SUMMA: Reading, Vocabulary and CogAt Test Prep for K-8.

Once you order the private tutoring, the Sunshine teachers will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Math: Elementary Math, ITBS Math, PreAlgebra, Algebra and Geometry by Mr. Lulla

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Math from Singapore Math to PreAlgebra, to PreCal, SAT Math by Mrs. Hoff

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

English: Test Prep from CogAt to SAT Reading/Writing by Mrs. Bak by Mrs. Bake

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Tami Bake holds a Secondary Education Certification and has more than 20 years teaching and tutoring experience with different ages group of students. 

Tami has been teaching for Reading, ITBS Reading and CogAt test preparation for SUMMA about 5 years at Sunshine Elite Education. She is also specialized in teaching English reading/writing, college readiness/Advanced Placement writing and ACT/SAT test preparation.

Writing Skills for k-8; Writing for publish or competition.

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Jennifer is a professional writer with more than 20 years' experience in education. Her publishing credits include language arts, social studies, and science elementary textbooks, and she has expert knowledge of the standards by which students are tested. She has classroom experience teaching creative writing, college preparatory writing, and ELL. She received her Master of Arts in Creative Writing from New York University.

Math PreAlgebra, Algebra 1 or 2, Geometry, AGS I, II or III by Mr. Nelson

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Connor Nelson is a Beaverton High School graduate and received his master’s degree from Pacific University, specializing in STEM and ELL.  He has worked for the past 10 years as a math tutor and teacher. As a teacher, he has worked in a variety of settings from grade 6 through high school and is currently teaching advanced math for the Beaverton School District.

Mr. Nelson works to create a classroom environment in which students feel challenged and supported.  He regularly integrates curricula materials with high-ceiling problem-solving tasks and activities. He coaches students on how to cope with difficult tasks, constructively deliver and accept feedback, and maintain a growth mindset. 

Math: Algebra 2, PreCaluclus, AGS I, II or III, SAT Math by Mrs. Rees

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Joanne Rees is an educator with more than 25 years of experience working with students in and out of the classroom.  She has spent the past 17 years teaching math in the Beaverton School District, with the last 14 years teaching higher maths within the Summa program.  She spent three years with the Oregon Mathematics Leadership Institute doing graduate-level work.  She holds a BME from Alverno College.

Class will be a place where students are challenged to explore problems, make conjectures, and generalize ideas to create meaningful problem-solving strategies that will develop into lifetime skills.

Essay Writing, SSAT, PSAT, SAT Reading/Writing by Julie H

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Julie has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside, and over 10 years of experience helping students succeed in English. She has taught English Literature at the high school and college levels and loves to help students understand literature. She also taught writing in both high school and college and has great methods that help students improve quickly and become confident writers.

She likes to make learning fun, and her methods of teaching writing are particularly effective.  She helps students with their essays for lots of classes from middle school through grad school but especially English, AP History, AP Art History, Humanities, and Philosophy.

She finds helping students improve their SAT and ACT scores and write winning college entrance essays very rewarding. The materials she uses for improving reading, vocabulary, and grammar skills work quickly to improve scores, and she has some great success stories.

Math and Physics: SAT Math, Algebra 2, PreCal, Calculus AB and BC, Physics and AP Physics by Mrs. Tudorica

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Dr. Luminita Tudorica is an esteemed academician, having obtained a Ph.D. in both Nuclear Physics and Physical Chemistry. Her expertise extends beyond research, as she has also contributed her knowledge as a dedicated high school teacher, specializing in math and physics. Driven by a profound passion for education, she finds immense joy in the art of teaching.

Speech/Debate, Spanish, Japanese Private Tutoring K-8 by Ta-Leah.

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within one year, with no expiration.

Ta-Leah has a strong passion for education and holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in Asian Studies/Japanese as well as certification in Asian Business and Society from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing her undergraduate degree, she obtained ESL certification and moved to South Korea where she taught English to pre-school aged students all the way up to adult learners.  Ta-Leah went on to complete her MBA with a concentration in International Business from Florida Institute of Technology. She is a active member of ToastMaster for many years and love to teach speech and debate.

In her free-time, Ta-Leah enjoys continual self-development and growth through reading, meditation, and exercise. She is happy to be on the team and looks forward to making amazing connections! 

AMC8, AMC10, AMC12, AIME Tutoring and Python, C++, Java, AP Computer Science A by Ms Lin

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The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within a few years, with no expiration. The unused tutoring hours can also be converted to credit to register for group classes or buy books. 

Mrs. Lin holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Automation and a Master of Science in Information Systems Management. She has achieved the USAMO in her highschool and has received numerous awards in the field of computer programming competitions.

Mrs. Lin has conducted research and data labeling on all AIME, AMC 8/10/12 questions of the past 30 years. Her contributions include the creation of over 1200 competition-level math problems and solutions, multiple sets of high-difficulty teaching materials, and exam papers. In 2023, she provided high-quality teaching and service to over 200 students. The average score of her students in the 2023 AMC10A increased from 86 to 110, with the highest score reaching 141 out of 150.

We are excited to welcome Mrs. Lin to the Sunshine Elite team in 2024!

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within one year, with no expiration.

Drew Liu holds a Chemistry P.hD. from Cornell University. Dr Liu has many years experience for teaching Chemistry in College.

Once you order the private tutoring, the teacher will directly contact you to make the tutoring schedule, which is flexible based on your personal needs.

The tutoring hours you ordered can be used within one year, with no expiration.