Kirsty G

Profession: Substitute Teaching Assistant
Education
Working as a teaching assistant in local pre-schools. Working in several bilingual schools (Spanish and English). Helping with lesson plans, instructing small groups of students and supervising students in the playground or inside the classroom.

English as a Second Language Teacher (ESL)
Education, English Language Instruction
Teaching one-to-one, full immersion English language lessons to non-native children aged 4-14. Tutoring beginner to upper intermediate level students. Focused on improving student’s vocabulary, grammar and language fluency.

English as a Second Language Teacher (ESL)
Education, English Language Instruction
Taught English for Nevy's Language to adult immigrants in North America via Zoom for 6 hours weekly. Tutored intermediate to advanced students. Focused on improving student’s speaking, reading, writing, grammar and listening skills.

Swimming Teacher
Sports and Athletics, Education
Swimming teacher for groups of children aged 4 to 16 and adults. Responsible for lesson planning and delivery, as well as managing large groups of students.

French and English Swimming Teacher
Education, Sports and Athletics
Instructed groups of children aged 4 – 18 in swimming techniques once a week. Coached a group of French students aged 8-16 once a week. Designed and prepared lesson plans adapted to the levels and abilities of the swimmers.

Primary Teacher
Education
Teacher at a British School in Porto, Portugal

Interests: Hello and welcome to my profile! My name is Kirsty G. I am a native english speaker from the UK and I am passionate about education. I am currently working as a full time teacher in a local British school in Porto, Portugal and I have 8 years of teaching experience working with children. I have also taught many different age groups and proficiencies in different settings. I am looking forward to our lessons together.

Education: MA in the arts of International Relations and Sociology
Government, Research
I studied my four year bachelors in Aberdeen, Scotland. I studied many topics such as terrorism and counterterrorism, sustainability, environmental politics, migration, war and peace, politics, gender studies, global inequalities ... to name a few!

MSc in International Politics
Non-profit, Research
I studied my masters in the Netherlands. I was focusing on conducting quantitative research on various topics. These included peace and conflict issues and migration policies, mainly looking at the developing world.

TEFL/TESOL
Education, English Language Instruction
During the Covid Pandemic I completed my Teaching English as a Foreign Language certification.

Spoken Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)

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