Personal Description:

French is my first language. I have a post graduate degree with a major in French. I have a B.Ed I love dogs, traveling, music reading and listening to books and I especially love to laugh!
I have been involved in several focus groups for examining curriculum written by different publishing companies.
I have co-written a teacher’s guide for a grade 8 Core French Unit called “Sous un soleil imaginaire”. This unit appeared in a program called "Tout Ados" originally published by Gage Learning.

Tutoring Experience:

I worked as a Core French Teacher for 17 years and I taught French Immersion for 20 years. I have experience in teaching grades Kindergarten to Grade 8.
I taught a course called “Great Beginnings” offered by our Board of Education to instruct new teachers. The course focused on teaching strategies, classroom management and professionalism in the classroom. I was the course leader for the Core French section of this workshop for 10 years.
I have tutored students of all ages (Gr 1 to OAC)

Tutoring Approach:

It is important to find out how the student learns best. Is he/she an auditory, visual, kinesthetic, or verbal learner? Lessons are planned according to the individuals capabilities. It is important to build a positive relationship and connect with my students to give them a positive learning environment. I truly believe one can accomplish anything given the right mindset.