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Our Tutors

Thrive Tutoring is a boutique service in Tennessee for one-on-one, in-home academic tutoring, academic intervention, and test preparation. We also offer advocacy/IEP support, homeschool teacher matching, and group classes.

OUR SHARED PHILOSOPHY AND VALUES

We love our tutors!

RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY

Our work is rooted in relationships. We get to know our students and families on a personal level—we attend sporting events to cheer on our students, join our families for dinner, and stay after tutoring sessions from time to time to play a round of basketball in the driveway. It makes our day to receive texts with excitement about an awesome grade on a big test. We love celebrating your child’s success with you. The genuine relationships we build with our families have a lasting impact—in many cases, far beyond the time we tutor your child.

LEARNING IS PERSONALIZED

We do not use a cookie-cutter curriculum or a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning. We start by assessing student learning needs and goals. Then, we develop lesson plans and tailor approach in order to meet the unique needs of each student.

ALL STUDENTS CAN THRIVE

We believe all children can excel academically, regardless of their unique learning needs, their current standing in school, or their socioeconomic status.

MEASUREABLE RESULTS

Our number one goal is to unlock your child’s potential and get results. We take that responsibility seriously and are consistently driving toward measurable academic results for all of our students. 

WE LOVE TEACHING

We really do love teaching and our enthusiasm is infectious. It might sound obvious, but students learn best from teachers who are passionate about their work. We promise to go above and beyond to help your child become their best.

Meet our Tutors

Caitlyn Jolley

Elementary, Middle School, High School
Math, Science, Test Prep
Caitlyn graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in science and a master's degree from Vanderbilt University in education. Caitlyn has been a classroom teacher for six year with grade levels varying 8th-12th. She has a passion for creating engaging lessons that guide student learning and works diligently to differentiate lessons for each student according to their needs. Caitlyn has experience with general science courses, biology, chemistry, physics, as well as advanced placement and dual credit science courses. She is also teaching Saturday school for 7th grade math students. Her passion for math and science shines through the way she teaches and engages with students.

Cameron Stokes

Middle School, High School
Math, Reading/ELA, Science, Test Prep
Cameron holds a Bachelor's degree in Education and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Education Policy at Vanderbilt University. With a diverse skillset in teaching, Cameron has experience teaching various content areas ranging from middle grade reading and math to ACT preparation. He has previously worked as a high school college advisor, helping students with the college application process and ACT prep. With experience teaching subjects such as English, Math, Reading, and Science for the ACT, Cameron has gained a strong understanding of key concepts and teaching strategies that can be applied across a wide range of subjects. His experience as a teacher and college advisor has honed his ability to simplify complex topics and effectively communicate with students of diverse learning styles. This makes him well equipped to provide effective tutoring support in a variety of subjects.

Chereen Eskander

Middle School, High School
Math, Science, Test Prep
Chereen earned her degree in interdisciplinary studies with concentrations in chemistry and psychology. She was on the path to becoming a physician's assistant when she realized about 3/4 through her program that working as a PA wouldn't allow her to work as directly/frequently with patients as she had hoped. In the years after leaving PA school, she was the field coordinator for an assisted living center, a medical assistant, and a coordinator with the PATH program finding jobs for homeless individuals with mental health needs. For the past couple years, she has been a full-time math, science, and ACT prep tutor while working on her master's degree in psychology with a concentration in addiction counseling.

Coral Flanagan

Elementary, Middle School, High School
Math, Reading/ELA, Science, Test Prep
Coral earned her bachelor's degree from Penn State University in English language and literature. After undergrad, she was a Fulbright Scholar where she taught English in South Korea. Later, she earned her master's degree in education from Rhode Island College and a second master's degree in urban education policy from Brown University. Coral has worn several leadership hats over the past several years--she served as a Teach For America corps member and worked as a public policy fellow for the Rhode Island Department of Education. She is pursuing her PhD at Vanderbilt and tutoring part time.

Elizabeth Wade

Middle School, High School
Language, Reading/ELA, Test Prep
Elizabeth is a recent graduate from American University in Washington D.C. She studied International Relations and Economics. After graduating, she returned back to her hometown of Nashville TN, to work in Finance as a Business Analyst. Elizabeth offers a diverse set of skills: Elementary Chinese (Mandarin) reading, Junior High/High School level English, as well as College Prep such as essay writing, study/organizational skills, and Financial Literacy. Elizabeth takes a customized, self paced approach to teaching, that engages students in subjects that interest them and gives them structured lesson plans.During college, Elizabeth worked with international students as a peer advisor, helping students navigate and prepare for their college experience such as coursework, study and organization skills, college essays and research writing. She looks forward to working with young teens as they prepare for college and beyond!

Jennifer Stewart-Wright

Middle School, High School
Math, Science, Test Prep
Jennifer Stewart-Wright, PhD, has been active in science literacy her whole life. She was enthusiastic about exploring sciences from early childhood. Her educational journey took her from veterinary science to biochemistry with all the specific disciplines along the way. She has a palpable passion for science and loves building that passion and confidence in the students she works with. She has spent as much of her career (more than 30 years) promoting science research and education and teaching at various levels. From tutoring sciences across every age group from pre-K through medical and graduate schools and professionally teaching in high school and university classrooms, she has a wide range of experiences with ages and settings of the audiences.

Kaan Alp

Middle School, High School
Math, Science, Test Prep
Kaan (pronounced like Con) graduated from Vanderbilt pre-med and is starting a master's program in biomedical sciences. He recently took the MCAT and will be heading to medical school in two years. Before Vandy, he attended Emory University studying neuroscience and behavioral biology. His personality is relatable, friendly, and laid-back—students love him. He is masterful at covering nearly all high school subjects, but high school math, science, and ACT/SAT prep are his main areas.

Madelynn Roche

Elementary, Middle School, High School
Math, Test Prep
Madelynn graduated from Vanderbilt with her bachelor's degree in math and education, and she is currently a graduate student at Vanderbilt Divinity School. Madelynn believes that everyone is a mathematician and that mathematics is a tool we can use to understand the world around us. One of the things she finds most rewarding about math is that it is challenging; just like playing a sport, performing in theatre, creating art, or even mastering a video game, math does not come easily to most people (even most people who major in it!!). She believes some of the most rewarding parts of learning math are getting to see the world in a new and exciting way, understanding real-world issues more precisely, knowing how to justify statements logically, and seeing yourself as capable of doing hard things. Her biggest hope for students is that they develop a sense that they are “math people.” Madelynn has experience tutoring students in grades 4-12, planning interactive and engaging lessons, and tailoring her explanations to each student’s needs.

Matt Getz

High School, College
Math, Test Prep
Matt graduated from a liberal arts college in the northeast majoring in religious studies and history. After graduation, he worked as an SAT/ACT test prep tutor for an ivy-league focused tutoring company. After a few years of tutoring, he moved to Nashville to become a physics teacher, which he did for several years but realized that he missed the one-on-one environment too much. He left the classroom a few years ago in order to tutor with me and lead small group advanced math classes at an enrichment center outside of Nashville. Subject-wise, he's masterful at teaching almost every subject--he does a lot of math tutoring and test prep for ACT/SAT.

Nikki Rooks

Middle School, High School
Math, Test Prep
Nikki is a lifelong learner who has always had a passion for education. She graduated from UTC with degrees in applied mathematics and computer science. After working in the IT field as a sysadmin for 5 years, she decided to pursue her love for education and become a tutor. Working primarily with middle and high school students in math and ACT/SAT test prep, Nikki loves to help students build confidence and reach their academic goals! In her free time, Nikki loves to take ballet classes, cheer on the Preds, and play with her dog.

“Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of a true education.”

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.