Maths Tutoring at Home in Parque das Nações
Parque das Nações attracts families who have just moved to Lisbon and who, for cost or conviction, put their children into the Portuguese state system rather than an international school. It is usually a good decision and it has one predictable consequence: for a year or two, every subject is also a language lesson. Maths is where this is least obvious and most damaging, because the arithmetic is familiar while the wording of the problem is not. Arranja Já sends a tutor who is comfortable in both languages to your home, in Parque das Nações, Olivais, Moscavide, Sacavém or Alvalade.
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About our service in Parque das Nações
The first thing we check, before anything else, is whether the difficulty is mathematical at all. We give the student a problem in words and the same problem in symbols, and the difference in performance tells us almost everything. Very often the mathematics is solid and the obstacle is vocabulary: words such as quociente, algarismo, perímetro, dobro or diferença, which appear in every exercise and which nobody teaches explicitly to a newly arrived child. We build that vocabulary deliberately, with a list per topic and with the student reading problems aloud, because reading aloud exposes exactly which word causes the stumble. Parents are often surprised by how short the list turns out to be. The second thing we work on is the format of Portuguese assessment itself. Problems are often set as short narratives, and the marking rewards an explicit written answer that states what was found and in what units. Children coming from systems where a boxed number was enough lose marks steadily until someone points this out. We practise writing the answer sentence, which sounds trivial and is worth real marks across every test of the year. It is also the fastest thing on this page to fix, usually a single session. The third is keeping the child's confidence intact while all this happens. A good maths student who suddenly gets poor marks tends to conclude they have become bad at maths, when in fact they are reading a second language under time pressure. We say this plainly to the student, not only to the parents, and we show the evidence for it, because a child who believes they have lost an ability stops trying. Naming the real cause tends to restore the effort immediately. We work Monday to Saturday, 9am to 8pm, and we are closed on Sunday.
In Parque das Nações, maths tutoring usually covers:
Services Included
- A check of whether the difficulty is mathematical or linguistic
- Portuguese mathematical vocabulary built topic by topic
- Reading word problems aloud to find exactly where comprehension breaks
- Writing the answer sentence that Portuguese marking expects
- Support for a student whose confidence has fallen after a move
Areas We Serve
We cover Parque das Nações and the surrounding area: Olivais, Moscavide, Sacavém, Alvalade, Areeiro, Chelas and Marvila.
Work Gallery
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. If the child needs language support rather than maths, we say so.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions we get in Parque das Nações:
My son was good at maths before we moved and now gets poor marks. What happened?
In most cases the mathematics is still there and the language is in the way. Portuguese word problems use specific vocabulary that nobody teaches a new arrival explicitly, and under time pressure an unfamiliar word stops the whole exercise. We test this directly in the first session, by comparing performance on a problem in words with the same problem in symbols.
Should the sessions be in Portuguese or in English?
Mostly in Portuguese, because that is the language of the exam, with English used to unblock an explanation when needed. Working only in English is comfortable and slows down the thing we are trying to fix. We adjust the balance as the child's Portuguese improves, and it usually improves faster than parents expect.
How much does maths tutoring in Parque das Nações cost?
It depends on the year group, how often sessions run, their length and whether they are one-to-one or shared between siblings. Support that combines maths with language work is a particular shape of session. Tell us the situation and we will send a no-obligation quote.
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What Our Clients Say
Reviews from satisfied customers in Parque das Nações and surroundings
"Excelente atendimento e resultado impecável. 5 estrelas!"
Ana V.
Parque das Nações
"Muito satisfeito com o trabalho realizado. Equipa de confiança."
Sofia P.
Parque das Nações
"Trabalho muito bem feito. Profissionais dedicados e simpáticos."
Inês G.
Parque das Nações
"Serviço de qualidade a um preço justo. Superou expectativas."
Rui L.
Parque das Nações