Tutoring Services For All Ages

Tutoring Experience:

I have worked as a qualified ESRI trainer, teaching a variety of Geographical Information Systems courses to adult students from client organisations. Some students had little to no GIS experience and some had been doing it for years and wanted to learn more about different areas. I treat every one of my students (adult or children) with respect and I am invested in helping them all learn and grow. I have designed, delivered and sold custom training courses to client organisations and individuals for years now.

I have tutored nieces and nephews and kids of friends in French as they pass through high school. The kids seem to enjoy it, and I certainly do. I also have 10 years experience as a Brownie leader (mini Girl Guides – from 7-10years old), 5 years of which I was running a pack of 25 girls on my own, with only teenagers to help out. Unlike our native tongues which we pick up by osmosis from our parents as babies, I am well familiar with the way French is taught as a second language in NZ, having gone through the system myself.

Tutoring Approach:

I do a free assessment first, to check the level needed, and to see if I suit you.
I like to ask questions and help my students come up with their own answers. I try to guide them to a solution without actually telling them what to do – this seems natural to me as it fits closely with my coaching business – Envogue Coaching Ltd. I also end up speaking French a fair bit during the lessons, as it comes so naturally to me. I believe this helps my students understand more vocabulary than they would normally get taught in school. Past students have said this has helped them understand spoken french much faster than their peers.