Katherine Maslova
Co-Founder and Managing Director, holds an M.S. in Mathematics from Moscow State University (Russia) and an M.S. in Computer Science from Northeastern University (Boston). Katherine has over 30 years of experience in academia and industry. Her teaching experience includes several years of teaching mathematics in elementary school and in the high school with advanced mathematics and science programs in Moscow. She has also taught for several years undergraduate and graduate computer science courses in Northeastern University in Boston.
Sandra
Sandra graduated Summa Cum Laude from one of the top universities in Russia and holds a Masters Degree in Statistics from the University of Maryland. She is a mother of three, a teacher, and a portrait photographer.
After completing her degrees, Sandra worked as an actuary but after having kids of her own and starting to teach she realized that this is exactly what she loves to do. She has both in-person and online teaching experience and believes that both settings can work very well for the students.
Sandra believes that the main goal in teaching math to kids is not the memorization, but the understanding of the logic behind the formulas. It is OK to forget the exact rule, but if the students understand once how that rule works, they will be able to derive it on the go if the need arises later on.
Tatiana
Tatiana once taught math with cheer,
Then programming she held near and dear.
But the codes and the bytes,
Though they had their delights,
Brought her back to teach kids with no fear.
Larisa
M.S. Engineer-Physicist, in Nuclear Physics; Ural State University, Russia, 1986
B.S. in Physics and Mathematics; Ural State University, Russia, 1984
I have been teaching since 1988, when I began teaching advanced physics and math preparatory courses for high-school seniors at the Ural State University, in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
My teaching philosophy developed as a by-product of being both a student and a teacher. As a teacher, I learned from tutoring and mentoring both my own children and a diverse body of elementary, middle, and high school, and college students. From my experience, I gleaned that every student must first and foremost be respected as a person. I implement various teaching methods in a single class to keep students engaged and appeal to variety of learning styles. I believe that my responsibility as a teacher is to design supportive environments and personalized experiences that enable students to construct their own knowledge.
It is satisfying to know that I can perhaps do something valuable and profound. My goal as a science and math teacher is to help students discover the beauty of the world around them and the wonderful logic of numbers.
Alexander
Alexander holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics. His teaching experience ranges from kindergarteners to graduate students and includes advising and training other teachers. Alexander is a biostatistician at BIDMC and a Lecturer in Radiology at Harvard Medical School.
Alexander’s teaching emphasizes deep understanding over routine manipulations. He seeks to inspire his students with the intrinsic beauty of his subject, and install confidence, intellectual independence, and critical thinking skills.
Alexey
Alex has been fond of mathematics since his childhood. His experience participating in local and national physics and math olympiads helped to expand his math horizon and taught how to engage students.
Alex has over 8 years of teaching experience with students from grade 2 to high school as well as math competition preparation classes and seminars.
Alex received his Master degree in Particle physics from Moscow State University, and he worked as a scientist for some time after it.
Alex loves to teach students critical thinking and scientific approach to problem solving and also to everyday life. Alex is the father of four kids, loves playing board games with family and friends, enjoys sport games like soccer, volleyball, and table tennis, and listens to music.