About Us
ALB Tutoring is
ALB Tutoring is an ensemble of educators who help students develop self-awareness of their unique learning styles to leverage their strengths and address their areas for growth through executive functioning. When this training is combined with academics, standardized test preparation, and college admission guidance, students become empowered to stay engaged, build self-efficacy, and achieve goals. We go beyond traditional teaching, engaging students in conversations that provoke identity and skill development. This embodies our philosophy of always learning better.
Our founder
Alessandra L. Badioli, MA
Alessandra founded ALB Tutoring in 2015, inspired by her collaboration with her academic guru, Phyllis. Recognizing the limited impact of traditional tutoring, especially for middle and high school students, she envisioned a more continuous and personalized approach.
Drawing on her background in psychology, Alessandra envisioned tutors functioning more like therapists, as mentors with whom students develop a trusting relationship and meet on a regular basis. These professionals guide students through academic tasks while fostering unique strategies and skills to create and maintain change. She made it her goal to help students learn better and continuously evolves her practice into an innovative holistic hybrid within education and psychology.
Alessandra's passion for executive functioning underlies her dedication to helping students improve critical skills such as metacognition, task initiation, organization, time management, and planning. She also extends her expertise to the broader community through frequent workshops for parents, students, and educators, emphasizing the critical role of executive functioning in lifelong development. Her commitment to integrating innovative, evidence-based research ensures that she remains at the forefront of creating positive change and helping students always learn better.
Growing up between Manhattan, Connecticut, and Italy, Alessandra is a multilingual and multicultural citizen of the world. She attended Convent of the Sacred Heart 91st Street in New York City and Sacred Heart Greenwich in Greenwich, CT. She studied Economics and French at New York University and ultimately graduated from the University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy, before returning to New York to obtain a Master’s Degree in Psychology at The New School.
In addition to her love for helping students learn better, Alessandra keeps herself busy with tennis, yoga, skiing, and needlepointing. She also enjoys reading, cooking, exploring new places, and hosting dinner parties.