Beth Olesen
Education:
Master of Social Work, Salem State University, 2024
Master of Education, Harvard Graduate School Of Education, 2022
Bachelor of Arts, Humanities, Scripps College, 2010
Tutor Subjects:
K-12 Academic Subject Tutoring
K-12 Academic Tutoring
ACT Test Prep
Certifications:
Massachusetts Initial Licensure, History 8-12
Beth has been teaching and tutoring for over 15 years, has held leadership positions within her school, and is currently transitioning to a new line of professional endeavors: social work! She tutors students in grades 5 through 12 in English Language Arts, History, Social Studies, Science, and Math. Beth prepares students for all sections of the SAT and ACT tests. She holds a Master’s of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, focusing on Social-Emotional Learning. Beth has experience working with families and youth with social, behavioral, emotional, and interpersonal challenges and recently earned her Master’s of Social Work. She is experienced in working with students with special needs, including dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, and ASD, and other learning disabilities. Beth is also experienced in working with students on executive functioning skill support. She enjoys modifying her lessons to meet the specific needs of her students and helping them to see their strengths and gifts.
Beth got into teaching because she wanted a job that contributed to the greater good and because she loves mentoring students. She most enjoys the relational aspect of tutoring, such as getting to know students and helping them connect their academic work to their own goals and values. Having had the extraordinary luck to take a gap year in between high school and college to improve her language skills via travel in Central America and Europe, she knows the importance of making academic work relevant to personal interests. Beth is proud to have completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training, and is ever grateful for her dog named Gus. She has found wonderful support from her meditation and mindfulness practices and loves helping students explore the practices that help them be their best selves. Beth also deeply loves basketball, hiking, veggie gardening, and weight lifting.