• French and Spanish Lessons for all levels 
• Private individual tutoring for children and adults

Loren

I am a teacher and private tutor with 40 years experience helping students of all ages, children and adults, learn Spanish and French. I offer group and individual on-line classes. I hold California Single Subject Teaching Credentials in French and Spanish and have taught both languages in the classroom and privately. Whether you are a beginner or a more advanced student, I can help you improve skills in: conversation, reading; writing, grammar, vocabulary and comprehension. I am familiar with many textbooks and curricula in both high school and community college and offer private tutoring sessions as well as small group instruction. 

I can help you improve speaking, reading and understanding of  either Spanish or French. I have lived and worked in France, Spain and Mexico, and have traveled throughout Latin America, so I bring personal experience and cultural understanding to the study of language.  

Work Experiences

• Maybeck High School, Spanish teacher
• San Lorenzo High School, French and Spanish Teacher 
• Hayward High School, French Teacher
• Berkeley High School, Spanish Teacher  

Risk-Free Satisfaction Guarantee

If the trial lesson doesn’t meet your expectations, we’ll gladly help you connect with another top-rated, highly qualified tutor—or issue a FULL refund.

Refund for Lesson Packages

You may cancel a lesson package with at least 24 hours' written notice before the next lesson. Completed lessons will be billed at the standard hourly rate, and the remaining balance will be refunded minus a 5% processing fee. The fee is waived if you keep the balance as credit on your TimeAfterSchool account for other lessons.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy

• Standard Policy: Provide at least 24 hours' notice before the scheduled start time to cancel or reschedule a lesson free of charge. Cancellations or reschedules with less than 24 hours’ notice will incur the full lesson fee.
• Grace Period for Packages: For each packages of 10 or more lessons, you are allowed one late cancellation or rescheduling (with less than 24 hours' notice) without penalty to accommodate unexpected situations. Any additional late cancellations or changes beyond this one-time exception will be charged in full.

Adult Supervision

All tutoring sessions for students under 18 years old must be supervised by a responsible adult.