IB tutoring · Milan
IB maths tutoring for Canadian School of Milan students.
Independent one-to-one tutoring in IB Mathematics and Physics for students at Canadian School of Milan, delivered online. Canadian School of Milan takes students into the Diploma Programme through Cambridge Lower Secondary and IGCSE courses, and that route shapes which parts of IB maths feel hard, which is where this starts.
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How the CSM route shapes IB maths
- The route into the DP
- CSM students come through Cambridge Lower Secondary and IGCSE courses, then take the Diploma in Grades 11 and 12. The Diploma cohort is small, and that matters more than it might seem.
- What a small DP cohort means in practice
- In a large programme, the year groups above have already worked out which topics are hard, which teachers set which style of test, and which past papers are worth doing, and they pass it down. A small cohort has less of that accumulated knowledge, and students feel the absence of it most in AA HL, where knowing what is coming is half the preparation.
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Course choice and what to watch
- Where outside help earns its place
- This is the situation where a tutor who has already been through the Diploma is most useful: not for the content, which the school teaches, but for the shape of the two years: when the IA actually needs to be underway, how much past-paper work is enough, what the exam expects that the classroom does not make obvious.
- Smaller cohorts, both ways
- A small DP cohort usually means more teacher attention, which is genuinely good. It also means fewer classmates to compare notes with and a thinner pool of shared revision material, which is where one-to-one work fills the gap.
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Where we usually start
- Mapping the two years in the first session
- With a small cohort, the single most useful early output is a realistic map: when the IA has to be underway, which HL topics take longest, when past papers start, and what each term should feel like. Students in large cohorts absorb this from the years above; here it has to be made explicit.
- Using past papers earlier than feels natural
- Because there is less inherited revision material, we introduce past-paper work sooner than usual, not to test, but to show what the exam actually asks compared with classroom questions. That calibration is the thing a small cohort is missing most.
Common questions
Do you tutor students from Canadian School of Milan?
Yes. Lessons are online, so I work with students at Canadian School of Milan and other international schools across Europe. I am not affiliated with the school. This is independent one-to-one tutoring arranged directly with families.
Which maths courses do you cover?
IB Mathematics Analysis & Approaches and Applications & Interpretation, at Standard and Higher Level, plus IB Physics, the Internal Assessment in both subjects, SAT Math and Bocconi admissions preparation.
Do you follow the same syllabus as Canadian School of Milan?
Yes. The IB sets the syllabus, so it is the same at Canadian School of Milan as at every IB school. What changes is the order your teachers cover it in. Lessons follow what your class is doing that week, and your school's tests and deadlines shape the plan.
Can lessons be in Italian?
Yes. I am fluent in English, Italian and Croatian, and a lesson can run in any of the three or move between them. For students examined in English but more comfortable reasoning in Italian, that flexibility is usually the fastest route to understanding.
The Diploma cohort at the school is small. Does that matter?
It matters less for teaching quality than for accumulated knowledge. A small cohort has fewer students in the years above to inherit revision material, topic warnings or a sense of pacing from. That is precisely the gap someone who has been through the Diploma can fill, and it is why a two-year plan is more valuable here than extra content lessons.
Intellix Tutoring is an independent tutoring practice and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Canadian School of Milan. The school name is used only to describe the students I work with.