02 · Services

Programmes matched to how each student learns

Each rate below covers the session length printed beside it. There are no registration fees, no long-term contracts and no prepaid blocks beyond the twelve-session SAT/ACT package, and live online lessons cost the same as lessons in the study room. Families agree a tutor and a weekly time by email before anything is billed.

A wooden bookstand and a lit desk lamp on a study desk, with a board of handwritten revision notes on cards behind them. — A reading stand and lamp ready for revision. Every lesson starts from the student’s own syllabus and graded work.

Tutoring programmes and rates

S-01

Maths, from fractions to AP Calculus

From $78 a session

Sixty minutes one to one, from K–8 number sense, fractions, word problems and pre-algebra through Algebra I and II, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus AB/BC and AP Statistics. Younger students build concrete, visual number sense before small gaps widen in middle school; high-school students see intimidating formulas unpacked into intuitive steps, paced to upcoming unit tests and the May AP exams, until they can solve unfamiliar problems on their own under timed conditions. K–8 sessions are $78; high-school, honours, IB and AP sessions are $92.

Best for a student from kindergarten to Grade 12 whose maths gaps are starting to affect grades or confidence.

Usual timing sixty minutes, weekly or twice weekly, in the Columbus study room or live online.

Included

The same tutor each week, working from the student’s own textbook and graded tests
A short written recap of concepts mastered and the focus for next week

Not included completing graded homework or take-home tests on the student’s behalf, which Quillfield does not do in any subject.

S-02

SAT, PSAT and ACT prep package

$1,180 for twelve sessions

Twelve one-to-one sessions that open with a realistic full-length diagnostic, separating content blind spots from pacing or test-anxiety mistakes. The sessions then go straight at those: digital SAT Desmos graphing fluency, rhetorical grammar rules, evidence-based reading speed and ACT science data interpretation, with three full-length practice exams along the way to track progress and build calm test-day stamina. Single sessions are also available at $105 an hour. The package describes what will be practised, not the score that will follow.

Best for a high-school student with a PSAT, SAT or ACT date booked in the coming months.

Usual timing twelve sessions of sixty minutes, one or two a week, finishing before the test date.

Included

A full-length diagnostic, reviewed with the student in the first session
A written study plan naming the question types to work on, in order
Three full-length practice exams, reviewed question by question
A short progress email to the family at the halfway point and at the end

Not included the exam registration fee, which is paid to the College Board directly, and any promise of a particular score.

S-03

Reading, writing and college essays

From $78 a session

Sixty minutes on reading or writing, from kindergarten phonics to senior applications. K–8 readers, including dyslexic learners, work with structured, multisensory Orton-Gillingham methods for decoding, fluency, spelling and comprehension ($78). From middle school up, students learn repeatable outlining frameworks for persuasive essays, research citations and timed AP History and English prompts, and rising seniors are guided through brainstorming, voice and revision on the Common App essay and supplements ($90). Every word stays the student’s own.

Best for a student whose reading or writing is holding back work in every other subject.

Usual timing sixty minutes, weekly, in person or live online.

Included

Sixty minutes on the student’s own reading or draft, with questions written in the margin
A reading or writing exercise for the week, sized to the time actually available

Not included writing, rewriting or editing an essay or application that will be submitted.

A tutor seen from behind writing PHYSICS on a whiteboard beside drawings of a pendulum, an atom, electric field lines and a damped wave. — A physics lesson at the whiteboard: pendulum, atom, field lines and a damped wave, each drawn out before any formula appears.

S-04

Chemistry, physics and AP science

$92 a session

Sixty minutes on high-school chemistry, physics or AP science with a specialist who knows how teachers actually grade free-response answers and lab calculations. Each concept is drawn out on the board, a worked problem is solved together, then a second one is solved by the student alone. Stoichiometry and mechanics become step-by-step patterns, pacing follows upcoming unit tests and the May AP exams, and any maths step the student has not yet met is taught first rather than skipped.

Best for a student taking a lab science or AP course whose units build quickly on one another.

Usual timing sixty minutes, weekly, with an extra session before a unit test where the timetable allows.

Included

Sixty minutes on the student’s current unit, working from the syllabus
Worked examples written out so they can be re-read before a test
A short set of practice questions with the answers explained

Not included writing lab reports or completing graded lab work for the student.

S-05

Executive function and study habits

$88 a session

Weekly structured check-ins with a neurodiversity-affirming specialist, for capable students who lose marks because assignments stay buried in backpacks or school portals until Sunday night. Students build a sustainable weekly planning system, break multi-week projects into 25-minute milestones, learn active-recall study and note-taking methods, set up pre-exam study calendars and practise self-advocacy emails to teachers. Many families keep a weekly check-in through a term and stop once the routine holds.

Best for a middle- or high-school student with ADHD or executive-function challenges who keeps missing deadlines.

Usual timing sixty minutes, weekly through a term, then as needed.

Included

A weekly planner built from the student’s own portal, syllabus and test dates
An active-recall note-taking method practised on a real chapter
A check on the plan at each following session

Not included subject teaching, which is booked as maths, science or reading and writing tutoring instead.

S-06

Baseline diagnostic and learning roadmap

$125

A calm, encouraging ninety-minute one-to-one assessment of underlying reading, writing or maths skills and study habits, followed by a thirty-minute parent conference. It suits families whose report cards or test scores do not tell the full story: the tutor reviews recent school tests and any IEP or 504 accommodations, maps realistic 8-to-12-week goals with parents and recommends a tutor match. It is not a clinical or psychological evaluation, and there is no obligation to buy further hours.

Best for a family that is not yet sure which subject, how often, or which tutor.

Usual timing ninety minutes with the student, then a thirty-minute parent conference.

Included

A skills diagnostic and a review of recent school tests and any IEP or 504 plan
A learning roadmap with realistic goals for the next eight to twelve weeks
A recommendation of the tutor best suited, with the reason given

Not included educational psychology testing or any formal diagnosis, and no commitment to book further sessions.

School-year calendar

How the school year shapes each tutoring programme

AugAutumn term begins. Most baseline diagnostics are booked in the first three weeks.
OctPSAT season, and the first six-week milestone review with each family.
DecMid-year check of every learning roadmap before the winter break.
MarSAT/ACT packages begin for spring and early-summer test dates.
MayAP exam season. Timed free-response practice replaces new material.
JunEnd-of-year review, summer reading plans and college essay starts.

Test dates are set by the school district, the College Board or ACT, not by Quillfield, and are confirmed with each family against the official calendar.

Reading the calendar

Two programmes follow these points closely. The SAT, PSAT and ACT package is planned back from a test date, and the baseline diagnostic is most often booked in August or January. Maths, science and reading and writing run weekly through the term, and executive-function coaching usually starts with one.

Each month is a planning point for families, not a fixed appointment; lesson times are agreed with your tutor.

Side by side

Every programme, compared at a glance

Rates and timings match the programme descriptions above, and each price applies to the session length given with it.

Tutoring programmes compared by price, usual timing and first step
Service	Price	Usual timing	First step
S-01 Maths, from fractions to AP Calculus	From $78 a session	60 minutes, weekly	Send the course and grade
S-02 SAT, PSAT and ACT prep package	$1,180 for 12 sessions	12 sessions of 60 minutes	Name the test and the test date
S-03 Reading, writing and college essays	From $78 a session	60 minutes, weekly	Share a recent piece of writing
S-04 Chemistry, physics and AP science	$92 a session	60 minutes, weekly	Send the unit and the syllabus
S-05 Executive function and study habits	$88 a session	60 minutes, weekly through a term	List the next four due dates
S-06 Baseline diagnostic and learning roadmap	$125	90 minutes, plus a 30-minute parent conference	Describe your child in a sentence

03 · Process

How enrolment works

01

Tell us about your student

Name the programme, your child’s grade and the course. The form asks for a name, an email address, an optional telephone number, the programme, the grade level and a short note about what is not working yet.

02

Free 20-minute parent call

A reply arrives during opening hours, Monday to Friday between 12:00 PM and 8:00 PM or on Saturday morning, to arrange a short call about goals, frustrations and learning style. It names a suitable tutor and the weekly times that tutor has open.

03

Agree a time, then begin

Lessons begin once the tutor, the weekly time and the programme are agreed in writing. After every session you receive a short recap of what was covered.

04 · Suitability

Not sure which programme fits?

The right programme depends on your child’s course, grade and the time left before the next test, so a description alone cannot settle every case. When two options seem equally suitable, name both in the contact form with a sentence about your student, and Quillfield will say which one fits and why. A family that is still unsure can book the baseline diagnostic, which exists for exactly that question.

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05 · Contact

Start with a parent call

Name the programme and your child’s grade, and Quillfield will confirm a tutor, a weekly time and the rate in writing before the first lesson.

Book Send an enquiry

Or write to hello@quillfieldtutoring.example and Quillfield replies during opening hours, Monday to Friday from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.