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Special Needs Mentor/Tutor for inter. Lower, Middle and Upper School in various subjects. I‘m a native English, German and Spanish Speaker.

I am a primary school teacher who specializes in working on the individual potential for special needs kids from 7-18 years old. I am a citizen of USA Switzerland and Peru. I have previously assisted in lower , middle and upper school in order to have a broad overview in regards to subjects and individual growth potentials. I teach or assist in no particular order: German, English, Spanish, French, Social Siences, History, Math. I am a recommended tutor for the Zurich International School and Swiss International School in Switzerland since 2005. Please feel free to ask me for any further information.

Location

Online via webcam
At student's location: Around Zurich, Switzerland

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General info

suitcase iconSkills:
English as a second language (esl), English for adults, School
German for adults, School
Age:
Preschool children (4-6 years old)
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
90 minutes
120 minutes
The class is taught in:English, German, Spanish, French

About Me

Let me introduce myself briefly. I am a citizen of USA, Switzerland and Peru. I speak five languages fluently. I have the proficiency certificate in English and German. I have previously studied my BA and MA in International Relations and Political Science in Paris, France and London, UK as I wanted to be a diplomat at first. In my early adolescence I grew up in Switzerland and in my early teens my parents decided to venture to Singapore where I graduated in the German School Singapore.

I slipped into the educational world pretty much by accident 5 years ago. Before, my career was in the business world in Singapore. I started as a tutor pretty much by chance and then followed up with a fast track teaching course in the most widely recognized teachers school in Zurich (PH) Switzerland. There I was trained as a primary teacher with the latest cutting edge tools in Pedagogy. Nevertheless I decided to focus on private teaching for the most prestigious international school in Zurich (Zurich International School) and other local Swiss Schools.

My overall aim is to nurture children from any age and background in almost every subject. What I am passionate the most is to be able to have a wide variety of kids who give me their trust to learn at their own pace with their wants and needs. It is essential to me that the child comes first. My overall teaching methods evolve around identifying and promoting the strengths of the childs personality and not focus on the deficits using my intuition and wide experience and background. In my experience, the most important outcome of any teaching assignment is for the child to create his or her own new learning strategies.

Education

Child Counselor CPD Accredited UK

Quest Primarstufe, Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich (PHZH) Assessment of preliminary teaching licence

Richmond University London UK
BA/MA /Social Sciences (International Relations & Political Science)

German Baccalaureate, Abitur, German School Singapore

Experience / Qualifications

Swiss International School, Pfäffikon, Switzerland) Teacher Assistant

ISOCS (International School of Central Switzerland) Teacher Assistant, Pre K&K, Grade 1

Internship: Grade 5, Unterengstringen Büel, Switzerland

Grade 3, Schule Laubegg, Winterthur, Switzerland

Tutor, Zürich International School,
ZIS Grade 3-11

Subjects: English, German, Spanish, Math, Social Studies, History, Economics

Previous experience:

Casa Holdings Ltd. Singapore & Marokko
Regional Sales Manager, Uno Casa Marokko

Mindtrac Pte. Ltd. Singapore
Regional Sales Manager

MJ Steps GmbH, Sales Assistant, Sales und Marketing Eubiq Private Limited Singapore
Senior Executive, Business Development

Embassy of Peru in London
Consulado General del Peru en Londres
Secretary of the Consul

Reviews (2)

Patrick demonstrated confidence on the first meeting with my son, and hence the confidence spread to my son who got enthusiastic to continue the learning with him. Patrick was able to build my son’s motivation as well and knew how to establish the good interactions from the start.
Patrick is a very good and accesible teacher. We are very satisfied with the lessons.

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