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Bio
I am a bubbly academic enthusiast who likes to enable individuals to reach their full potential. I am passionate and love to empower individuals with skills that can be useful in academia.
I aim to inspire individulas to give it their best and always strive for excellence rather than perfection. I am patient and love to empower individuals to reach their full potential. I am also more than willing to share creative tips and tricks for making studying easier, more fun and to aid in optimal knowledge retention.
Education
• 2011-2015 - Parklands College
• 2016 - Worked as a Cooking Specialist at Camp Chen A Wanda in the USA
• 2016 - 2018 - Tutored at TeachMe2
• 2017- 2020 - Currently in my final year of Occupational Therapy
My Proudest
Achievements
• Having my individual research thesis published in the FOCUS OT Newsletter 2020
• Passing NSC Matric with 5 Distinctions
• Being awarded the Humanitarian Award in Grade 11 (+300 Community Service Hours)
Subjects
- School Tutoring
Life Sciences (Biology)
Grade 1 - Grade 12 NSCI absolutely love this subject and have such a great passion for it. I used to tutor my classmates during exam time and my teacher used my study notes for students that were struggling as I use mind-mapping as my form of study.
Life Orientation
Grade 1 - Grade 12 NSCI found this subject really interesting during high school, so I managed to maintain a distinction average for it. I would love to help others enjoy this subject.
English
Grade 1 - Grade 12 NSCI always maintained a high distinction average for English Home Language throughout my schooling career. I have won multiple language and writing competitions and reading is a strong interest of mine.
Tourism
Grade 1 - Grade 12 NSC, IEBI excelled in this subject at school level, and find the content very interesting. I can confidently assist others achieve their academic goals.
French
Grade 1 - Grade 7 NSCI took French to Matric level and achieved DELF Level B2. I thoroughly enjoy both French language and literature and have lots of tips and tricks for making learning grammar easier.
- University Tutoring
Psychology
First Year PSY111, PSY112, PSY123, PSY211, PSY214Being in my final year of Occupational Therapy - I have been able to apply the theoretical psychology knowledge I’ve learnt to practical situations. This gives me the confidence to be able to teach and share notes in this subject.
- Language Tutoring
English
Beginner - IntermediateI always maintained a high distinction average for English Home Language throughout my schooling career. I have won multiple language and writing competitions and reading is a strong interest of mine.
Reviews from others
“Grace is so happy and all her anxiety about going to school everyday has finally gone. I do believe that is because she has Derryn building her confidence and interacting with her. For this I am truly grateful .She has been anxious about going to school since Grade R and finally she is happy! Thanks Derryn.Please let me know how her Afrikaans is ?”- Tracey
“Derryn is a very good turtor she is always on time and makes sure i improve my English every day, she encourages me to practice my English with family members and friends i always look forward to her lessons ”- Fayad
“We're grateful that Derryn is such a patient tutor to Bento.”- Anh
“Goes the extra mile. Happy to travel to Joshua (home or school). The extra print outs and video clips provided”- Jenine
“Derryn is an energetic and positive person. She is always on time and does what is expected of her. Paige is looking forward to the tutoring sessions.”- Marinda
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