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Chanté W - Tutor in West Beach

I find it empowering to help young adults grow and therefore I am passionate to work with people. I have a creative mind and am therefore always keen for new challenges. With my qualifications, BA degree in Humanities, two of my major subjects being Psychology and Sociology hence my high level of interest in the way people work and of what they do and why, especially the youth and adolescents. I have also completed my PGCE through Stellenbosch, because I have a high interest in working with students and young adults and helping them grow and develop a meaningful way that will help them to contribute to society. I am also a hockey coach and that teaches me a lot on how to work with big crowds and groups of people at the same time. I have a great passion for people and the world we live in. I see this as my contribution to building the foundation for future generations. My heart and mind goes into teaching adolescents the values and knowledge they need to adapt to the outside world and the challenges of the everyday life. I am very keen and excited to spend my time tutoring students to be the best that they can be.I trust that I have the sufficient subject knowledge to help learners achieve any desired results in my field of studies which is Geography, English, Afrikaans and LO.

Tutor basics
Teaching places

Students Home and Online

Travelling distance

Chanté will travel 25km from West Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Languages spoken

Chanté speaks Afrikaans and English

Experience
2017-01-01 - 2018-12-01
Au Pair

I au paired whilst studying. Here I learnt how to work with various children of all ages. This is also where my passion and love for tutoring started.

2017-01-01 - 2018-09-30
Hockey coach at Maties Hockey Club

Whilst studying at Stellenbosch University, I coached hockey at Maties Hockey Club. Here I managed to coach my team to win their respective leagues 2 consecutive years.

2018-07-01 - 2018-11-01
Student Teacher at Paarl Boys High School

During this period of time I was a student teacher at Paarl Boys High School. This was the time where I built my foundations as a teacher and knew that teaching is the right career for me.

2019-01-01 - 2020-12-31
High School Teacher at Elkanah House

I currently work as a high school teacher at Elkanah House High School. Every day is different to the next. I never experience a dull moment and enjoy every moment of it. I absolutely love and adore each student I teach and I strive to get students to achieve their highest and fullest academic potential in my subjects.

Education
2018-01-01 - 2018-12-01
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) - Stellenbosch University

After I completed my BA Humanities degree, I continued to study in the teaching direction I wanted to start my career in. I completed my PGCE, which is compulsory to become a high school teacher. Here I specialised and majored in Geography, English and Life Orientation.

2014-01-01 - 2017-12-01
BA Humanities - Stellenbosch University

I started my University career at Stellenbosch University. With the end point as teaching in sight, I knew exactly what subject I wanted to take and what to major in, in order to offer them as high school teaching subjects. I majored in Geography, English, Sociology and Psychology.

2009-01-01 - 2013-12-15
Grade 12 (Matric) - Tygerberg High School

I completed and finished my school and High School career at Tygerberg High School.

Subjects taught
  • Geography

    I have a great passion for Geography- all aspects of it. Mapwork is my ultimate favourite topic that forms part of Geography. The subject is second nature for me, and it comes naturally when I am having conversations with others. I received a distinction for Geography as my major subject in University. I wish to help students and learners feel as passionate as me about Geography. I helped various high school students achieve distinctions in Geography, after almost failing, within a month or so. It is all about respect and motivation and dedication for the subject.

    Chanté teaches Geography at High School level(s)

  • Afrikaans

    I love teaching languages. Even though my current first language is English, because I work in a complete English environment, I will never let my Afrikaans down. My mother tongue is Afrikaans, and I absolutely love it and am extremely proud to speak it. I have also helped various language-students to understand, speak and write Afrikaans fluently.

    Chanté teaches Afrikaans at Adult level(s)