Abby Polakow

Abby Polakow began her teaching career as a Waldorf teacher several years ago. After leaving Waldorf, she explored similar independent education environments that provided the freedom of creating lessons that could accommodate the individual students with whom she was working.

Abby has a bachelor’s degree in history from UCLA, where her primary focus was learning ancient Egyptian history and reading hieroglyphs. That interest has continued, as Abby returns to Egypt nearly every year. Before becoming a teacher,

Abby spent over a decade as a costume designer. She hopes that her variety of experiences and adventures inspire her students to pursue their wildest dreams!

Abby teaches:

Adventures in Literature
All About Fractions
American History
Astronomy
Building Blocks of Math
Environmental Science
Handwriting and Cursive
History of the Middle East
It’s a Mystery
Multiplication and Division
The Rise of Detective Fiction
Words on the Page
World History
Writing and Grammar
Writing for Real Life

Abby is a available for tutoring in all subjects. For more information about tutoring, click here.