Personalized Mathematics Instruction
Instruction adapts to the student's course, current understanding, pace, and goals.
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Northstar
Mathematical Coaching
Guiding Students Toward Brighter Futures.
Tutoring for real life. Personalized one-to-one online mathematics instruction for students who need to catch up, keep up, or move ahead.
About Northstar
Mathematics tutoring built around the student—and real life.
Northstar Mathematical Coaching is a 100% online mathematics education company providing personalized one-to-one tutoring for students who need to catch up, keep up, or move ahead.
Northstar supports immediate academic needs while also identifying and strengthening the mathematical foundations behind them.
The company combines individualized instruction, flexible scheduling, transparent pricing, and a practical approach designed around real students and families.
Northstar in one sentence
Northstar Mathematical Coaching is a 100% online mathematics tutoring company providing personalized one-to-one instruction to help students catch up, keep up, or move ahead.
Extended description
Northstar Mathematical Coaching is a 100% online mathematics tutoring company founded by Joshua Lizardi. Through live one-to-one sessions on Zoom, Northstar supports students from foundational mathematics through advanced and college-level coursework, including SAT, ACT, and SHSAT math preparation. Its model is built for real family life: no contracts, no required packages, flexible scheduling, and no charge for missed sessions.
Founder profile
Joshua Lizardi
Founder & Lead Mathematics Coach
- M.S. Applied Mathematics
- M.S. Data Analytics
- B.S. Mathematics
- Grad. Cert. Applied Statistics
- 9+ years teaching
Short bio
Joshua Lizardi is the founder of Northstar Mathematical Coaching, a 100% online mathematics tutoring company. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics, an M.S. in Data Analytics, a B.S. in Mathematics, and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, and has 9+ years of experience teaching mathematics, including college and graduate-level instruction. His work focuses on personalized instruction that builds real mathematical understanding and independence.
Full bio
Joshua Lizardi is the founder of Northstar Mathematical Coaching, a 100% online mathematics education company providing personalized one-to-one tutoring for students who need to catch up, keep up, or move ahead.
Joshua holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics, an M.S. in Data Analytics, a B.S. in Mathematics, and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics. He has 9+ years of experience teaching mathematics, including college and graduate-level instruction, and has worked with students from middle school through advanced mathematics.
His work sits at the intersection of mathematics, teaching, and educational technology. Alongside classroom and one-to-one instruction, his experience includes curriculum development, remote education, and building technology-supported educational systems.
At Northstar, Joshua focuses on individualized learning: addressing a student's immediate coursework while identifying the foundational skills behind it. His goal is for students to leave sessions with stronger reasoning, greater confidence, and the ability to solve problems independently, not a dependence on someone else for the answer.
At a glance
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- Company
- Northstar Mathematical Coaching
- Founder
- Joshua Lizardi
- Business type
- Online mathematics education and tutoring
- Delivery model
- 100% online
- Primary service
- Personalized one-to-one mathematics tutoring
- Private tutoring rate
- $50 per 60-minute session
- Session platform
- Zoom
- Payment
- Zelle
- Contracts
- None required
- Session packages
- None required
- Missed sessions
- Families are not charged for missed tutoring sessions
- Instructional range
- Foundational mathematics through advanced and college mathematics
- Test preparation
- SAT Math, ACT Math, and SHSAT Math
- Additional services
- Skill remediation, homework/test support, enrichment, and advanced mathematics
- Founder education
- M.S. Applied Mathematics · M.S. Data Analytics · B.S. Mathematics · Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics
- Teaching experience
- 9+ years, including college and graduate-level mathematics instruction
- Website
- northstarmath.lovable.app
The Northstar approach
Four core pillars.
Catch up. Keep up. Move ahead.
More Than Homework Help
Current coursework can be addressed while also identifying the underlying skill gaps making new mathematics difficult.
Tutoring for Real Life
No long-term contracts, no required tutoring packages, flexible scheduling, and no charge for missed sessions.
Independence & Mathematical Thinking
The goal is stronger reasoning and understanding, not dependence on a tutor for answers.
Brand story
Tutoring for real life.
Northstar's model recognizes that tutoring happens alongside school, sports, work, illness, family responsibilities, and changing schedules.
No contracts. No required packages. Flexible scheduling. No charge for missed sessions.
This operating model is intended to make high-quality mathematics support easier for families to use, without unnecessary financial penalties or rigid commitments.
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Topics & story angles
For journalists, podcasters, education writers, community organizations, and partners. Joshua can offer perspective on:
- Why students struggle with mathematics even when they appear to understand current coursework
- Identifying hidden foundational skill gaps
- Moving tutoring beyond homework completion
- Personalized mathematics instruction
- Teaching mathematics online
- Helping students become independent problem solvers
- Mathematics confidence versus mathematical understanding
- Supporting advanced mathematics students
- Online education and educational technology
- Building tutoring around real family life
- Flexible alternatives to large tutoring-center models
- The role of technology and AI in education
- Curriculum and instructional design
- Mathematics education from middle school through college
Programs & services
What Northstar offers.
Services are matched to each student's needs—not every student uses every service.
- Private Online Mathematics Tutoring
- Homework & Test Support
- Mathematics Skill Remediation
- Algebra & Geometry Support
- SAT / ACT / SHSAT Math Preparation
- Advanced Mathematics
- Academic Enrichment
- Small-Group ProgramsExpanding
Careers · Now accepting applications
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Northstar is a 100% online mathematics education company and should not be described as an in-person tutoring center.
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Northstar Mathematical Coaching is a 100% online mathematics education company providing personalized one-to-one instruction for students who need to catch up, keep up, or move ahead. Northstar supports mathematics from foundational skills through advanced and college-level coursework, along with SAT, ACT, and SHSAT preparation. Its approach combines individualized instruction with flexible, real-life scheduling and a focus on mathematical understanding, confidence, problem solving, and independence.
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Joshua Lizardi
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