Math, science & English tutoring in Burnaby, BC

Who this is for

Burnaby is where Cosmic Concept Tutoring started, and it's still where most of our in-person work happens. That matters practically: we can often fit a Burnaby family into a slot that wouldn't work anywhere else, and there's no travel fee attached to it. If you're a few minutes away, a Tuesday evening session is genuinely easy to arrange.

The families who come to us here are usually in one of two situations. Either a student has been quietly slipping for a while and a report card has finally made it undeniable, or a capable student has hit a specific course — often a senior math or science one — that isn't going the way everything else did. Both are ordinary. Neither needs a lecture about study habits.

Burnaby students we work with

We work with families across Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, Edmonds, Burnaby Heights, Capitol Hill and the South Slope, and we currently have students at Burnaby North, Burnaby South, Moscrop, Alpha and Cariboo Hill, plus elementary students from their feeder catchments.

Subjects we offer in Burnaby

• Math tutoring — Elementary number sense through calculus and linear algebra.
• English tutoring — Reading, essay structure, analysis and academic writing.
• Chemistry tutoring — Stoichiometry, bonding, equilibrium and thermochemistry.
• Biology tutoring — Cells, genetics, physiology, ecology and evolution.
• Physics tutoring — Kinematics, forces, energy, circuits and modern physics.

Math courses we cover in Burnaby

Math is our most requested subject here, and sessions follow the BC curriculum used in Burnaby schools, so what we cover lines up with the units and assessments your student actually faces.

• Elementary and middle school math (grades 4–9)
• Foundations of Math 10, 11 and 12
• Pre-Calculus 11 and 12
• Calculus 12 and AP Calculus
• Provincial numeracy assessment preparation
• University calculus, linear algebra and statistics

Full details are on our math tutoring page.

In person or online

In-person sessions across Burnaby carry no travel fee — this is the one city where that's true, since it's our base. Online sessions are available too, at the same rates, and plenty of Burnaby families move online for a stretch when winter sports, illness or exam-season scheduling make travel awkward. You don't have to choose once and stick with it.

Why families here choose us

We're a small operation, not an agency, so you know exactly who is teaching your child every week. Sessions are one-on-one, with a lesson plan built around that student rather than a shared workbook. We're patient with students who need things explained more than once, we're comfortable with ADHD and other learning differences, and we won't sell you a package of hours you don't need — most families start with a few sessions and decide from there.