Courses
  1. IB Diploma01

    IB Literature — Year 1

    A weekly seminar covering the core texts and the mechanics of the Paper 1 commentary.

    Cohort$480
  2. IB Diploma02

    IB Literature — Year 2

    Internal Assessment and Higher-Level Essay coaching, end-to-end.

    Cohort$540
  3. Senior year03

    College Essay Workshop

    Find the voice, find the story, finish the draft. Six sessions over six weeks.

    Cohort$720
About

The work, in their words.

Years
15+
Audiences
2

Daniela Souza has taught IB English Literature for fifteen years across schools in São Paulo, Singapore, and Lisbon. She works one-on-one with students who want to engage with literature on their own terms, and she helps applicants find the voice that turns a college essay into a person.

I believe almost every student who has stopped enjoying reading has stopped because school made it feel like a test. My work is to help them remember what curiosity felt like and then to put words to that curiosity in writing that sounds like them. The grade follows from there. It always does.
On teaching

Subjects · 03 items

  • 01

    IB English Literature

  • 02

    IB Theory of Knowledge

  • 03

    University Application Essays

Verified

Credentials

Independently verifiable credentials.

  1. IB Examiner, English Literature

    2016

    International Baccalaureate Organization

  2. PhD, Comparative Literature

    2014

    University of São Paulo

  3. MA, English Literature

    2009

    King’s College London

Curriculum · 03 items

  • 01

    IB Literature — Year 1

    IB Diploma · $480

  • 02

    IB Literature — Year 2

    IB Diploma · $540

  • 03

    College Essay Workshop

    Senior year · $720

Testimonials

What people say

  • Daniela helped me write the essay that got me into Oxford. More importantly, she helped me read.

    Mira K., 2024

  • The most demanding teacher I’ve ever had, and the one I want to thank the most.

    André L., 2023

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Daniela Souza

Helping IB students fall back in love with reading — and then write about it well.

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