SIGN UP POLICY

In order to allow all students to have an equal opportunity to receive assistance, each student may only sign up for two sessions of their choosing per week. To clarify, you may not sign up with a certain tutor for two sessions in one week, and in that same week, sign up with another tutor for more sessions. However, you may split your two sessions between two different tutors. 

*Remember, we are not here to do students' assigned work but rather guide them toward academic success*

OUR TUTORS

Elaine Wang
Executive Director
Elaine is a rising senior at West Des Moines Valley High School. She has taken a number of AP classes including Calculus AB & BC, Computer Science Principles & A, among other science, history, and english classes. Her favorite thing about tutoring is watching students improve and understand concepts. In her free time, Elaine enjoys solving Rubik's Cubes, working out, watching TV shows, and hanging out with friends. She is excited to be leading and developing ConneXions this school year and hopes to help as many students as she can!

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Areas of Expertise:
​- Math
- Computer Science
​*ACT & SAT Test Prep Tutor
Avika Mathur
Co-Director of Tutoring
Avika is a rising junior at Eagan High School. She has taken classes like honors civics, honors english, and honors math classes. Her favorite part about tutoring is making math a fun activity instead of a chore. Other than tutoring, Avika enjoys baking, reading, and watching Netflix.








Areas of expertise:
- Algebra 1
- English
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Alicia Kamran
Co-Director of Tutoring
Alicia is a rising junior at West Des Moines Valley High School. She has taken classes such as AP Biology, AP Psychology, Pre-Calculus, as well as other English and writing classes. Her favorite thing about tutoring is making math/ science into fun and interesting activities, as well as helping students work through more difficult English/writing concepts. Overall, she loves seeing students strive to learn and improve their skills! Outside of tutoring, Alicia enjoys drawing and painting, watching Netflix or YouTube, biking, dancing, and spending time with friends and family!

​Areas of Expertise:
​- English/Writing
- Elementary/Middle School Math
​- Biology
Claire Gilbert
Outreach Lead
Claire is a rising senior at West Des Moines Valley High School. She has taken AP math, computer science, english, science, and social studies classes. Her favorite part of tutoring is seeing the other person begin to even know more than her. Outside of tutoring, Claire watches a lot of TV shows (and absolutely loves to discuss them), takes care of plants, and reads

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Areas of expertise:
- Social Studies
- English
​*ACT Test Prep Tutor
Uma Dukle
Tutor
Uma is a rising senior at West Des Moines Valley High School. She has taken numerous AP classes including Calculus AB & BC, Statistics, Computer Science Principles & A, Biology, and Chemistry. Her favorite thing about tutoring is seeing people’s understanding grow as they spend time trying to understand difficult topics. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends, watching Netflix, and playing piano.

​Areas of Expertise:
​- Math
- Computer Science
​​*ACT & SAT Test Prep Tutor
Anthea Cheng
Tutor
Anthea is a rising senior at Johnston High School. Most of her AP Courses are focused around math and language, such as AP Calculus AB & BC and AP Language and Composition. Her favorite thing about tutoring is figuring out the best learning methods for different people and helping students to really want to keep improving. In her free time, she likes to make music, art, and drive around with her friends.
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Areas of expertise:
- Math
- Language/Reading
​*ACT Test Prep Tutor
Poorvi Basanth
Tutor
Poorvi is a rising junior at Carson High School. She’s taken Honors classes such as Chemistry and English. This is her first year tutoring, and she is excited to help students improve in Math and Chemistry! During her free time, she enjoys crocheting, watching movies, and driving around town.





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Areas of Expertise:
​- Algebra 1 and Geometry 
- Chemistry
Kevin Chow
Tutor
Kevin is a rising junior at West Des Moines Valley High School. He is part of the Valley Honors Program, taking AP classes such as Chemistry and Computer Science Principles; he is also a self-proclaimed nerd at math, science, computers, and such. His favorite part about tutoring is helping others learn. In his free time, Kevin enjoys making music as well as competing in gymnastics.




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Areas of expertise:
- Computer Science
​- Chemistry
Susanna Shenouda
Tutor
Susanna is currently a senior at Valley High School. She has taken several AP courses in math and science such as Bio, Chem, Calc AB, Computer Science Principles and Computer Science A. This is her first year tutoring and she hopes to be able to help students overcome what they are struggling with and use it to maximize their scores. She is excited to see the improvement in all of her students and get to know them more. In her free time, Susanna enjoys watching YouTube, spending time with family, improving her piano skills, and playing volleyball.

​Areas of Expertise
- Geometry, Algebra 1& 2, Trig. 
- Chemistry/Physics
Sujan Niroula
Tutor
Sujan is a rising senior at West Des Moines Valley High School. Most of his AP and college classes are focused on Math and Computer Science, such as AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science Application, C#, Java, and Web Design II. His favorite part about tutoring is seeing the relief of students after they understand the concepts that they were struggling with. During his free time, he likes to code, play soccer, and talk to friends. 


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Areas of Expertise:
- Math (Algebra I/II and Trigonometry B/C)
- Computer Science (Python, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, and C#)  
Aarushi Shroff
Tutor
Aarushi is a rising junior at Valley High School. She has taken AP Human Geography, AP Chemistry, currently in AP Calculus AB and AP Environmental Science. She has taken other classes like Biology, advanced Math and English courses, and is currently in Human Anatomy and Physiology. She is involved in dance, volunteering, clubs, and fundraising.  Her favorite part about tutoring is seeing the confidence students gain and their personal and academic growth. In her free time, Aarushi likes to paint, read books, and spend time with friends and family. 

Areas of expertise:
- Chemistry
- Math

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