Tutoring for SIS Swiss International School Zurich students
Students at SIS Swiss International School Zurich follow an international pathway that leads to the IB Diploma, and the step up in Maths and Physics can feel sudden. Pietro Meloni holds a PhD in Physics and has spent more than ten years tutoring international students, earning over 200 five star reviews from families who wanted steady progress rather than a last minute rescue. He works one to one, online, around the rhythm of the school year in Zurich, so lessons fit alongside sport, music and family commitments. The starting point is always the same, a clear look at where a student actually stands, what the IB will ask of them, and which gaps are worth closing first. From there the plan is built around the individual, not a generic syllabus.
IB Maths and Physics, content and exam technique
IB Maths, whether Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation, at Standard or Higher Level, rewards students who understand the reasoning behind each method rather than memorising steps. The same is true of IB Physics, where marks are often lost in the gap between knowing a concept and writing an answer an examiner can reward. Pietro works through past paper questions with students, unpicking command terms, showing how to set out working so method marks are secured, and building confidence with the data booklet and the calculator papers. Internal assessment gets the same careful attention, from choosing a workable topic for the Maths exploration or the Physics investigation to meeting the criteria. Exam technique is taught deliberately, because in the IB it counts as much as content does.
How the online one to one sessions work
Sessions run one to one over video, with a shared digital whiteboard where every step is written out, saved and sent to the student afterwards, so nothing is lost between lessons. Being online means no travelling across Zurich on winter evenings, and it makes rescheduling easier when school trips, tests or illness get in the way. Most families start with one lesson a week, then increase the frequency in the run up to mocks and the May session. Parents receive honest feedback on progress, including the parts that still need work. Between lessons, students can send a photo of a question they are stuck on and get a written explanation back. Everything is planned so that the student gradually needs less help, which is the point of good tutoring.
Families at SIS Swiss International School Zurich can book an assessment session session to see where their child stands and how tutoring could help.