Our story
Ada, for Ada Lovelace — the first to see poetry in mathematics. Woolf, for Virginia Woolf — who gave every student a room of their own.
English and Mathematics, held as equals. It’s the whole idea of the studio in two names: rigour and imagination, taught together, never in competition.
Why we started
An English specialist and a psychologist who teaches mathematics saw the same thing: bright students handed generic worksheets and told to work harder. Effort without a plan.
So we built the Ada & Woolf Method — a results-driven system that pairs strategic, structured teaching with positive psychology. One deliberate session shape, a personalised Student Planner for every child, and a portal where families, tutors and students all see the same clear picture. Study smart first. Then hard.
The founders
Co-founder · Head of English Tutoring
A 99+ ATAR graduate of Ascham and Sydney Law School, Steph has taught Advanced and Extension English for over fifteen years — more than 55 HSC students, every one of them a Band 5 or 6. Her frameworks for essay writing, comprehension and creative work anchor the studio’s English program, and her teaching is mentorship first: structured support through the hardest years of school.
Co-founder · Head of Mathematics Tutoring · Psychologist
Third in the state in HSC Mathematics and a registered psychologist with a Master of Psychology from UNSW, Georgina has spent fifteen years and more than 10,000 hours taking students from “I can’t do maths” to top bands. She built the Ada & Woolf Method — strategy before effort — and leads the studio’s work with neurodivergent students and exam anxiety.
Beyond tutoring
Under the guidance of our Head of Mathematics and psychologist, Georgina, we use individualised psychometric assessment to understand each student’s strengths, learning style and areas for growth — shaping better study habits, time management and overall wellbeing.
Tailored teaching styles and personalised strategies for students with ADHD, dyslexia and ASD — support built around how each student actually learns.
For students navigating anxiety, stress or low mood, we draw on techniques informed by Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Sessions with parents keep the language and strategies from 1:1 tutoring transparent at home, so every student is supported by the same approach everywhere.
The studio
We teach in person at the Forum Workspace, Level 3, 377 New South Head Road — a calm, considered room full of light and greenery — and online via Zoom for families further afield. Parking is available at the Kiaora Lane car park, entry via 1 Kiaora Lane.
a room of one’s own
How we teach
Every session runs to one deliberate shape — five minutes of strategic planning, forty of focused, high-impact tutoring, five to set the week’s next steps. No busywork, no guesswork.
Between sessions, each student’s personalised Student Planner keeps the plan in view. Progress is a record everyone shares, not a report that arrives too late to matter.
