Steele Canyon teaches AP Calculus AB and BC as one class that meets every day all year, with AB in the first term and BC in the second. Our tutors are UC San Diego students who took many of the same courses not long ago, from chemistry to AP Calculus BC.
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We help Steele Canyon students keep up in their classes, prepare for the SAT and ACT and work on their college essays. Sessions are one-on-one, at your home in Spring Valley, Rancho San Diego or Jamul, or online.
Meet our tutors.
Samantha
Pursuing a Ph.D. inBioengineering
Tutors Biology · Chemistry · Math
- Research in deep learning for assistive robotics
- President’s Undergraduate Research Award
Raquel
StudiesBiology
Tutors Math · Spanish · Writing
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- Bilingual teaching experience in Spanish
Anna
StudiesNeuroscience
Tutors Biology
- Research internship in Hamburg, Germany
- Governor’s Scholars Award recipient
Daniel
StudiesElectrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Tutors Math · Physics · Computer science
- High-school valedictorian
- STEM education minor and after-school tutoring
Preston
StudiesApplied Mathematics
Tutors Math · Calculus · Computer science
- Mathematics research fellow
- Presented at the Young Mathematicians Conference
Evan
StudiesPhysics & Applied Mathematics
Tutors Math · Physics · Calculus
- Independent research in machine learning for quantum computing
- 4.0 GPA in Physics & Applied Mathematics
Lesly
StudiesMathematics & Computer Science
Tutors Math · Computer science · Spanish
- Java and Python programming
- Game development and interactive software projects
From AB to BC in one year
The handoff from AB to BC happens mid-year with no break, and BC leans hardest on the integration from the fall. A tutor uses the weeks before the term changes to test your student on exactly the AB topics BC will need, so the spring starts on solid ground. Learn more about our math tutoring.
Chemistry in one term
Chemistry at Steele Canyon fits the whole course into a single term, so the pace is quick. Honors students also take on longer calculations, such as finding the heat of a reaction from several smaller steps. A tutor slows those problems down and has your student say what each step is for before doing it. Learn more about our science tutoring.
Our high school tutors, in parents’ own words
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Timed essays in English 10
Sophomore English at Steele Canyon is paired with World History, and in English 10, about half the essays are written in class under a time limit. The rest are drafted and revised at home. Writing against the clock is its own skill: reading the prompt closely, choosing an argument in a few minutes and finding evidence fast. A tutor runs practice prompts under real time, then reads the result with your student and talks through what to plan differently next time. Learn more about our English and writing tutoring.
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