What We Offer

 
Mandarin Chinese / ESL
Fun, engaging approach to Chinese
College Entrance Essay Advising
Let your child's voice ring true
Study Skills
Systematic Approach to Studying and Organization
 

Lionheart Tutoring - Pursue Greatness

A Higher Grade Of Tutoring

Fast Facts

  • Founded by Certified Reading Specialist from UPenn and Fulbright Teaching Fellow to South Korea
  • Tutored Hundreds of Clients in Math, Reading, Writing, SAT©/ACT©, Mandarin, Computer Science, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
  • Simply the Best Mandarin Chinese Tutoring on the Main Line
  • Summer Lessons Available for All Levels
  • Tutoring since 2009

What Parents & Students Say

  • I wish we had met you two years ago when this started to be an issue!
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    Parent of 5th Grader
  • FYI —- He got into the car and said “well that was fun.” I don’t know how you are making graphing, grammar and such fun but it is working! 
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    Parent of 6th Grader
  • I just wish you were my teacher all the time.  Are you sure you can’t substitute for my school teacher? 
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    3rd Grader
  • She got an A on her last two quizzes. We’re ecstatic!
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    Parent of 11th Grader
  • I’m finally doing well in math! 
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    10th Grader

Meet Our Tutors

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I love seeing how students discover they can thrive in subjects they always dreaded. It’s wonderful to see the growth in their self-confidence with each session.

Dan Chinburg

Founder

Dan Chinburg

Founder

Inspired by what he saw in South Korea as a Fulbright Teaching Fellow, Dan Chinburg began tutoring students on the Main Line in 2009. He graduated with a M.S.Ed. in Reading/Writing/Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania with a K-12 reading specialist certification and has a B.A. in English & World Literature from Pitzer College. Since his return to the states, he has taught over 110 students through word-of-mouth. He loves working with struggling students and advanced students alike. Always striving to get the best results, he has tutored Singapore Math at a charter school and has explored many different approaches to higher mathematics. Over the years, he has designed his own grammar, writing, and standardized test program to meet the demands of his students. He particularly enjoys the challenge of giving crash-courses in subjects before last-minute finals for new students.

Yuanyuan (Elizabeth) Zhang

Chinese Director / Tutor

Fluent in English and a native-speaker of Mandarin Chinese, Yuanyuan brings an incredible breadth of language training and linguistic expertise to her Chinese and ESL sessions. She graduated with a M.S.Ed. in TESOL from the University of Pennsylvania and has a B.A. in Business English. While in China, she taught classes of Chinese students of all levels in English at the prestigious private tutoring firm in Shanghai. She has developed the Chinese program of Lionheart Tutoring through her self-designed learning programs for students in grades PreK-12. She brings an energetic approach to Chinese instruction while incorporating games, iPad apps, songs, poems, and multimedia with her students. Parents have been delighted to find her as many private schools have embraced Chinese as a foreign language across the Main Line. Always dear to her heart, she loves working and developing her toddler program for young Chinese learners who are training their ears for the novel tones of Chinese.

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“It’s always fun to see the shock that parents have when they hear their children speak Chinese for the first time. They can’t believe their kids can learn so quickly!

Yuanyuan (Elizabeth) Zhang

Chinese Director / Tutor

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ARE YOU READY FOR SUCESS?

Please check back to see how online scheduling can work for your busy schedule. We will have an online system that will enable you to book your child’s tutoring in advance and even pay for it online. In this way, we can help streamline the reservation process. Weekly tutoring clients will always have their reserved spot, but hours can open throughout the week due to emergencies. We want to be sure you have access to those open hours and to the online scheduler to find the time that works best for you!
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