Programmes and fees
I sell preparation, not hours
A grade does not move because a certain number of hours were bought. It moves because a specific gap was found and closed before a fixed date. So the offer is built around the exam session, and the hourly rate is what falls out of it.
I work with families at international schools in Milan, Zurich, London, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong.
For scale
$30,000 is what a repeated year at an international school costs, before anything else.
Choosing a block
One rate for every student, every subject and every format. It moves only with the size of the block.
A term
$1,860
20 hours · $93 an hour
About ten weeks at two lessons a week: a run at a target grade. The slot is held for you, same day and time, and you can renew it.
A block
$970
10 hours · $97 an hour
Enough to work through a topic properly, or to cover the weeks before mocks.
To start
$500
5 hours · $100 an hour
The usual way to begin after the trial. Short enough to stop if it is not working.
Or one lesson at a time
$100 an hour, booked one at a time, subject to what is free that week. No block required, ever.
What comes with every lesson
- A private area for your family, opened with a link. No account to create.
- After each lesson, in that area: the whiteboard we worked on, the exercises and their worked solutions, and the theory notes for the topic.
- The lesson diary: what was covered, lesson by lesson.
- Progress: topics covered, hours done, and the grade trend once there are grades to plot.
- Reports and invoices in the same place.
Invoice available. Corporate welfare accepted. Blocks are paid before they start.
When I say no
I turn work down, and this is when
- When the student needs eight hours on paper technique, not forty. I will say so after the trial and quote the eight.
- When the problem is not maths or physics. Missed deadlines, no sleep and avoidance are not fixed by more tutoring, and I will tell you what I think you are actually looking at.
- When the student does not want to be there. A parent can buy the hours; nobody can buy the attention. I would rather lose the booking than take a year of it.
- When the honest answer is that past papers on their own would be enough. The tools on this site are free for that reason.
Outcomes
Grades, with the school and the course named
Every outcome below is one I can substantiate. Where a family published it themselves, the review is linked in the section above.
St. Louis School · May session · 4 months
Book a trial lesson
A 30-minute one-to-one session to assess the student’s level, discuss goals and see if we’re a good fit.
Choose a time
All times are already in your local time · Rome