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Math tutoring, 1st grade to Gymnasium

Math tutoring in Zurich from CHF 45

Online and one-to-one with me. I find the spot where your child gets stuck. From there I explain again.

Free assessmentBook a trial lesson

10 minutes on the phone, I call you back

53 students, many from international families

Lara at her desk, ready for an online math lesson

The numbers

Over the shoulder of a student: Lara on a video call on the laptop, with the sum 3/4 + 1/8 = 7/8

53

students supported

"Thanks to Lara my daughter passed the Gymi entrance exam. We had tried two courses, only one-to-one worked."
Elina's mother, LanggymnasiumMay 2026
Lara's hands on the laptop keyboard next to a maths exercise book

60 min

per lesson, one-to-one

"Mia always said she just could not do math. With Lara she finally understood fractions."
Mia's mother, 6th gradeAugust 2026
Student at a desk working on an algebra problem, next to the laptop with the video call
Sound familiar?
  • "My child says: I can’t do math."
  • "At home it works, in the test everything is gone."
  • "Fractions, percentages, equations: I don’t know how to explain it any more."

Usually it is not talent that is missing, but one building block that never quite set. We will find it.

How math tutoring works with me

Math builds on itself. A child who doesn’t understand fractions will struggle with percentages later. In the first lesson your child solves a few problems from the current topic and explains out loud what they are doing. That shows me whether the problem is understanding, technique or reading the question. Often the cause sits a few chapters further back. That is where we start, with the Zurich Lehrmittel and your child’s tests.

Online math tutoring is part of my online tutoring in Zurich. It costs the same as every other subject, and all prices are on the website. If the Gymi exam is coming up, the page on Gymi preparation in Zurich shows how I prepare for it. If word problems already get stuck at the reading stage, German tutoring often helps too.

Topics by level

Primary school, 1st to 6th grade
  • Mental arithmetic and written calculation
  • Understanding fractions and decimals
  • Measures: length, weight, time and money
  • Reading word problems and turning them into a calculation
Secondary school, Sek years 1 to 3
  • Percentages, interest and the rule of three
  • Setting up and solving equations
  • Geometry: areas, solids, Pythagoras
  • Powers, roots and algebraic expressions
Gymi preparation and Gymnasium
  • Problem types from the Zurich Gymi exam
  • Algebra and rearranging expressions
  • Functions and how to represent them
  • Geometry at Gymnasium level

Prices

Math costs the same as every other subject, in every grade: CHF 55 for a single lesson, CHF 50 in a pack of 10.

  • Trial lesson

    To try it out

    CHF 45one-off

    • 60 minutes one-to-one
    • I find where the gaps are
    • Lesson report to you in English
    • Then you decide
    Book a trial lesson

    Not good? I repeat it for free.

  • Recommended

    10-lesson pack

    For real progress

    CHF 50CHF 55per hour

    • 10 one-to-one lessons, valid for one year
    • Lesson report after every session
    • My own exercises and homework for your child
    • Tests and mistakes analysed
    • Cancel free up to one hour before
    Free assessment

    10 minutes on the phone, I call you back

  • Single lesson

    When it has to be quick

    CHF 55per hour

    • 60 minutes one-to-one
    • Exam preparation with matching tasks
    • Lesson report to you in English
    • Cancel free up to one hour before
    Free assessment

    Short notice is fine

Why lernform?

InstitutePlatform
One fixed tutor for your child
You know where your child stands after every lesson
No subscription, no commitment
Free rescheduling up to 1 hour before
Price per hourfrom CHF 45from CHF 80from CHF 40

Institutes and platforms in Zurich, prices converted to 60 minutes. As of September 2026.

Trial lesson not good? I repeat it for free.

  • Cancel or reschedule free up to one hour before, later cancellations are charged.
  • Packs are valid for one year from purchase.
Referral bonusRecommend me to another family and if you both book a 10-lesson pack or more, you each get one lesson free.

How it works

Three steps. After each one, you decide whether to continue.

  1. Get a free assessment

    Pick grade and subject, leave your number. I call you, ten minutes, free.

  2. Trial lesson on your topic

    60 minutes for CHF 45. Afterwards you know whether it fits, and so does your child.

  3. Learn until it sticks

    Regular lessons with me. After every lesson you get a detailed report.

Free assessment
"After the trial lesson she asked herself when the next one was."
Mother, 6th grade
Lara with a tablet in her study in Zurich

What a lesson with me looks like

Online with me does not mean a learning video. We work through the problems together, and every step is written out clearly on the screen.

  • We meet on Google Meet

    Your child and I see and hear each other the whole lesson. A link is all you need, nothing to install.

  • I write along on the iPad

    With Apple Pencil and Goodnotes I write and draw neatly. Your child sees every step clearly on the screen.

  • School material or my own

    Send me the school material beforehand and I prepare for it. You do not have to: I have my own, and I create my own exercises for Gymi preparation and practice.

  • A report for you afterwards

    The same day by email: what we did, where it still sticks, the homework and the next step.

What you need: a laptop or tablet with a camera and a stable internet connection.

After every lesson you know what your child learned

This is what you get by email after every lesson. No chasing, no guessing.

  • What the topic was, what went well, where it still sticks
  • The same day, by email, in English
  • You see exactly what you pay for
Free assessment

Lesson report

Tutoring session report

Student
Leon, 5th grade
Subject
German
Date
18 September 2026
Tutor
Lara

Today Leon and I worked on the worksheet on sentence parts from school, then did one of my own exercises. Leon was much more focused than last week and asked questions on his own.

What we did

First we revised subject and predicate. With the question test ("Who or what?") Leon found the subject almost every time. Then we practised moving sentence parts around to see what stays together. I marked the parts in colour on the iPad, which clearly helped him.

What went well

Subject and predicate are solid. At the end Leon explained his method to me himself and marked a short text of eight sentences almost without mistakes.

Where it still sticks

In longer sentences with several parts before the verb he gets unsure and guesses. That is normal at this point. We need one or two more lessons until it becomes automatic.

Homework

A sheet with ten sentences: mark subject and predicate, write down the moving test for three of them. About 15 minutes. I will send you the PDF today.

Next steps

Next week we consolidate this and start the accusative object ("Whom or what?"). If a test on sentence parts is coming up, send me the date and I will prepare the lesson for it.

Leon was motivated, participated well and took a clear step forward. Looking forward to next week.

Lara

Tutor

What parents say about math tutoring

  • “My child just doesn’t have a head for math”

    Our daughter was convinced she would never get it. Lara noticed that place value was missing. Since that clicked, she does her sums without tears.

    Mother of a 4th grader

    Math, 4th grade

  • “How can math work online?”

    I couldn’t imagine how you explain working out over a laptop. Lara writes every step on her iPad and my son works along on paper.

    Father of a Sek student

    Math, Sek year 1

  • “He can do it at home, but not in the test”

    That was exactly our problem. Lara practises timed problems with him and goes through every test afterwards. He walks in calmer now.

    Mother of a Sek student

    Math, Sek year 2

  • “I can’t explain it myself any more”

    With equations I was at my wit’s end. Now Lara explains, and I no longer have to play teacher in the evening.

    Mother of a Sek student

    Math, Sek year 3

  • “At the Gymnasium everything goes too fast”

    I never fully understood functions in class. With Lara I can keep asking until it is clear.

    Student, Gymnasium

    Math, Gymnasium year 3

  • “Does one lesson a week make a difference?”

    After the trial lesson Lara told us openly what was realistic. We stayed with one lesson a week, and after each one I know what the two of them are working on.

    Father of a primary school student

    Math, 5th grade

About lernform

lernform is online tutoring 1:1 with me. I grew up bilingual in Singapore, Germany and Zurich, know the Zurich and the international school system from my own experience and have supported 53 students in German, math and English from 1st grade to Gymnasium. I work with your child's school material or with my own, which I create for Gymi preparation and individual exercises. After every lesson you know what we did and what comes next.

What matters to me

  • Understanding before memorising, in every lesson.

  • Every question is allowed, even the third time.

  • Grew up bilingual in Singapore, Germany and Zurich. I talk to you in whichever language is easier.

Portrait of Lara, tutor at lernform
Before and after
Girl sitting frustrated in front of her maths exercise book at the kitchen tableBefore
"I just can’t do math."
The same girl working with focus, next to her the laptop with Lara on a video callAfter
"Oh, now I see why it works like that."

Your child is not bad at math. They missed one step, and everything after it builds on that step.

I find that step and explain from there, using the Zurich Lehrmittel. After every lesson you know where your child stands.

Free assessment

10 minutes on the phone, I call you back

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Replies personally, within one working day

After 10 minutes on the phone you know whether I can help your child

You tell me briefly where it is stuck, in English or German. I tell you what I would do and what it costs. No sales pitch.

  • You know where your child stands right now
  • You have a proposal: subject, topic, number of lessons
  • You decide afterwards, together with your child
Free assessment
Lara on the phone in her study in Zurich

Questions about math tutoring

How much does math tutoring in Zurich cost per hour?

The trial lesson costs CHF 45 for 60 minutes. After that a single lesson costs CHF 55, or CHF 50 per lesson in a pack of 10. The price is the same for every grade. No subscription, no minimum term.

My child says they can’t do math. Can tutoring help with that at all?

Usually, yes. "I can’t do math" almost always means one building block is missing, for example place value or fractions. I look for that spot first and explain again from there. Once a child solves a problem on their own, the sentence changes too.

How does online math tutoring work when you have to write out your working?

Working and sketches appear on the shared screen, visible to both of us. Your child calculates along on paper and holds the problem up to the camera or takes a photo. The notes from the lesson are kept, so your child can look at them again before the test.

Do you work with the Zurich math Lehrmittel?

Yes. I like to work with your child’s Lehrmittel, worksheets and tests. For individual exercises and Gymi preparation I make my own materials. That way every lesson fits what is happening at school right now. This matters especially for families who don’t know the Zurich school system well yet.

How many lessons of math tutoring does my child need?

That depends on how far back the gap goes. A single test can be prepared in one or two lessons. If basics from earlier school years are missing, one lesson a week over a few months is realistic. After the trial lesson I tell you what I think makes sense.

Is there math tutoring for the Gymi exam as well?

Yes. Math is one of the two subjects of the Zurich entrance exam. We practise the exam’s problem types, close gaps from primary school and work accurately under time pressure. There is no guarantee of admission.

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