The Best History Tutors in Palo Alto, CA

My PhD research focused on the climate evolution and habitability of rocky planets around long-lived stars. Before that, I tackled a range of topics, including Earth’s tectonic history and the exploration of CPT symmetry in cosmology. Throughout my academic career and beyond, I have always had a passion for...See Matthew's full profile

As a music major at Stanford University, Music history was a large part of our curriculum. So I'm well versed in this subject area from pre-Gregorian chant til modern computer musicSee Leon's full profile

I have been tutoring for over 25 years. I tutor K-12 and some college courses. I received my degree in Genetics so I'm great with math and the sciences. I am also great with English and Language Arts. I am a nerd and proud of it! I believe learning can be fun. Math is a game. Science can take you to unimagined...See Solana's full profile

...subject My Experience B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics Full-time, 1-on-1 homeschool teacher for a profoundly gifted, autistic 9-year-old—algebra, physics, history, English, and philosophy (spring 2026) High school physics teacher (College-Prep and AP) Head GSI, orgo 12B — coordinated GSIs, led weekly review sessions GSI...See Donnie's full profile

Taught high school US History and college American Government.See Steve's full profile

I love history as I have a defense background and was keen to study the World leaders and the way the wars were planned AP history does justice to all the people who lost their lives for their country. See Panchapagesan's full profile

Author of a dissertation on Latin American history and "El siglo de las luces: the Americas in World-History". Experienced tutor and teacher of History at University and High School levels.See Patrick's full profile

My wife and I are raising our child in a bilingual household. I have been playing bouzouki professionally for 17 years and teaching for 7. I know the Rempetiko and Laiko repertoire intimately, along with the history of this music. I am also a successful songwriter and lyricist.See Orestis's full profile

I scored a 5 on the AP World History exam in high school and am determined to helping students achieve the same goal! I graduated Northwestern with a degree in Geography and am extremely experienced in tutoring history with a geographical focus. See Sheldon's full profile

Let me know what you think would be most helpful, and if there’s a match, let’s schedule some time. At the very least, you can get some first-hand stories about working for Steve Jobs and the history of Apple and NeXT from my perspective!See Scott's full profile

I took AP United States History in high school and received a 5 on the exam. I then went on to attend Yale where I continued to develop my writing and analysis skills through various classes. I would be happy to help any current students with either the material or writing skills necessary to do well in this course!See Henry's full profile

Hi, I'm Dana, and I have been tutoring for over 10 years! Since earning my Bachelor's Degree in English (minor in Teaching) at U.C. Davis, I have taught English grammar, reading and writing in classrooms, small groups and one-on-one settings to a wide variety of ages and abilities. My students have ranged from young,...See Dana's full profile

I graduated from college with a B.S. in biological science and a 3.997 GPA. I took many advanced history courses in high school, including AP World History, AP U.S. History, and AP Government and Politics. I helped fellow classmates with improving their history essays.See Jonah's full profile

In music history I focus on classical music, covering the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods and moving towards contemporary. We cover from Gregorian Chant to Aaron Copland and towards contemporary music I span mildly to include jazz and the beginnings of rock and roll/blues. See TJ's full profile

*** Accepting students for end of year and summer*** * Available for UC and college application questions and essay help! * ***Also available for remote sessions!*** Having graduated at the top of my class in high school and having graduated from Stanford University with an engineering degree, I am confident in my...See Alex's full profile

Greetings, I’m Ian! I like to consider myself a “Learning Facilitator,” rather than a teacher, because in the end, a student can only learn if they take responsibility for their own growth. As a facilitator, my job is to find ways to inspire the individual student to find motivation, and to give them the nudges and...See Ian's full profile

I am originally from the Bay Area, but I decided to attend Boston University, resulting in the best four years of my educational experience. I graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in Graphic Design and a minor in Western Art History. During half of these four years, I was the Teacher’s Assistant for an...See Aska's full profile

My preferred students are in middle school, high school, and college. But I am happy to make exceptions depending on circumstances. I am skilled primarily in reading, writing, English literature, social studies, history, and biology. At the college level, I focus on cultural studies, ethnic studies, linguistics,...See Kestia's full profile

I have a minor in history from Gonzaga University, and I constantly read in a variety of areas of research in history.See Joseph's full profile

Andrew here! My tutoring experience began back in high school, where I had the privilege of being a peer group tutor for students in my high school's AVID program for two years. In the classroom, I worked directly with students in small groups of 4-5 at a time on Algebra I, II, and geometry. I observed how grateful the...See Andrew's full profile

I was a two-time winner in the Princeton Sinfonia Concerto Competition and a finalist in the Columbus Symphony Concerto Competition.  Outside of music performance, I have studied music theory, composition, arranging and orchestration, film scoring, and music history at both Princeton and Stanford. I am...See Audrey's full profile

...language and literature, as well as teaching ESL and FL, computers skills, study skills and reading comprehension and writing I hold a BA in English and world history, a master's degree from Hunter College NY in TESOL, and a DHL from the JTS in New York in Hebrew literature....See Edna's full profile

I am originally from Europe and have a deep fascination with European History and interest in history in general. I can help students prepare thoroughly for their exams.See Tim's full profile

I have always had a passion and love for teaching and tutoring anyone who wants to learn something new. The feeling that I get when a student has a "light bulb" moment and the material clicks for them is indescribable. I tutor in subjects up to post-grad coursework as well as prof dev skills. I tutor in all Math incl...See Mayank's full profile

I offer my services as a Chinese (Mandarin) language tutor. I am a native Chinese (Mandarin) speaker with an extensive background in academics and in particular the social sciences (anthropology, history, and Asian studies). I have done a lot of work and research in both China and the United States. I love...See Yi's full profile