Zelda is an educator with 10+ collective years of experience as a tutor, private high school teacher, college advisor, and sports coach. Born and raised in New York City, her family moved to sunny Los Angeles the fall before her 7th grade year. After attending Harvard-Westlake, she matriculated to Princeton University, where she received a bachelor’s in English, along with an ethnic studies certificate. Shortly after, Zelda attained her high school teaching credential and Masters in Education from UCLA before teaching at New Roads School in Santa Monica. Zelda tutors the HSPT and the ISEE, in addition to academic support for middle, high school, and college students. Some areas of expertise include English literature, middle school science and math, study skills, essay writing, and organizational support.

Zelda’s teaching style is one of empowerment – she strives to catalyze newfound confidence in her students as they learn. Her approach is to demystify and illuminate, breaking down challenging concepts into bite-sized chunks, and highlighting effective strategies to build proficiency.

In her free time, she composes sax, flute, and trumpet parts for neo soul music. Outside of that, she’s just a friendly neighborhood sci-fi nerd, and can often be found chatting endlessly about her love of works like Star Trek, the MCU, and pretty much any film with time travel. Zelda is available in-person and remotely via Zoom.