Why Choose Us?
We understand the weight put on your shoulders when your child is struggling in school or when they aren’t being challenged enough. Nourishing Minds Tutoring provides the personalized attention and support that isn’t always available in the classroom.
We pride ourselves on hiring certified, dedicated educators & teachers from all over the Capital Region, that are as committed to your child’s success as you are.
Your Child’s Success Map
We take great care in customizing our tutoring process for every student’s needs.
We’re dedicated to helping students improve their understanding of academic material, build confidence, and develop study skills that will serve them well throughout their education. Tutoring can be particularly beneficial for children who are struggling in school or who have specific learning needs.
HOW DO WE WORK?
1. Assessment
In order to best serve your needs we conduct a comprehensive assessment. This assessment is critical in identifying your child’s strengths and weaknesses.
Along with the assessment, a Parent Questionnaire and Student Questionnaire will be distributed in order to gain as much insight as possible!
2. Personalized Plan
Upon completion of the assessment, your tutor analyzes the results and formulates a personalized learning plan, which will be completely tailored to your son or daughter’s specific educational needs.
3. Tutoring
Your tutor will make a recommendation as to the frequency of tutoring (based on the results of the assessment and any other information provided by parents or teachers) and tutoring will commence.
4. Communication
Nourishing Minds Tutoring takes great pride in having superb communication with parents and caregivers. You will be kept informed and updated every step of the way.
Furthermore, your tutor will work with your child’s teachers to ensure that their needs are being met.
Affordability
Research has shown that tutoring yields a fantastic return on your investment and can have a profound impact on your child’s academic success.
We offer extremely competitive pricing — in fact, we’re cheaper than the corporate tutoring centers, and we come to you!
Nourishing Minds Tutoring has no registration fees, and we do not lock you into long term commitments. You can pay by the hour, but we also offer very reasonable packages of hours, all of which are available with payment plans.
Erin
Chris tutored my young son for several years, following a dyslexia diagnosis. He was very patient and implemented several strategies to improve my son's reading and phonics ability.
His initial assessment and advice was extremely useful when we requested Special Ed services from our district. I would highly recommend Chris, and Nourishing Minds tutoring services for any child who is struggling in school!
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Brittany
We have used Nourishing Minds for six years for math tutoring. Our tutor, Tziona, is excellent and both my kids really enjoy working with her. She is skilled in all courses of middle school and high school math. Tziona is also flexible with schedule changes when things come up, which is great, so we don't miss a beat.
I have recently requested a physics tutor and he will be coming next week. I would highly recommend Nourishing Minds for Tutoring.
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Tara
Nourishing Minds Tutoring has been a tremendous help to our 7-year old son, and we couldn’t be happier with our decision to work with them. Nourishing Minds strikes the perfect balance - motivating our son to work hard and encouraging him to take pride in his work, while still keeping the atmosphere fun and loose.
In looking for a tutor we knew we wanted someone who would teach our son how to learn, as opposed to just teaching facts or information. His tutor does just that, tailoring his tutoring methods to fit our son’s personality and learning style. We feel such relief knowing that our son is gaining skills that will make him a more independent and analytical learner in the future.
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Dina, Clifton Park NY
Nourishing Minds Tutoring has been tutoring our son since 2015. It has been a great experience for him and for us.
My son is currently attending third grade. He has major attention challenges and finds it very hard to stay on task. Despite that, his tutor has been able to bond with him and motivate him to focus . He utilizes many creative and unique teaching techniques that have helped our son a great deal. He enjoys the sessions and his grades have improved significantly.
We highly recommend Nourishing Minds Tutoring.
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Lindsay, Wilton NY
Chris has been a lifesaver for us! He started tutoring our son 2 summers ago, when we found out he was behind and at risk of having to repeat a year of math. Chris came to our house and tutored our son twice a week that summer and got him to where he needed to be by the fall, no repeating a year of math!! He is knowledgable about the various school curriculums, great with the kids, instills confidence and gives you a report after each session.
Almost two years later, Chris is still coming on a weekly basis and it helps to keep our son on task.... plus, we're not ready to let Chris go just yet!
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Chloe
We were referred to Nourishing Minds by friends of ours, and it felt a bit like being let into a best kept secret. We are having an outstanding experience. Both of our elementary school aged children have gained confidence in themselves since we started working with Nourishing Minds. They've also learned a lot of new tactics for understanding, breaking down, and solving math problems.
Schools are teaching math in very new and helpful ways, but as a parent who learned this "the old way," it can be difficult to support kids when I don't even understand the new methods. In every way, working with Nourishing Minds has been the right move!
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Jessica
Chris has been tutoring my son in math for 4 or 5 years now. We mostly utilize him so my son stays on top of his lessons and any questions can be answered as they arise. My son consistently earns top marks.
Chris is patient but also firm…He does not give the answers but helps him to work through problems to find the solution. He has helped build my son’s confidence. We highly recommend!
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Sine
Nourishing Minds is excellent. Would highly recommend their professional team of qualified tutors.
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do.
Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. Your thoughtful words uplift our team, reinforce our mission, and inspire us to continue delivering quality with care.
We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value.
We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations.
Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Nancy
Two of my children had the opportunity to work with Chris regarding some gaps in their literacy development in 1st and 2nd grade. He did an incredible job working with them. Lessons were prepared well and information was provided to me at each session to allow me to see their progress and skill development.
They made excellent progress and filled the gaps with solid foundational understanding. They are now in middle and high school and I credit Chris with helping them to learn and reinforce those critical foundational skills.
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Robert
Chris and his team have been assisting our family with our tutoring needs for a few years. We have seen some great results with both of our kids grades. Would highly recommend.
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do.
Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. Your thoughtful words uplift our team, reinforce our mission, and inspire us to continue delivering quality with care.
We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value.
We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations.
Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Mariah
Our family has been very impressed by Nourishing Minds. Chris Leuzinger, the founder and owner of Nourishing Minds, is thoughtful, kind, and very professional. His tutoring organization is uniquely versed in tutoring for neurotypicals but also for special needs. Chris also has extensive experience as an educator and is able to speak the language of school districts and work effectively with them. In our case, our child has non-speaking level 3 autism and past trauma experiences around education and and requires a very skilled, structured, yet loving and supportive tutor. Chris has worked with us to identify a wonderful tutor for our son.
Our son indicates that he really feels like his Nourishing Minds tutor believes in him and his ability to learn and improve, something he indicates he hasn't experienced in a long time from a teacher. Our son's Nourishing Minds tutor also has very unique understanding of motor issues and how these can impact the child's ability to demonstrate knowledge and progress in the traditional school system. It has been a refreshing experience to work with the Nourishing Minds group.
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
Nell, Greenfield NY
Chris has been tutoring our son, William for two years and we are thrilled with his progress. He was transferring from a private school into the public school system. Through the placement exam, we discovered that William was behind in math compared to his peer group in the public school system. The goal was to help him reach grade level and pass the entrance exam into the enriched math program.
With Chris' help, he was successful and is now taking enriched math and doing very well. More importantly, he is no longer anxious but is confident and enjoying math! Chris continues to work with William and provides an additional level of support. William can review concepts that he may not have fully understood in class in a judgment free setting. Chris also works with our schedule should conflicts arise. William looks forward to his tutoring sessions with Chris.
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of you for your incredible 5-star reviews! Your positive feedback means the world to us and serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do. Each review helps us grow and improve, and it’s your support that drives us to provide the best service possible. We are truly grateful for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with others. It’s not just about the stars; it’s about the trust and satisfaction you’ve placed in us, and that’s something we deeply value. We couldn’t do it without customers like you! Thank you for helping us continue to strive for excellence. We look forward to serving you again soon and are excited to keep exceeding your expectations. Your feedback keeps us motivated, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
FAQ’s
Simply put, all children can benefit from the services of a tutor. A tutor can help accelerate a child’s learning to enrich the curriculum provided at school, or can help fill in the gaps in your child’s learning foundation to facilitate confidence and more success. However, if you notice some of the following behaviors it could be time to take action and seek the services of a tutor:
- Avoiding school.
- Poor attitude.
- Slipping grades.
- Lacking confidence.
- Carelessness with their schoolwork.
- Time management issues.
- Anxiety
- Confusion/Frustration
- Boredom
- Hopelessness
If your child is experiencing any of the above, please contact us. Tutoring is an affordable service and provides an excellent return on your investment in your child’s future.
Nourishing Minds Tutoring believes in offering 100% customized and individual plans for all its pupils.
A detailed assessment will be conducted with your child at their first session. This assessment is different to the ones conducted in school. Most standardized assessments in school compare your child’s score against a national benchmark, hence giving your child a score in comparison with others around the state/country. At Nourishing Minds Tutoring our assessments give a detailed analysis of exactly which areas are your child’s strengths/weaknesses.
From this assessment your tutor will formulate a plan to support your child’s individual needs, which will be shared with the parent/care giver, and tutoring sessions will commence.
Yes! All of our lessons are linked to the learning standards and anchors in the Common Core State Standards of New York State. Additionally, please see our comprehensive section on the Common Core for help.
Nourishing Minds has extensive experience and specializes in the following:
- Math
- Reading
- Writing
- Science
- History/Social Studies
- Test Prep
- Homework Help
- Study Skills
- Autism Support
If you need help in areas other than those listed, it may be possible to accommodate other subjects. Please contact us to discuss your needs.
We currently tutor grades Kindergarten through College, and everything in between!
We offer a range of tutoring packages and prices based on the amount of hours you purchase. The rates drop as you sign up for more hours. We offer several other discounts as well. Please contact us for a detailed payment structure. One to one tutoring provides an excellent return on your investment and has a big impact on your child’s academic future.
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Bank Transfers
- Automatic Payments (so you never miss an invoice)
Tutoring sessions are held in the comfort and convenience of your own home. The only requirement we have is that there is an adult present at all times. If however, you would prefer that a tutor does not come to your home, contact us for alternative arrangements.
Nourishing Minds strives to make tutoring as convenient as possible. Therefore, we offer tutoring services 7 days a week. We offer a range of hours everyday. Please contact us to arrange the best schedule to suit your needs. Please be aware that we work with many families and need to consider scheduling carefully to accommodate many busy people. It would be helpful if you had two or three times available. We will strive to keep your times the same for every tutoring session.
Yes! Our team of tutors at Nourishing Minds Tutoring is highly professional, committed, and know what it takes to help children learn. Many of our tutors are fully certified and qualified teachers, and experts in their respective fields. Tutors are thoroughly interviewed and vetted before being placed with families.
Absolutely! As a matter of fact, there is often more flexibility in the times/days that we can tutor during these times. Additionally, we are working on providing extra services and camps during these breaks from school. Please inquire for more information.