Mark Eastburn

K-8 Non-STEMK-8 STEMSpanish
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Location

Levittown, PA

Ivy Bound since 2025

Graduate School

Villanova University

Columbia University

Undergrad

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Prepared to Tutor:

STEM Subjects

  • Algebra I & II

  • Geometry

  • Environmental Science

  • Biology

  • Chemistry

  • Physics

  • Earth Science

Non-STEM Subjects

  • Spanish

  • English (Grammar, Reading, Writing)

  • Study Skills

  • Academic Planning

About me

Mark Eastburn attended St. Mary's College of Maryland, a public honors college, as an undergraduate because of the strength of their biology program. While there, he also studied abroad for a semester in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he learned Spanish. After graduation, Mark entered the United States Peace Corps, where he served as an Agroforestry Volunteer and Volunteer Coordinator in central Panama for over two years. Upon his return, Mark accepted a job with the Princeton Public Schools, where he has been teaching ever since. While raising a family, Mark completed two master's degrees--an M.S. in Biology from Villanova University and an M.S. in Neuroscience and Education from Teachers College Columbia University. During his tenure at Princeton High School, he led two teams to national grand prizes in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition, and first place in the New Jersey Student Climate Challenge. While at Riverside School, which is also in Princeton, Mark helped lead a team of students across New Jersey for the state to recognize an official reptile, which was signed into law in 2018. When not teaching or helping students prepare for college in other ways, Mark enjoys creative writing and spending time outdoors, where he continues research on invertebrate organisms--including the world's only known vegetarian spider.

Education

Columbia University (New York, NY)

  • M.S. in Neuroscience and Education, 2023

Villanova University (Villanova, PA)

  • M.S. in Biology, 2017

St. Mary's College of Maryland (St Mary’s City, MD)

  • B.A. in Biology, 2014

Test Scores and Credentials

Expertise:

I have teaching certifications in Chemistry, Biology, Spanish, and K-8 Education, which include all subjects and math through Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry.


Experience:

I have taught as a freelance tutor since 2003, as well as with the Princeton Public Schools as a homebound instructor. In addition, I tutored at the Princeton Public Library in all subjects at the middle and high school levels.

Hobbies

Studying invertebrates, discovering and describing new species, gathering data for scientific investigations, photographing, writing, and hiking.

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