Welcome to Queen Elizabeth Academy, we provide high quality, one on one tutoring services for IB subjects, math, chemistry, physics, English. We focus on building the foundation of the student, to help them achieve their academic goals. We facilitate understanding by teaching the concepts and going through the application questions step by step, which is essential to success in IB.
The Best IB Tutoring in Ottawa
Queen Elizabeth Academy offers the best IB tutoring services in Ottawa, in building the foundation of our students, and helping them to understand, not memorize. We have a successful track record for 10 years, with our IB students scoring 6 and 7, accepted to top universities such as Waterloo and Queen's.
If you are a student or parent seeking a IB tutor in Ottawa, we can support you through our step by step explanation, by our professional IB tutor team.
IB Subjects covered:
How can our IB Tutoring help you?
Chemistry Tutor, QEA
Dev is graduated with a science degree at York University, current enrolled in dental school. Dev had been tutoring students at QEA for over 4 years.
Physics Tutor, QEA
Chris is graduated major in physics at McMaster University. He is entering John Hopkins University to study his PhD in physics this fall.
- Review foundations that you need to know, so you don't lose marks on foundation errors
- Simplify the difficult IB concepts so you can understand
- Go through IB problems in your school
- Go through difficult IB problems and teach you problem solving skill required to succeed in IB programs
- Provide worksheets and recommended IB textbook (you need to purchase) for more practice.
We offer private one on one tutoring for our IB students, and target to their strengths and weaknesses. IB programs are very difficult, approaching university levels, therefore, the approach to IB is very different from regular curriculum. On top of the foundation, we focus on teaching problem solving techniques, which is essential to perform well on IB tests and exams.
IB is a challenging program, comparable to university level of difficulty. Students officially start IB in grade 11. However, it is imperative for you to strengthen your foundation and learn ahead, so that you are ready to take the challenge.
Queen Elizabeth Academy offers pre-IB preparation tutoring. Our program is one on one private, so that we target your weaknesses and gaps. We pre-teach the materials ahead, and help to stay at least one semester in advanced. In this way, you will feel the confidence you need when you start your official IB program. In this program, we provide full lesson, as well as on going homework for you to practice (you may also buy our recommended IB textbook)
Pre-IB preparation subjects offered: Math, Chemistry, Physics, English
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Teaches: Calculus, Advanced Functions, Physics
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IB Chemistry
IB Chemistry Tutoring in Ottawa
IB Chemistry is separated into Standard Level (SL) and High Level (HL). Standard level is slightly more difficult than high school chemistry 11 and 12. However, High level approach the difficult of first year university. To perform in IB chemistry courses, the student needs to understand and apply the concept in a variety of difficult, situation based problems.
IB Chemistry is a challenging subject. Many students resort to memorizing formulas and hoping to plug in a number to receive the answer - and do well on tests and exams. Oftentimes the teacher will change the question - especially on application problems, where the student will get student, result in poor grades.
Memorizing steps and equations doesn't work in IB chemistry. You need to start with the foundation (such as stoichiometry, or calculating equilibrium). The. next step is to understand the concept and know how to apply to specific problems on IB chemistry. Then the next step is to go through a vareity of application problems, which is especially difficult in IB chemistry. Then learn important problem solving skills tailored to IB chemistry. These are all situation based questions that you will encounter on your IB chemistry tests and exams
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How can our IB chemistry tutor in Ottawa help you?
Chemistry Tutor, QEA
Dev is graduated with a science degree at York University, current enrolled in dental school. Dev had been tutoring students at QEA for over 4 years.
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IB Chemistry topics SL and HL
- IB Chemistry topic #1: Stoichiometry
- IB Chemistry topic #2: Atomic structure
- IB Chemistry topic #3: Periodic Table and Trends
- IB Chemistry topic #4: Bonding and structures
- IB Chemistry topic #5: Thermochemistry and enthalpy
- IB Chemistry topic #6: Kinetics
- IB Chemistry topic #7: Equilibrium
- IB Chemistry topic #8: Acids and Bases
- IB Chemistry topic #9: Redox reactions
- IB Chemistry topic #10: Organic chemistry naming and reactions
- IB Chemistry topic #11: Measurement and graphing techniques
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IB Chemistry topics HL only
- IB Chemistry topic #12: Atomic structures on emission spectrum and ionization energy
- IB Chemistry topic #13: Periodic trends for transition metals
- IB Chemistry topic #14: Chemical bonding and structures on resonance and delocalization
- IB Chemistry topic #15: Thermochemistry on Gibbs free energy and enthalpy
- IB Chemistry topic #16: Kinetics on reactions and Arrhenius equation
- IB Chemistry topic #17: La Chatelier's principle
- IB Chemistry topic #18: Acids and Bases - PH curves
- IB Chemistry topic #19: Redox reactions on electrochemical cells
- IB Chemistry topic #20: Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions and synthetic routes
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IB Physics Tutoring
IB Physics Tutoring in Ottawa
IB Physics is separated into Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL). Standard level is slightly more difficult than high school physics 11 and 12. However, Higher level approach the difficult of first year university. To perform in IB physics courses, the student needs to understand the concept and sharpen his or her problem solving skills, which is essential. There are units such as electromagnetism that is very abstract and difficult to comprehend. Same for diffraction grating.
IB Physics is a challenging subject for a lot of students. The key challenge is that IB Physics is problem solving based. Students are accustomed to math, where they will have a formula and "plug-in" the number to derive the answer, following the procedures and steps. For IB Physics, you need to know which formula to use in the first place and how to manipulate the formula according to the situation.
Memorizing steps and equations doesn't work in IB Physics. All questions in IB physics are application based, they are word problems where the solution changes along with the situation. The teacher can change the question slight, such as adding friction or an extra box, your entire solution - the equation you use, the givens, the approach, will be different. Understanding the concepts and apply them, instead of memorizing equations, is the key to perform well in IB Physics.
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How can our IB Physics tutor in Ottawa help you?
Physics Tutor, QEA
Chris is graduated major in physics at McMaster University. He is entering John Hopkins University to study his PhD in physics this fall.
IB Physics topics SL and HL
- IB Physics topic #1: Measure Methods
- IB Physics topic #2: Mechanics
- IB Physics topic #3: Thermal in Physics
- IB Physics topic #4: Waves in Physics
- IB Physics topic #5: Connection between Electricity and Magnetism
- IB Physics topic #6: Motion and Gravitation in Physics
- IB Physics topic #7 : Particle in Physics
- IB Physics topic #8: Nuclear in Physics
- IB Physics topic #9: Energy in Physics
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IB Physics topics HL only
- IB Physics topic #10: Phenomenon in Waves
- IB Physics topic #11: Fields in Physics
- IB Physics topic #12: Electromagnetic in Physics
- IB Physics topic #13: Discover the Quantum and Nuclear in Physics
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IB Math Tutoring
IB Math tutoring in Ottawa
IB Math is separated into Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL). Standard level is slightly more difficult than high school math, such as advanced functions and calculus. However, Higher level math approach the difficulty of first year university. Beside the limits and derivatives, students need to learn integration at first year level of difficulty. To perform in IB math courses, the student needs to understand the concepts and connect these concepts, and know when to apply which one in deciphering the problem.
IB Math is a challenging course for a lot of students. The key challenge is that IB Math cover a variety of topics and they are all intricately connected. Therefore, students need to have a deep understanding of the materials and know how to apply them. Secondly it depends a solid foundation on the student's part. Math is cumulative, therefore the student at IB Math must master grade 9-11 math. The first two steps of a solution is typically the new materials. However, all the subsequent steps, such as simplifying the answer is all based on foundation skills. Students lacking foundation skills will lose a significant portion of the marks.
Memorizing steps and equations doesn't work in IB Math. Most questions in IB Math are application based. Different scenario request adjustment on the equations and the solution is often time very different. Understanding the concepts and knowing when to apply what is really the key to succeed in IB Math
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How can our IB Math tutor in Ottawa help you?
QEA Math Teacher
Master degree graduate, University of Toronto. 3 years of university calculus teaching experience (as a TA) and 3 years of high school tutoring experience at QE.
IB Math topics SL and HL
- IB Math topic #1: Algebra
- IB Math topic #2: Functions
- IB Math topic #3: Geometry
- IB Math topic #4: Trigonometry
- IB Math topic #5: Probability in Math
- IB Math topic #6: Calculus
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IB English Tutoring
IB English Tutoring Ottawa
IB English is a very demanding subject. It has a deep focus on English literature and the student needs to excel in essay writing and critical analysis to perform well in this course. Students are expected to analyze literature. The course is very intensive where students need to submit essays and writing tests / oral presentation on a regular basis.
Essay writing is an essential component of IB English in Ottawa. What is a good introduction? How do you write a good thesis? How do you build an argument with evidence taken from the text? How do you tie your essay with the theme? All these are key elements to succeed in IB English Ottawa. At QE, we teach each of these, so the student will gain the skill to write essays as required by the IB program. We have a rigorous system, where our tutors will guide the students / brainstorm to build the thesis / arguments / paragraphs. The student will then write his drafts. On the next sessions, our tutor will edit and explain the strengths and weaknesses where the student will make further modifications. Our program is very effective, where our IB English students had achieved high grades and got into top universities such as Waterloo and medical school in UK.
Critical thinking is another critical component of IB English in Ottawa. The key challenge for a lot of students, is that they write plot summary of the text, where they should be analyzing the text instead. This will result in a significant lost of marks. We teach critical thinking, and help the student to understand how to analyze the text and put those analysis into their essays.
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How can our IB English tutor in Ottawa help you?
QEA English Teacher
Diana is a PhD candidate, English literature, York University. She has 6 years of teaching experience to university and high school level students.
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Queen Elizabeth Academy’s private tutoring programs offer one on one, personalized lessons that cover the concepts with step by step explanations on homework problems. Get in touch with our expert tutors in Ottawa today.
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We help students achieve their best by putting up a structural way of learning. We accomplish this by providing a proper lesson to help students review concepts, revisit homework in a stepwise order, and mock exams to practice for all subjects. Below is the list of our structural and systemic learning approaches:
- The proper lesson to review the concepts
- Provide extra worksheets that mimic test problems
- Going over homework and application questions step by step
- Mock exams
It is not uncommon to see many students perform below standard because they usually are given test questions that are way complex than their assigned homework. Therefore, many of these students don’t get to score as high as 80's and 90's. At QE, we provide extra worksheets that are as difficult as what students face during tests.
Homework practices play a vital role in helping students achieve success; we hold on to this belief at Queen Elizabeth. Before students go on break at the end of the session, we assign homework packages to them and randomly check at the beginning of a new session.
We use a combination of lesson/concepts + application problems + homework to help our students achieve excellence and make them fit for admission into top universities.
Most of our competitors would sit back and wait for their students to ask questions, which is an ineffective method because the struggling students don’t know what to ask. Instead, at Queen Elizabeth, we actively teach using the approaches mentioned above.
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We always ensure that our students have a sound understanding of concepts. We provide them with an in-depth knowledge of every topic. For instance, in Mathematics, we make the students understand each topic from basics before proceeding to the complex tasks. The students find it easy to treat complex tasks once the basics are well rooted in them.
We also make students understand the principle behind every lesson; this is to prevent them from getting confused during tests. In most cases, students tend to memorize steps, but they get confused during tests. We help our students to avoid this by letting them have a sound understanding of every step.
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Queen Elizabeth is a private school of over nine years with full Ministry approval. Our tutors have full access to the teaching materials and plans. They are well informed about the curriculum. As such, they have an in-depth understanding of the building blocks from one step to the other. They know the requirements and everyday challenges of students in each grade.
For example, one of the main challenges for grades 10 and 11 students is Trinomial. Proper building of this foundation prepares the students well for the more advanced Functions and calculus of grade 12. Many students struggle because of a lack of appropriate foundational structure in lower classes. At QE, we help our students lay up a good foundation upon which they can build on.
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Our tutors are not only experts in their area, they are top achiever themselves.
They don't just tutor our students, oftentimes they serve as a role model and mentor to our students.
Queen Elizabeth tutor team is a team with a solid bond; our tutors' have an average tenure of 3 years. Most of our competitors operate as agencies or centers; their tutors are freelancers who come around and go. As such, they often deprive their students of the opportunity to get accustomed to a teaching pattern.
Our tutors are specialists in the subjects they teach. We won’t ask an English graduate to teach Mathematics. Our tutors are well trained and experienced in their fields.
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Enhance your study with QE IB Tutoring Ottawa
How do you study more effectively with our IB tutoring in Ottawa? The key lies in a good team work with our IB tutors in Ottawa. QE will provide good lessons so that you can understand the concepts, and further go through tough problems on the IB curriculum. But remember, if you want to excel in IB programs, merely getting good IB tutoring is not enough. You need to spend time to practice. This consistent effort that you put in will distinguish you from a top students and an average student.
How to get the most out of QE IB Tutoring Ottawa
It is important for you to know what you don’t know. This involves reading ahead before the tutoring session. Our IB tutors in Ottawa will explain to you the concepts during our lessons and attempt to find out your gaps. However, it will be very effective if you know your gaps ahead of time. All our top students do that, they read ahead, circle on the parts they don’t understand, and seek clarifications right away.
2. Make your own study notes
After the sessions in our IB tutoring in Ottawa, we advise you to write your own notes. To start off, you can screenshot your lessons our calculus tutors in Ottawa write on screen, when it’s conducted online. You can then organize it. From our lessons, read over the textbook and try out the practice questions. You can then summarize in your own words, with the example questions you attempted. Why not just rely on QE IB tutor’s notes? Yes you can do this, but you can understand much better if you summarize them in your own words, and you can apply better on tests.
3. How to manage your time better with QE IB Tutors in Ottawa?
Time management is a key to your success, especially when you enter senior high school grades. The key to time management is to dedicate a time that you can put 100% of your efforts in your studies. We recommend you to use a calendar, so you can visualize your plan.
All our top students do this. You can pencil down a dedicated time, say Mon to Fri 5-6pm, for IB, or other subjects. During this time, you take out all the distractions - turn off your phone, wifi, and focus solely on your work. You want to dedicate 100% of your effort to your work. Therefore, dedicate your time in making your own study notes and practice through your IB homework is important.
Any tips from QE tops students - with QE IB tutors in Ottawa?
Here are two interviews that we conducted with Caroline (admitted to Cornell University, Engineering) and Madhavan (admitted to university of Michigan, neuroscience program).
You can get a lot of good tips from them! The key is not just listening to them, but to start using it!
Admitted to: Engineering at Cornell University
Admitted to: Neuroscience program University of Michigan
QEA student alumni
If I am doing poorly, how can I use the help from QE IB tutoring in Ottawa?
If you aren’t performing well in the subject, chances are you have foundation gaps. The first step is really to address your foundation gaps. That’s also one of the focus on QE tutors in Ottawa. Once we discover your gaps during the tutoring session, we will re-teach you that particular component. Take an example, a lot of grade 11 and 12 students struggle with factoring, that’s one of the common foundation gaps. We will then re-teach it. Now, once you understand how to perform it, you need to practice at least 10-15 questions, so it sinks with you.
The next step is to review the lessons after the tutoring session. The best way is to write your own study notes. Then you need to practice homework problems. If you do all these 3 things, you will see measurable improvements from QE tutoring in Ottawa.
If I am doing well, and want to achieve higher to enter the top universities, how can I use QE IB tutoring in Ottawa?
QE have such good track records, on our students to Waterloo, Laurier, Queen's, Western and McGill, and our IB students achieving 6 and 7. We know the process and what it takes. To maintain a good grade on difficult program like IB, you need to schedule dedicated time to your study. At the same time, spend 50% of your time practicing tough problems. QE IB tutors in Ottawa will provide you with good lessons so you can understand the concept, and guide your through some of the tough problems. But in IB, there is such large vareity of questions, it really depends on you to practice through those problems and gain experience.
Keep in mind that, if you are aiming for the top schools, they are very competitive. You need to always keep up the work and with the support from QE IB tutors in Ottawa - you can do it!
FAQ
IB Tutoring in Ottawa
An IB student who does not have access to an IB tutor usually would face a great deal of stress. When an IB student does not have access to a tutor, he may feel isolated and alone. An ideal IB instructor should be able to make the student feel as if the subject is easier than it has ever been and instil confidence in them.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational curriculum in 140 countries that is primarily aimed at 16- to 19-year-olds. Many universities throughout the world acknowledge the curriculum as an internationally recognised qualification for admittance into higher education.
We found that IB applicants had a mean admittance average of 90.3 percent, whereas normal Ontario applicants had a mean admission average of 88.2 percent. At a 99% confidence level, the difference is statistically significant. This indicates that IB students‘ grades are not at a disadvantage side.
For students who want to achieve a globally recognised diploma and get admission to prestigious colleges, the IB curriculum is well worth it. It is academically demanding. It's energising, motivating, and encourages pupils to reach their full potential. Students graduate with skills and a sense of self-assurance that will propel them ahead for the rest of their lives.
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