a sort of flipped-classroom approach where we start with solving problems that are slightly hard for the student. 

 

 02 
Fill in gaps with context and story
Problem solving helps me identify critical gaps in knowledge and understanding that we fill with a story and context based approach.

 03 
Identify Skills and Hurdles

A good student, a good exam-taker needs to know what they are good at and where they might stumble - so they can use this to their advantage. 

ABOUT YOUR TUTOR

Hi, I'm Dr. Vaish Sarathy.

After my Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry, and a few years as an Engineer at Intel, I spent more than 15 years teaching Chemistry and Math to high school students on all levels of the gifted and neurodivergent spectrum.

I am also mom to a non-speaking 19-year old with Down Syndrome AND Autism - who is about to start learning Anthropology and is a published poet. 

My biggest learning through these years has been that - everyone can learn, if you know how to teach

My promise to families is simple: I'll meet your student where they are, and help them learn to solve complex problems through systematic frameworks such that they actually end up learning and liking chemistry.

Ph.D. in Chemistry | AP Chemistry focus | 15+ years tutoring | 
WHAT'S INCLUDED

Focused support - for your student's learning needs.

Every session is one-on-one, online (or in-person), and paced to your child's specific learning needs. 

 

 ✓  One-on-one online lessons  

 ✓  Custom designed lessons for your student's learning style  

 ✓  Interactive whiteboard & shared notes 

 ✓  Homework review & feedback 

 ✓  Questions answered between session

FROM FAMILIES
 

Parents and students, in their own

words.

 

Katherine

22 lessons with Vaish

Exceptional Tutor. Vaish is an exceptional tutor! She is patient, thoughtful, conscientious, hard-working, committed and extremely intelligent. She has been an extraordinary gift to our daughter and to our family. We highly recommend Vaish.

Barbara

13 lessons with Vaish
Outstanding Tutor Outstanding, has deep knowledge of chemistry and quickly/easily explains it to the student.
My daughter is very appreciate of having Vaish as a tutor, she makes IB chemistry so much easier to understand.

Kelly

40 lessons with Vaish
Very knowledgeable and helpful. Vaish is great at explaining concepts in a way that students can easily understand. She has tutored both of my children in several math subjects and has helped them immensely.

10th Grader

"Vaish is the best - and my favorite - tutor out of all the ones I've had! She made me really like subjects that I used to find boring before - such as chemistry. I understand concepts ten times better when I learn with Vaish than when I learn them at school. To help me understand new concepts, she would use very interesting analogies - and they help a lot! Aside from being a teacher, Vaish is also a very good person. She really cares about how I do in school and hopes for my success. Her praises make me feel more and more confident about myself."

Parent of a 9th grader doing AP chemistry

"Vaish tutored our son who took the AP Chemistry course, and she coached him for the exam. She is an extremely thorough and patient tutor and is very flexible. She has the knack of pinpointing the students' weak areas and helps them navigate through the coursework. She was very punctual for all the sessions and wasted no time getting to work as soon as the session started. She is obviously an expert in her area and was able to handle all the doubts and questions that my son had and went over all his work with him. She showed him short-cuts and quick ways to tackle problems in the practice exams. The result of all this excellent tutoring was that our son got a perfect 5 in the AP exam. He took the SAT Subject test in Chemistry right after that and scored a perfect 800! Thanks a lot Vaish! We wish we could find a tutor like you for other subjects too."

Lara

23 lessons with Vaish

Knowledgeable, professional, and warm Vaish helped me so much with my IB Chemistry class and exam. I felt like I learned so much in every tutoring session, and topics that had seemed impossibly hard before seemed easy once we had covered them. Before she started tutoring me, I was expecting to get a 2 or 3 on my IB exam, but after only 4 months of tutoring, I'm expecting a 5 on the exam (I haven't gotten my scores back yet), and I think if she had been tutoring me for a longer time I would have gotten a 6 or 7. It was also easy to contact her if I had any homework questions. I definitely recommend her!

Mary

104 lessons with Vaish
Highly sophisticated chemistry tutor Excellent tutor with sophisticated chemistry background. IB Chemistry H/L.
Took our daughter from a "C" at mid-semester to final grade of "A". Extremely accessible by phone, email and Skype.

Kim

20 lessons with Vaish

Excellent Tutor!!! My son did not want to have a tutor for math and chemistry, but realized he needed extra help. Vaish has been invaluable in helping my son. He has learned so much in just four sessions. Vaish has been patient and kind and taken the time to help him fully grasp the concepts he needs to be successful. My son has brought his grade up one full letter grade and I have no doubt he will end his semester with an A thanks to Vaish !!! She is always on time for out appointments and has very good communication skills. I highly recommend her! THANKS!

Sarah

9 lessons with Vaish
Knowledgeable and patient tutor! My daughter very much enjoyed working on chemistry review this summer! Vaish provided excellent examples and made the study relevant to my daughter



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