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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
I enjoy most are the moments when a student I have been tutoring has a moment of understanding with a concept that they previously found challengingMy Strengths as Tutor 💪
My strengths are my patience and adaptability, which helps me support students to find an approach that works best for them and to build confidence in their own abilities.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
I consider the most import thing a tutor can do is to explain concepts in ways that suit the student's learning style, to improve their understanding of the subject.Subjects Tutored 🎓
- Chemistry tutoring in Hawthorn
- Maths tutoring in Hawthorn
- Biology tutoring in Hawthorn
- Science tutoring in Hawthorn
- Geography tutoring in Hawthorn
Exam Prep 📝
- Naplan tutoring
- VCE tutoring
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About Olivia
High-achieving maths and science role model
Olivia is a high-performing student with an ATAR above 95 and strong study scores across her subjects, making her an excellent role model for primary and high school students. She is beginning a Bachelor of Science with a pathway into Engineering, so she brings fresh, up-to-date maths and science knowledge to her sessions. Olivia focuses on building understanding rather than memorisation, breaking down tricky concepts into clear, manageable steps and showing students how to think through problems with confidence.
Real experience supporting children with homework
Through several years of babysitting, Olivia has regularly helped children complete their homework, especially in maths and English. She is used to explaining tasks in different ways until they “click”, and keeps in close communication with parents about progress and any concerns. Her experience as an assistant coach for a junior girls’ basketball team has strengthened her ability to encourage shy or anxious learners and to keep sessions structured, positive and focused.
Energetic coach who builds confidence and resilience
Olivia’s background in competitive rowing and multiple school sports means she understands goal-setting, discipline and perseverance—skills she weaves into her tutoring. On the basketball court she has run warm-ups, drills and small-group activities, which translates into engaging learning routines and short, targeted practice tasks in tutoring. She helps students set realistic goals, celebrates small wins, and shows them practical strategies for staying organised and calm during tests and busy school weeks.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
Holly continued to improve throughout the session and by the end, was able to solve for x in trigonometric functions over restricted domains. She also showed strong ...
Holly continued to improve throughout the session and by the end, was able to solve for x in trigonometric functions over restricted domains. She also showed strong progress in her understanding of graph translations, demonstrating greater confidence in identifying and applying transformations.
Holly is continuing to develop her skills in solving trigonometric equations. She still makes occasional errors when finding all solutions, so further practice is needed in adding (2*pi*n) to the general solution before applying any transformations. This will help ensure she identifies all valid solutions within the given restricted domain.
Holly showed she was continuing developing understanding of sine and cosine graphs from the previous session and showed growing confidence in drawing and ...
Holly showed she was continuing developing understanding of sine and cosine graphs from the previous session and showed growing confidence in drawing and interpreting the graphs independently.
Holly should continue with more practice with trigonometry questions to improve consistency and accuracy when solving and graphing trig functions.
Holl demonstrated a good understanding following the first introduction to sine and cosine graphs, and was able to work out how different transformations change the ...
Holl demonstrated a good understanding following the first introduction to sine and cosine graphs, and was able to work out how different transformations change the position of the graph.
Holly needs to continue to practice describing transformations of graphs, particularly identifying the transformations required to move from an already transformed graph back to the base graph.
Holly has understood the concepts very well and, during the tutoring session, demonstrated a strong ability to solve a range of more complex problems.
Holly has understood the concepts very well and, during the tutoring session, demonstrated a strong ability to solve a range of more complex problems.
Holly should continue applying her understanding of logarithms and exponentials to more complex problems, while working on increasing her speed and refining her ability to choose the most suitable method for each problem.