About Me

A Love of Teaching

I am a passionate, energetic, and rigorous teacher with twelve years of international and Canadian teaching experience. My style is to develop excellent relationships with students, and then to bring their interests into each lesson to make each day relaxed, fun, and engaging, while also bringing academic English alive for them.

Improving my students’ results is a top priority. I have seen the impact grades can have on their futures, but also on their self esteem and confidence as a person. The subject of English is also particularly relevant in their everyday lives as a teenager and later as an adult, so I view my work as meaningful not only at the assignment level, but also at the life skills level. Writing and presenting one’s analysis persuasively with a critical perspective is a non-negotiable skill in any profession, not only in English class. I believe in what I do because I see how much getting better at English can impact a student’s overall confidence to tackle exams, as well as the many challenges life presents after high school.

My Vision

The vision of The Writing Block is to provide elite private tutoring with excellent services to parents and students, with a guarantee of improved results and confidence.

My commitment to all of my clients is to give you outstanding service, and for your child to feel good about their reading, writing, and presenting skills. View “My Guarantees” below to learn about how I go the extra mile to support my students.

The Writing Block is designed to provide the full package: premium quality tutoring, supportive academic mentoring, a teacher’s eye for assessment, and bringing fun into English.

Teaching ExperiencE

• 3 Years in Guelph, Ontario (near Toronto) as a teacher in Canadian public schools (subjects: English, Math, and French) while tutoring international IB English students here at The Writing Block.

• 3 Years in Basel, Switzerland at an International high school teaching IB English (Language and Literature), MYP English, and basic high school English.

• 3 Years in Mexico City, Mexico, teaching IB English and basic high school English.

• 2 Years in London, UK, at a public school teaching English and French (including GCSE and A-Level English).

• 1 Year in Shanghai, China at a Canadian high school teaching English, Geography, and Drama.

• 1 Year teaching online at Verbling.com - adult ESL & writing skills.

• 2 Summers teaching high school English in Tokyo, Japan.

• 2 Years volunteer Alternative Education Teacher in Ontario for teenagers who were unable to attend regular high school.

Education:

• 2 Year Masters of Education at the State University of New York (Class of 2018)

• 1 Year Bachelor of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Class of 2013)

• 4 Year Undergraduate Bachelor of Arts, Honours at the University of Guelph (Class of 2012). Major: English, Minor: Theatre Arts.