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Marcelle E - Tutor in Joostenville

I'm a qualified educator with 12 years of experience. I've taught students in South Africa, South Korea and Vietnam. I have experience in teaching Afrikaans First additional language for grade 2 - 12. I also have experience in teaching English to grad K - 12 and Geography and History to students in Grades 5 - 10. I'm currently studying my post-graduate qualification in Psychology and therefore am teaching online. I love working with students of all ages and from various backgrounds.

Tutor basics
Teaching places

My Home, Students Home, and Online

Travelling distance

Marcelle will travel 30km from Joostenville, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Languages spoken

Marcelle speaks Afrikaans and English

Experience
2007-10-01 - 2008-06-30
Teacher

I taught Afrikaans First Additional Language, Geography and Life Orientation to Grades 8 - 12 at Voortrekker High School. I also coached tennis and girls hockey.

2010-05-07 - 2011-04-30
Tutor

I tutored English Second Language to students from K - 11 at Yale Foreign Language Institute in Yeongju, South Korea.

2011-07-01 - 2012-02-29
Teacher

I taught Afrikaans First Additional Language and Life Orientation to Grade 8 - 12 learners at Bloubergrandt High School.

2012-03-01 - 2013-02-28
Teacher

I taught English Second Language to grade 10 - 12 students at Unsan Technical High School in Seosan, South Korea.

2013-03-01 - 2015-02-28
Teacher

I taught K-7th Grade. I was an English Second Language teacher at Gosam Elementary School in Anseong, South Korea.

2015-07-01 - 2016-07-31
Teacher

I worked as a Grade 2 class teacher at St. Paul's American School in Hanoi, Vietnam. I also coached swimming and science club. I taught Kindy club as well.

2016-08-01 - 2016-12-31
Teacher

I worked as a Grade 2 class teacher for 6 months at Boston Private School in Bellville.

2017-01-01 - 2018-12-31
Teacher

I worked as a teacher at Golden Grove Primary School in Rondebosch. I taught Grade 6 and 7 Afrikaans First Additional Language, Life Skills and Geography. I also coached girls hockey and soft ball.

2019-01-01 - 2019-12-31
Teacher

I worked at Van Riebeeckstrand Primary School in Melkbosstrand. I taught English First Additional Language and Life Skills to Grade 5 and 6 students. I also coached the first team hockey boys and long jump.

2008-07-01 - 2008-12-31
Teacher

I taught Life Orientation for grades 8 - 12 at Groote Schuur High School. I also coached girls hockey.

2009-01-01 - 2010-03-31
Teacher

I taught Afrikaans First Additional Language to grades 8-12 at The Settlers High School. I also coached girls soft ball and hockey.

Education
2003-01-01 - 2007-03-31
Bachelors in Sport Science - University of Stellenbosch

Sport Science degree with a Major in Psychology and a Minor in Geography.

2007-02-01 - 2008-03-31
PGCE-FET - CPUT

Post-Graduate Certificate of Education in Further Education and Training.

2008-02-01 - 2010-03-31
Bachelors of Honours in Education - CPUT

Honours degree in Education with the focus on Intermediate phase

2013-02-01 - 2016-03-01
Bachelors of Honours in Psychology - UNISA

Honours degree in Counselling Psychology

Subjects taught
  • English as a foreign Language

    I've taught in Asia as a tutor and ESL teacher in public and private schools. I understand the difficulties and importance of learning English as a foreign language. I enjoy the versatility that is allowed by this subject and various interesting topics can be used to make this subject interesting.

    Marcelle teaches English as a foreign Language at High School and Primary School level(s)

  • Geography

    I love travelling and I love teaching. I love learning about the landscape of all the different environments I come across in South Africa and abroad. It is a passion for me and a global transferable knowledge.

    Marcelle teaches Geography at High School and Primary School level(s)

  • Afrikaans

    I have extensive experience in the requirements for Afrikaans with regards to the South African curriculum. I have taught and worked closely with planning the curriculum map of my classes. I enjoy bringing personal interests into the class which will help the understanding and enjoyment of learning the language.

    Marcelle teaches Afrikaans at High School and Primary School level(s)