Mandy Tippett

Private tutoring · Orange County + online

Every student is one good explanation away from getting it.

One-on-one and small-group tutoring shaped around how your student actually learns. In person across Orange County, online everywhere else.

The approach

First I listen. Then we build.

Every student learns differently, so the first thing I do isn’t teaching. It’s listening. Once I know how a student thinks, we skip the rote memorizationwe skip this part and build real understandingthis is the job instead: the kind that holds up on test day and long after. Sessions are structured, encouraging, and honest about what needs work. Students leave with more than better grades. They leave with the confidencethe real goal to take on the next hard thing on their own.

Sessions & rates

Three ways to work together.

Same Mandy, same method, sized to fit your student.

One student

One-on-One

$65/ hour

Undivided attention and a plan built around exactly how your student learns.

  • Fully personalized pacing
  • In person or online
  • Best for catching up fast, or pulling ahead

2–3 students

Small Group

$45/ hour per student

Two or three students, one table. Talking it through together makes it stick.

  • Bring a friend or a sibling
  • Shared momentum, lower rate
  • Great for ongoing homework help

4–6 students · weekly

Monthly Immersion

$200/ month per student

A three-hour deep dive every week with a small crew. Twelve tutoring hours a month.

  • Ideal for exam prep & tough subjects
  • Consistent weekly rhythm
  • Under $17 per tutoring hour

Not sure which fits? Email me and we’ll figure it out together.

How it starts

No forms. No sales call. Just email.

Say hello

Tell me about your student: the subject, the struggle, the goal. A few sentences is plenty.

The first session

We spend it getting to know how your student thinks. Then I sketch a plan that makes sense to everyone, parents included.

Watch it click

Regular sessions, honest check-ins, and progress you can see: in the grades, and in how they carry themselves.

A quick check

Sound familiar?

Bright kid, but the grades don’t show it yet.

One class has quietly become The Class.

There’s a big test coming, and the nerves are already here.

Homework time keeps turning into a standoff.

If any of these sound like your house, a few good sessions can change the whole story. Wondering about a specific subject or grade level? Just ask.

Let’s get started

Ready when you are.

Tell me a little about your student and what’s going on. We’ll take it from there.

Email Mandy

or write to mandygtippett@gmail.com