Whether we are working with sixth graders at an environmental education camp, providing traditional instruction in a high school classroom, facilitating a permaculture workshop with a multigenerational group or guiding adults through the complex web of computer technology, our students can expect to receive high quality tutoring that is focused on the individual.  With more than 20 years experience working with students of all ages, education is about building relationships.  Every student must have a connection with their instructor before they are capable of learning a new topic.  The educational theorists Lev Vygotsky calls this moment the zone of proximal development, which is where personalized instruction can lead to the retention of knowledge.