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Bio
I'm a hard-working and patient person with a passion for gaining and sharing knowledge. I have enjoyed working with, and caring for, students since I matriculated.
I have experience as an au pair and a tutor, I always build a good relationship with my students. I have also worked in various NPO's in the education sector, in leadership roles such as Social Outreach Systems Manager, Head of Administration, a Teacher, a Camp Leader and as a Chaperone and Mentor to high school students from SA and America. I currently tutor third year Psychology at UCT.
Education
• 2017-2020: Au-pairing
• 2017-2021: BSocSci Psychology and Linguistics at UCT
• 2018-Present: Director of an NPO in the education sector
• 2022: BA(Hons) Linguistics
• 2023 (present): Masters in Linguistics
My Proudest
Achievements
• Being the first female to represent South Africa in Excel at the Microsoft Office World Championships.
• Achieving 98% for mathematical literacy, 2 class medals, being on the Dean's List and a member of Golden Key.
• Graduating from UCT with a distinction in Linguistics.
Subjects
- School Tutoring
Mathematics Literacy
Grade 1 - Grade 12 IEBI thoroughly enjoy this subject. I came in the top 1% in 2016 for IEB mathematical literacy.
Mathematics
Grade 1 - Grade 5 IEB and CAPSI have tutored this subject for 3 years. I find it enjoyable, especially with the younger grades. I try to make the subject fun!
Homework
Grade 1 - Grade 10 IEB, NSC, CAPSI have experience in tutoring all homework subjects for over 3 years. I always try to make it as fun as possible!
- University Tutoring
Psychology
First Year - Second Year PSY1005S (89) and PSY2015F (75)I enjoyed both courses thoroughly. I received distinctions for my psychology modules.
Linguistics
First Year UCT undergraduate coursesI received my Bachelor of Arts degree with a distinction in Linguistics. I am currently completing my honours degree in the subject and I enjoy it very much.
Quantitive Methods
First Year - Third Year MAM1022F, MAM1016S, PSY2015F, PSY3007SI came top of the class in the MAM courses. I enjoy teaching the quantitative methods both with and without excel. I received a distinction for the second year PSY research course, that uses these methods. In addition, I am currently tutoring third year Research in Psychology.
- Language Tutoring
Conversational English
BeginnerEnglish is my home language and I am passionate about sharing my knowledge with others.
Reviews from others
“Kathrine is an excellent teacher I m satisfied with her teaching method.”- Syeda
“Matthew is excited about English and always has a question to ask about anything language related! Katherine has helped enormously with that and his increased marks for English. ”- Chloe
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