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*
*Remember, we are not here to do students' assigned work but rather guide them toward academic success*
OUR TUTORS
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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, along with other AP 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, playing tennis, watching TV shows, and hanging out with friends.
Areas of Expertise: - Math - Computer Science *ACT & SAT Test Prep Tutor |
Poorvi Basanth
Co-Director of Tutoring 
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.
Areas of Expertise: - Algebra 1 and Geometry - Chemistry |
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 |
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Uma Dukle
Outreach Lead 
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 |
Claire Gilbert
Tutor 
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
Areas of expertise: - Social Studies - English *ACT 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.
Areas of expertise: - Math - Language/Reading *ACT Test Prep Tutor |
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Avika Mathur
Tutor 
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 |
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.
Areas of expertise: - Computer Science - Chemistry |
