“I am a sophomore at St. Joe and have been going to Holly since freshman year. She helps me understand what we are doing in class by going over the material before we start it in class, going over the vocabulary, and having conversations in Spanish. Now I have an A!” -Ellen
“My daughter has never had a tutor before, and was apprehensive before her first session. After meeting Holly the first time, she felt very comfortable working with her. She doesn’t want to quit now. Ms. Horn is very dependable and always on time. I think the kids really like her and find her easy to work with.” Mother of a freshman
“Holly Horn was recommended to our family by our son’s 8th grade Spanish teacher. The school’s language program required total immersion and our child was struggling with basic concepts and routinely failing tests and quizzes. He had grown to dislike Spanish intensely and was at the point of giving up on learning a foreign language. Holly’s approach was very different from the classroom approach and he gradually gained confidence with the grammar and vocabulary. By his freshman year, his grades had improved to a solid A’s and B’s and over the next four years, he had gained fluency and mastery of the language. In fact, on a recent trip to Europe, he was easily able to read and communicate in Spanish with no discernible hesitation or issues. His final semester grade at school was an A. Holly’s teaching methods include direct feedback, drills, reading writing assignments–and a high degree of patience. She also talked regularly with his teachers and parents to identify potential areas of weakness. Spanish went from being a problem to one of our son’s favorite subjects and something he intends to minor in at college. We give Holly full credit for a remarkable transformation.” -Vince and Pam G.
“It is my pleasure to take this opportunity to let you all know how wonderful Holly is. She is an amazing person and an outstanding Spanish tutor. Not only does she understand the material my children presented her with, she was and is able to break the information down and reteach it in a comprehensible workable manner. Holly has a strong grasp of the subject matter as well as what the classroom teachers expectations are. She works with the schools as well as the student so it is a win-win for everyone.My children attended Visitation Academy and Chaminade, they participated in many in school and out of school activities. Holly was very flexible and understanding of their schedule and worked them into hers. She did everything in her power to help them help themselves. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a little or a lot of help in Spanish. She is very well-known and highly respected by not only her peers but by many grateful parents and students. If you need a Spanish tutor, your search is over – Holly is the answer to all of your needs!” -Mother of 3 high school graduates
“Our 15-year-old son was struggling with Spanish I, feeling frustrated and angry about his difficulty. We consulted with his classroom teacher, who recommended he begin tutoring sessions with Holly Horn. In the past, our son had been very reluctant to accept tutoring, believing he would be labeled as “stupid”. However, because of his own concern about his slowly lowering grade in Spanish, he agreed to “try” one or two tutoring sessions. After one session with Holly, his confidence improved and he believed he could do better in the class.
At the time he began tutoring, he was desperately hoping to get a “C” in Spanish class. He continued meeting with Holly during all of Spanish I and II, getting a solid “B” in the class. While we were happy with the grade improvement, we were even more pleased with our son’s attitude. Instead of being defeated and negative about his Spanish assignments and tests, he readily asked Holly for help with problem areas. She assisted him with vocabulary, grammar and syntax in ways that helped our son learn and boost his self-confidence. He even requested extra tutoring sessions before final exams each semester. We found Holly to be very knowledgeable, approachable and flexible in her teaching methods. Prior to her first meeting with our son, she asked us several questions about his learning style, desired educational approach and areas of strength. She also wanted to know about outside interests (sports in our son’s case) so she could incorporate this into the learning process. We have been more than satisfied—closer to thrilled—about our son’s experience with Holly as his tutor!” -Grateful Parents
“Working with Holly has given my daughter the confidence and encouragement to successfully complete three years of high school Spanish. As she begins her fourth year she has the peace of mind knowing that Holly can break down the information learned in the classroom so that she can better understand it. Holly has helped our daughter with everything from grammar to speaking and writing Spanish. She tailors her tutoring sessions to whatever the student needs extra help on. Holly provides personal and professional help and my daughter is grateful to have had such a great resource for her high school years.” -Mother of high school senior
“To say I highly recommend Holly Horn as a tutor is an understatement. She is knowledgeable, patient and caring. Her overall approach to teaching a foreign language was exactly what my son needed. He connected with Holly and looked forward to his tutoring session. He not only ended the school year with a wonderful grade but also a great deal of confidence.” -Mother of high school junior
“Holly was fantastic to work with. She adapted and customized my learning in order to meet my individual needs. We were able to review grammar, but also focus on conversational Spanish. I would highly recommend her for anyone wanting to learn or practice their Spanish.” -Adult student
“I can’t say enough about my wonderful Spanish lessons with Holly! To begin with, she started at the level where I was, instead of sticking to a rigid curriculum. Although she had her own material, she was also
willing to work with material I brought to class, and made it fun with songs and music. Somehow she even made learning verb tenses fun! She taught me ways to practice at home, such as with computer games and videos. Working with Holly helped me understand and speak better than ever before. “ -Adult student
“Our son really struggled in Spanish 1 as a 7th grader at John Burroughs school. He worked with Holly the summer after 7th grade to review and try to get on top of it before 8th grade. She was terrific. He is doing great in 8th grade Spanish and his teacher has recommended that he take the higher level Spanish for his 9th grade year. Thanks Holly for Everything.” -Debbie, Mother of a ninth grader
I would recommend Holly Horn as a Spanish tutor. She is a very good teacher who helps me improve my Spanish skills. She is fun to work with and is very flexible with my schedule.” -Megan, Sophomore at St. Joseph’s Academy
“Holly is terrific! I have been a tutoring student of Holly’s for two years and I look forward to my weekly sessions. She is creative in her teaching styles, such as using the tape recorder, so I am able to hear the way I sound and know how to improve on my speaking skills. Ever since I have been with Holly, my grade has significantly improved in my Spanish class at John Burroughs School. I think Holly is really cool and is a great asset to the Spanish language!” – Sophomore, John Burroughs School
“A Spanish tutoring relationship began between Holly Horn and our son when he was in 7th grade at John Burroughs School and trying to learn introductory Spanish. Holly helped him immediately to be able to better comprehend and practice the language outside of the classroom. He is now an 11th grader and has been meeting with her weekly since 7th grade. Language has always been difficult for him, yet Holly has made it possible for him to succeed in Spanish. In fact, he has decided to complete his high school career with one more year of Spanish – his 6th year altogether. I believe he would have given up on Spanish by now if not for Holly. Holly is not only an excellent Spanish tutor with a great command of the language, but she is also extremely kind and patient. I have never seen her get frustrated or express dismay during her tutoring sessions with our son or others. She remains calm and smiling throughout the time that they meet. She utilizes a very effective method of only speaking to him in Spanish and expecting that he will reply in Spanish whether they are speaking of sports, events of the day, or homework assignments. She has also helped him to become a better writer of Spanish. He truly enjoys his time with her and never talks about trying to find a way out of the session in order to do other things. For a high school boy, that is high praise, indeed!” – Mother of an 11th grader