Tutoring / SAT - Instructor Profiles

 

At Kwan Academy we only hire the most qualified tutors in the industry.  These tutors not only are among the best and have a proven track record in the academic field, but also have effective teaching skills.  Learning from those that have reached the peak of academia is the short cut to your child’s academic success.  At Kwan Academy, we strongly believe that success breeds success, and are dedicated to providing the instruction to make it happen.

 

Principal Instructor Profiles

 
 

 

Instructor Fu (Ph.D  Chemistry - UC Berkeley)

Dr. Fu has mentored high school, undergraduate and graduate students in Chemistry research. In addition, she has extensive teaching experience as a TA and has led lab classes at UC Berkeley. She is passionate about enhancing the learning experience for her students and ensuring the development of effective problem-solving skills.

 
     
 

Instructor Lynn (BS Entomology - Purdue Univ.; MS Education - Cornell Univ.)

Instructor Lynn was the winner of the Outstanding Biology Teaching Assistant Award at Cornell University, where she worked as a TA and instructor of Biology at Cornell University for over 8 years. She is a credentialed Biology and AP Biology teacher, and is also a credentialed education administrator. She has taught science full-time in the Bay Area.

 
     

Instructor Richardson (BA English - UC Berkeley)

Instructor Richardson received his B.A. in English with Honors at U.C. Berkeley where he was also inducted into the illustrious Phi Beta Kappa honor society (top 1% of national undergraduate students). He focuses on developing the academic skills that help students to not only gain admission into the nation’s top universities, but also to excel and distinguish themselves once they arrive.

     
 

Instructor Nima (BS Mechanical Engineering – Stanford Univ.)

Instructor Nima has years of tutoring experence and is passionate about making tutoring subjects more interesting, and less intimidating. She is good at explaining difficult concepts and making them more intuitive and straight-forward. Instructor Nima has also worked as a high school guidance counselor and can improve test scores and college applications. She loves seeing her students succeed, and takes keen interest in the overall educational arch of the student so that they can succeed.

 

 
 
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