Private tutoring in Math

International School Curricula

Zina Hlobil
Private Math Tutor
Lausanne, Switzerland

“The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.”

—Paul Halmos—

 

Zena Hlobil, Math Tutor

After university and post-grad degrees in Mathematics and Civil Engineering, I enjoyed a career in Engineering with projects all over the world.

 

Hanging up my hard hat, I returned to my true passion, Mathematics.

 

Since 2008 I have been teaching at private schools in the Geneva and Lausanne region and as a private Math tutor.

 

My specialty is preparing students for the International Baccalaureat Math exams, including Higher Level Maths.

 

Now I am expanding my private tuition practise, and look forward to continuing to offer students my years of experience and knowledge.

Subjects

International Baccalaureat

  • IB Analysis and Approaches (AA): SL and HL
  • IB Applications and Interpretations (AI): SL and HL
  • IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)

International GCSE

  • IGCSE  A (Advanced) level 
  • IGCSE AP (Advanced Placement) 

College preparation

  • SAT Math
  • ACT (American College Testing) Math
Contact me

A few references

“In the two years I spent studying Mathematics [with Ms Hlobil], I was able to see the subject in a whole new light …  Ms. Hlobil gave me an intuitive understanding of the often difficult concepts of calculus, a topic that was brought up several times during my Oxford application.

Thanks to her fun personality, I never had a dull or boring class. If you want to learn Math to understand it, and have fun doing so, Ms. Hlobil is certainly the right choice.”

—Atila—

“Zina, you are the best!!! Thank you so much!! Max got 6!!! He managed with your help to improve from the predicted 4! ”

—Liliya—

“Thank you, Zina, for all the support and encouragement this year in math! I’ve always really enjoyed the lessons, as I have grown more confident in math but primarily because of the way you teach 🙂 I felt much more prepared for the IB exams. I will miss our lessons and the laughs.”

—Diedrik—

“Dear Zina, Thank you so much for teaching me for the past 9 months. I have enjoyed every lesson spent together. Thank you for all the little tricks you taught me. They will stay with me forever.”

—Anna—

“… I got my IB results today, I ended up getting a 6 in Math with a total of 42/45 !! I’m beyond happy. Thank you so so much for all your help.”

—Leona—

“Just to let you know I got a 7 for math overall 🙂 Thank you so much for your help, as I would not have gotten that by myself !!”

—Ebba—

My strengths

  • Help struggling students to gain confidence
  • Encourage strong students to reach their higher potential
  • Have always had a good rapport with secondary school ages

How I can help

Each student arrives with their unique backstory in Math. My task is to build confidence, accentuate their strengths and encourage them to reach maximum potential. I’ve turned around many students with negative attitudes towards Mathematics, to end up with a much more positive approach! In addition,  I have developed much-appreciated tips and tricks over the years, to help students’ memory and comprehension.

I am also familiar with the Swiss and French systems and speak fluent French.

Tariffs

My fee is CHF 120.- per hour.

For secondary students, I recommend sessions of at least 1.5 hours per week since their exams are usually 1.5 hours or longer.

This prepares the student to focus and to develop concentration for a given length of time.

I tutor online via Skype or in person at my house, which is approximately eight minutes by road from the ISL or eight minutes from the Blecherette exit of the autoroute.

Resources online

  1. International Baccalaureate Diploma Maths
  1. Collège Champittet, Lausanne campus
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