Who We Are
We are Renaissance women working in all academic subjects, from the maths & sciences to English & all areas of the humanities. Renaissance Women Tutoring grew out of a decade-long collaboration that began in the spring of 2008. At that time, one of us (Candace) was a newly hired English teacher at the same school where the other (Melissa) was the on-site tutor.
We became productive collaborators and admirers of each other’s dedication and creative talents in bringing out the best in our students, leading eventually to a harmonious friendship. As word of Melissa’s success continued to spread among parents and teachers, her roster of tutees continued to grow, prompting her to send some of her requests Candace’s way. In time, Candace was applying her classroom experience and knowledge of curriculum development to homeschooling and tutoring, eventually realizing the joy of working with students one-on-one or in small groups and tailoring lessons more successfully to a student’s specific needs.
As we continued to share more students, it seemed a logical culmination of our many years of professional collaboration to come together to form a tutoring business under a single banner: Renaissance Women Tutoring.
Who We Serve
We serve students in grades 6-12, as well as adults of all ages working their way through college and graduate school. Check out our individual bios to see our areas of expertise.
Our decades of tutoring and teaching experience gave us the tools to flexibly adapt our methods to any learning style or difference. 27% of our students struggle with ADD / ADHD, 22% with reading disorders, 20% math disorders and a further 14% struggle with mental health issues or Asperger’s.
Where We Work
For those who live in the Colorado Springs area, we are happy to work in person at your home or ours. For those farther away, we can work online.
What We Know
We know how difficult it is for regular classroom teachers to create individualized lessons for each student and find time to cater to all who need extra help between classes and after hours. These days, teachers are asked to spend their planning periods covering other classes or attending meetings, and their afternoons running extra-curricular activities.
This means that students who need their help are left to languish. It is easy to forget that the current traditional classroom setting is a relatively new arrangement rooted in 19th-century industrialism.
Compulsory public education for everyone is a necessary good in any democratic society. But for centuries, much of youth education was accomplished with private teachers (think Jane Eyre); this was the rule, not the exception. If history tells us that there is no single way to educate, then there is no reason to assume that because you can’t digest the teacher’s lessons in a room full of peers who seem to “get it,” you must be a failure.
How We Help
Thankfully, you don’t need to be an aristocrat to get the kind of education you need. Renaissance Women Tutoring fosters that experience by building robust relationships with our students and their families to meet their needs, develop their skills, and nurture their strengths.
Our Mission 