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Maria B.

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Hourly Rate: $44
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About Maria


Bio

I am a Colombia native and fluent Spanish speaker. I hold a bachelor’s degree in social science from a public institution dedicated to preparing teachers to serve in the education system, and I am certified by PUJ as a specialist in teaching history.

I taught social science to high school students at G. Santa Anna, a highly regarded private school in Bogotá, Colombia, for four years. For two years, I also taught research methodology to adults in the continuing education department at PUJ,...

I am a Colombia native and fluent Spanish speaker. I hold a bachelor’s degree in social science from a public institution dedicated to preparing teachers to serve in the education system, and I am certified by PUJ as a specialist in teaching history.

I taught social science to high school students at G. Santa Anna, a highly regarded private school in Bogotá, Colombia, for four years. For two years, I also taught research methodology to adults in the continuing education department at PUJ, one of the most prestigious private universities in Colombia.

In addition, I worked in the syllabus department at G. Santa Anna, where I had the opportunity to assist the Colombian Ministry of National Education by creating social science questions for a new, national testing program. Passing the test was a prerequisite for high school seniors to be eligible for college. The program is sponsored by El Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior (ICFES), a division of the Colombia Ministry of National Education.

At PUJ I guided graduate students in their research and in writing their thesis. I taught classes on the main campus in Bogotá and at the university’s satellite campuses throughout the country. I also worked one on one with students after class.

I moved to the United States to study English and learn about the culture here. I graduated from an English as a Second Language program, and I obtained a General Studies Degree at NVCC. I also have experience working with the ILR program (level 1,2,3) as a Spanish Language Instructor.

My knowledge, dedication, love and responsibility for what I do will help students to focus and achieve their goals.


Education

  • Licensed teacher

Additional Languages

Spanish

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $44
  • Rate details: Multiple hours online lessons in one week: $ 30 hour. small Group rate: # 70 hour. Meetings: Reston Library. or around Reston.
  • Lesson cancellation: 24 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 9/8/2015

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Amazing tutor

I needed help in learning Spanish in order to prepare for the upcoming school year, since Spanish is usually my worst subject. Maria helped me practice my listening and speaking, as well as my reading and writing, which are the main skills assessed in my course. Thanks to her, I've now started this course with more confidence and much more skill. She's very patient and also clearly knew exactly what she was doing, as she had precisely the right strategies to learn certain skills. Essentially, I'd highly recommend her to anyone who wants to learn Spanish in the most effective way possible.

Susan, 13 lessons with Maria
Tutor responded:

Thanks C. I am happy you feel confident to get what is there for you. You are creative, determined, curious and bright. So keep going.

My daughter is thriving with Maria's help

My daughter is a junior in high school and is in IB spanish, which is a total-immersion course. She was really struggling the first couple of weeks in school, despite having received all A's for the first two years of high school spanish, so we wanted to find a tutor to help her keep up. Maria has been fantastic with my daughter. She really goes the extra mile to make sure my daughter understands the lessons, and the individualized help has given my daughter a huge boost in confidence. My daughter had a conversation-exam this week, and her teacher said that he was very impressed, that her conversation really flowed, and it showed that the tutor was really working. I'm very thankful for the help that Maria has given us, and would definitely recommend her.

Albert, 5 lessons with Maria

Wonderful Spanish Tutor

Maria is a wonderful teacher to my 5 year old who was learning Spanish as a beginner. She finds ways to adapt to her, make learning the language fun, and my daughter has learned a lot from her only having one lesson a week.

Laurel, 29 lessons with Maria

Good first session

This was an excellent first session and I believe we will progress in a good manner. I am look forward to the upcoming meeting to see how we progress. Thank you.

Larry, 2 lessons with Maria

Excellent!!

Simply excellent!!! My child is feeling so much more comfortable and confident with Spanish! Maria is patient and I love how she started where my child was at and quickly has been building her skills!

Karen, 8 lessons with Maria
Tutor responded:

Thank you, Karen, for the opportunity and for trusting me during the Spanish lessons. I feel happy because we achieved the goal we had set. Your daughter played an active role in achieving the goal thanks to her determination, interest and effort.

Knowledgeable and patient tutor.

Maria is a very kind, patient, and knowledgeable tutor. She explained things in a way that was easy to understand. I enjoyed my lesson very much and look forward to taking more lessons.

Kathryn, 9 lessons with Maria

Great teacher!

I take IB Spanish and was very unprepared at the start of the year. I get mostly A’s and B’s and seeing a C in the first quarter for Spanish really ruined my confidence. However, I decided to get a tutor and it was the best decision ever! Maria is very kind and patient and was willing to work with me to better my Spanish. I got a 92 on my final speaking and an 88 on my Spanish essay! If you told me that in the first quarter, I would probably laugh. Anyways, Maria was a great tutor and I look forward to continue working with her for senior year. Gracias!

Farah, 29 lessons with Maria
Tutor responded:

Hello Farah, thank you, I am very happy to know that you achieved your purpose, I know that your brightness, dedication and determination led you to do an excellent job,

Outstanding Teacher

She understands that each student learns differently and has different needs. She is able to pin point a student’s weaknesses and develop classes to improve their weaknesses.

Hammad, 90 lessons with Maria
Tutor responded:

Thank you Hammad, I know that you have advanced in your Spanish learning process and that you enjoy acquiring new knowledge. Also, you are using everything you have learned in your field of work, it is excellent.

Great Spanish tutor! Knowledgeable and patient!

Maria is wonderful! My son has been taking Spanish lessons with Maria for the past 7 months. He always praises her knowledge, patience, and kindness. He made a lot of progress and wants to continue learning Spanish long term. Highly recommend!!!

Maria, 66 lessons with Maria
Tutor responded:

Thank you, Maria, I have seen the work and progress your son has had in each class. This is very motivating for me every time we hold a class. So, I really like having him as one of my students.

Great Spanish tutor! Knowledgeable and patient!

Maria is wonderful! My son has been taking Spanish lessons with Maria for the past 7 months. He always praises her knowledge, patience, and kindness. He made a lot of progress and wants to continue learning Spanish long term. Highly recommend!!!

Maria, 66 lessons with Maria
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