Mai Kim Nguyen
Writing Tutor
B.A. '24 Harvard University
Comparative Literature
magna cum laude
Secondary in Educational Studies
TUTORING
Hello! I teach private writing lessons through two approaches:
Creative Writing — Writing is an art!
Learn foundational reading and writing skills and practice creativity at the same time. Through creative writing and fun, personalized projects (poetry collection, newspapers, personal essays, novels, etc.), my students discover a life-long love of reading and writing beyond school.
Academic Writing — Writing well is key to success!
Improve academic writing and reading comprehension for essay writing, college applications, and standardized exams (ISEE, SAT, AP Lang, AP Lit, etc.). I give my students advanced texts and university-level writing techniques to prepare them for future success.
Lessons include:
detailed monthly lesson updates
personalized lesson plans based on student's interests and goals
completed writing project(s) which can be shared and/or published
a curated list of book recommendations to challenge your child's reading skills
Testimonials
"My favorite lesson was creating my own poem for my family. I think it is a really fun way I can show them that I love them. I am proud of being able to write an essay using new techniques and making it sound very formal, precise, and concise." - current student, 7th grade
"I am proud that I've been getting good grades on the English assignments that we worked on together. You helped me learn how to make my writing more descriptive and organized." - current student, 9th grade
"Thank you for teaching and coaching my daughter in writing over the past 1.5 years! She has been enjoying learning a lot from you. She is looking forward to the new writing journey with you in the new year!" - parent of current student, 5th grade
"Thank you so much for the detailed updates and notes about how much progress my daughter has made! Glad to see her continuing to be very engaged in your writing classes." - parent of current student, 6th grade
Student Accomplishments
- 2nd Place Prize Winner of 2026 Longfellow Massachusetts Poetry Contest, Grades 3-5 Category- Prize Winner in 2026 Young Writers' Winter Wonderland Contest, Grades 6-8 Category- Prize Winner in 2025 Boston Children's Poetry Contest, 6th Grade
An original novel and cover art created by a 4th grade student
An original newspaper by a 5th grade student, admitted to Meadowbrook School of Weston, MA
6th grade student, Winner of Boston Children's Poetry Contest 2025
About
Mai Kim Nguyen (she/hers) is a scholar, educator, and musician from Cambridge, Massachusetts. She received a B.A. in Comparative Literature with a Secondary field in Educational Studies from Harvard University. Her undergraduate thesis “Language in a Loop: Literature(s) of Vietnamese Diasporic Identity” was awarded the prestigious Bowdoin Prize. With the support of numerous grants, her research has taken her to France, Taiwan, and all across Vietnam. She is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Vietnamese Literature at Université Paris Cité in Paris, France.
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