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CLRC Tutoring

Many CLRC teachers offer private tutoring. Tutoring is available in a wide variety of subject areas and can be either teacher-directed or student-directed.

CLRC Offers both Supplemental Tutoring and Tutoring for Private Course Instruction
All CLRC tutors are knowledgeable in their area of study (most have advanced degrees in their subject area) and are experienced educators.

Teacher Directed Tutoring

Private Course Instruction
For students who wish to take a full class one-on-one with a qualified instructor and are looking for:

A fully developed course geared to your specific goals, learning style, and pace
A subject area not offered in your local school or homeschool
All grading done by teacher
Credit for a completed course
One-on-one private course instruction
Flexible scheduling

Student Directed Tutoring

Supplemental Tutoring
For students currently enrolled in a course with CLRC, another provider, co-op or homeschool who are looking for:

Assistance in areas of difficulty
Extra practice
Preparation for tests
One-on-one focused instruction
Supplemental ungraded course work in an area of interest
Flexible scheduling

All tutoring and private course instruction are provided via live video conferencing in Zoom or Adobe Connect. All course sessions are recorded and provided to students and parents upon request. Lessons can be reviewed at any time.
CLRC Teachers set their own tutoring fees which range from $25 - $60 per half hour.

The following instructors are available for tutoring. If you are interested in tutoring services please contact Anne Van Fossen.

Jon Fassett received his Ph.D. in Mathematics in 2001 from Oregon State University and taught Mathematics at the university level for 19 years. His research interests are in topology and dynamical systems, with a special focus on fractal geometry. Jon has given talks on fractals to audiences ranging from 3rd graders to research mathematicians. He has written articles published in research journals and is known for always finding a way to insert a discussion of fractals into every mathematics course he teaches.

Over the years Jon has worked as high school teacher (including K4-12 certification in mathematics), community college instructor, actuary, university professor, and chief compliance officer - in that order. He recently has decided to return to his “first love” of teaching mathematics.

Jon is a dynamic educator and strives to create a highly interactive classroom where students of all learning styles can be successful. His enthusiasm for the joy and beauty of math is contagious!

Jon and his wife Emmelia have nine children and began homeschooling over 25 years ago. Jon and Emmelia enjoy watching (and helping when asked) their grandchildren being homeschooled.

Patricia Slatin received her Ph.D. in Classics from the University of California at Berkeley in 2005, with a focus on ancient philosophy, particularly Platonic metaphysics and theology. Thereafter she served as visiting assistant professor at Georgetown University (2007-2009) and postdoctoral teaching fellow at Stanford (2009-2013); recently she taught history and Greek at St. John’s Orthodox Academy in San Francisco and Biblical Greek at the San Francisco Theological Seminary. Beyond teaching, Patricia enjoys spending time with her cat, walking in the hills of western Iowa, and volunteering at a local nature preserve.

Dr. Christi Williams is a classical school educator who lives in Houston, TX. She got her PhD in philosophy at Baylor University and has been teaching for 15 years. She teaches and tutors in great texts, philosophy, literature, history, Latin, and art. She has two teenage daughters, and enjoys reading, mentoring students, book clubs, conversations at coffee shops, and taking walks at the arboretum.

Kate Patrick received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Oklahoma ('05 and '07 respectively) where she specialized in structural geology and stratigraphy. She spent 8 years in the Oil and Gas industry working as a professional geologist in both exploration and development before returning to academia to teach when her family began to grow in 2015. She currently teaches advanced classes in Physics, Chemistry, and Environmental Science at the rhetoric (high) school of Trinity Classical School in Houston, Texas. The hybrid model of the school allows her to also teach her two lovely children on their home days and she and her husband enjoy reading, biking, and attending sporting events.

Dimitra Salavasili was born and raised in Volos, Greece. She graduated from the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education, University of Thessaly, Greece, and completed a Postgraduate Program on learning environments and production of teaching material at the same university. She also completed a postgraduate program in special education at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. She has been teaching students of all ages for the last 10 years. Her great love besides mathematics is the etymology of words, which reveals all the richness of the language and the culture of people.

Anne Van Fossen spent seven years working with her husband, John, to found a Christian Classical K-8 school in California. Anne was the Director of Program and Curriculum Development and head of the Ancient Languages Department. She has over 15 years of experience teaching classical Greek and Latin to all ages from Kindergarten to adult. Anne earned her Master’s degree in Classics from the University of California at Santa Barbara where she was awarded the Keith Aldridge Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in the Classics and taught Greek Mythology, Classical Archaeology, Greek Civilization, and Greek Tragedy as a teaching assistant for four years. Anne earned her bachelor’s degree in Physics and Chemistry (summa cum laude) from Mount Holyoke College and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi Societies. Anne lives in Naples, Idaho where she homeschools her three sons with her husband. She loves reading, running, and romping with her boys.

Lawrence Wray has taught writing and literature for over thirty years. As a homeschooling parent, teaching in an education cooperative in Pittsburgh, Lawrence helped students develop their understanding and facility with the personal essay. His teaching experience includes writing courses at Pennsylvania State University, a Graduate Teaching Fellowship at Duquesne University where, among other things, he studied the poetry of women writers at the end of the eighteenth century. Prior to this, Lawrence studied philosophy and comparative literature at Binghamton University where he taught writing-intensive courses. His undergraduate degree—English, creative writing, and Classical literature with an emphasis in Latin—was completed at the University of Arizona. Lawrence is a member of the Connecticut River Poetry and Poetics seminar, an annual meeting that emerged from the Frost Place Advanced Poetry Seminar, and publishes poetry in journals such as Coal Hill Review, St. Katherine Review, Presence, Relief, and Poetry Salzburg Review.

Susan Brandolini received her education from Belmont Abbey College, earning a BA in Great Books through the Honors College and a Minor in Math. Her senior thesis, "A Tempest In A Teapot," explored Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" through the lens of Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Her love of reading and learning follows her after college, as she begins her career in education. She has tutored many students, spanning from elementary school to college level. Susan has tutored fundamental Mathematics and she has worked for her Alma Mater's tutoring services, helping fellow students with essay writing. In her spare time, Susan enjoys all forms of crafts, especially crochet. She hopes to turn this talent into a small side business. Based in the Charlotte area of North Carolina, she especially loves spending time in thoughtful conversation with friends and family.