ELISABETH SPERLING
Tutor and Study Coach
ABOUT ELISABETH
Experience • Expertise • Encouragement
I have been a teacher and coach all my life. Through a carefully individualized process, I help students and professional clients build mastery, confidence and joy in their work.
​
With a BA from Harvard and an MA in Education from Columbia, I taught History for fourteen years at The Horace Mann School in New York City while also working with students individually to help them achieve their learning goals and educational dreams.
I tutor students in grades 6-12 in study skills and advanced reading, writing, and analysis. I most often work with students at NYC independent schools, including Dalton, Brearley, Collegiate, Columbia Prep, Trinity, Ramaz, Heschel, Horace Mann, Fieldston, and Riverdale, and I tutor students worldwide via Zoom.
​
I also help graduate students and professionals prepare manuscripts and presentations, and I coach senior business professionals in New York, Silicon Valley, Europe and around the world to find meaning and purpose in their personal and professional lives through mindfulness, self- and other-awareness, and resilience tools.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Elisabeth helped my daughter develop her voice in writing, and challenged her to go beyond what was expected. Today, because of Elisabeth’s help, my daughter is achieving stellar grades in English and writing.
- R. T.
​
WRITING COACH
Overcome blocks, organize your ideas, and write clear, expressive prose
HISTORY AND ENGLISH TUTOR​
Learn strategies for reading texts, understanding concepts, and applying analytical frameworks
STUDY SKILLS COACH​
Organize and prioritize, break large tasks into small ones, and learn your own best methods
Thank you for your patience, guidance, kindness and brilliance. We appreciate your "zen" approach!
- K.C.
​
​
Extremely knowledgeable, steady, reassuring and kind, Elisabeth was instrumental in helping my daughter achieve her potential.
- L. L.
​