FAQ - Varsity Tutors

Yes! All of our classes are live with our instructors for each session.

Some of our classes recommend that students gather materials before each session to enable them to fully participate in the session's activities. In addition, some instructors may ask that you have materials ready for their classes. If that is the case, this information will be either emailed out by the instructor or provided on the first day of class. (Varsity Tutors customer support is unable to provide this information.) If the instructor asks that you have materials, and you do not have any, you can still join in the class and observe.

No, right now, there is not specific homework that a student has to complete between classes. Our instructors might give your student some practice work between sessions so that they can continue to learn when they are not in classes, but they do not have any work that they will have to turn in for traditional homework.

Class size is dependent on enrollment. We currently do not allow our large-format classes to exceed 5000 students; we allow many students to attend these classes to provide enriched learning for all students that need it while they are not in school. We do not limit the number of students who can enroll in our celebrity StarCourses. Each class has an instructor, as well as a moderator who can answer questions via the chat tool and support all students in the room.

Varsity Tutors also provides small group classes for both academic and enrichment subjects. These classes typically have an average of twelve students. Classes are kept small so that students can interact with each other and the instructor for a more immersive and engaging experience. If you're interested in a particular small group class, we recommend that you register as soon as you're able to, because seats for these fill up quickly!

They sure can! Each class has an instructor, as well as a moderator that can answer questions via the chat tool and support all students in the classroom.

Some classes might be appropriate for children of different ages. On our website, you can filter our list of classes by age group to help determine which classes are best suited for your student.

Each class is unique and has different levels of participation both in the chat function and also speaking up during the class. If your student wants to just observe, participation is not required. We do ask that the students respect others in the class and not talk over the teacher, and also use the chat to only answer questions from the instructor.

Our instructors have experience teaching in group settings and build their curriculum thoughtfully to keep students actively engaged. Varsity Tutors provides each instructor with best practices for large group instruction, inclusive of tips and tricks to managing classroom behaviors. In addition, each class has a moderator who helps to answer questions in the chat and monitors the engagement of the room to make sure there is successful learning for all students.