Céilidh Erickson is an expert educational specialist with over 15 years of experience in teaching and advising. She has a Masters of Education in Mind, Brain, and Education (educational neuroscience and psychology) from Harvard University, and a BA in comparative literature from Princeton University.
She has achieved 99th percentile scores on the SAT, GMAT, and GRE, and has taught a wide range of other subjects. She believes that success on standardized tests is not merely a function of learning the content; it’s about developing critical thinking and strategic planning skills that will serve students not just on the test, but in college / graduate school and beyond.
Céilidh is also an expert curriculum and learning experience designer; she has developed curricula for a variety of companies, organizations, and nonprofits, including the Harvard Innovation Labs, where she designed the Think Like an Entrepreneur workshop series.
testimonials
Test Prep tutoring & classes:
“She is the best teacher I've ever had in any subject”
“One of Ceilidh's strengths, in my opinion, is not only the fact that she knows the content extremely well, and clearly has a great grasp on the math and verbal concepts, but also that she has many different ways to explain every concept, should a student not understand the first or typical explanation.”
“Ceilidh is wonderful at being engaging, keeping energy high, and really helping us understand the mechanics behind the problems. She is also great at differentiating instruction based on people's strengths.”
“Energy: Ceilidh is tremendously engaging, humorous and energetic in class. She manages to sustain a gruelling 3 hour session through the sheer force of her personality. Knowledge: She is also extremely knowledgeable, not just about the content, but about mathematics, science and language in general, which made me feel very secure in her hands.”
“Ceilidh is honestly one of the most enjoyable instructors I've ever had. She is so smart yet has the ability to bring difficult concepts back down to earth and explain them in a way where they become approachable. She is extremely engaging, and helped us keep our perspective during what can be a very stressful time. I can't sing her praises enough. She is truly a wonderful and brilliant instructor.”