25 minute trial lesson for us to get to know each other, and for future lessons to be fully tailored to your individual needs and interests!

Lessons following graded reading and discussion programmes. 

WONDERS
https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/program/microsites/MKTSP-BGA10M0/wonders.html

READING EXPLORER
https://www.eltngl.com/sites/reading-explorer/home

OXFORD READ AND DISCOVER
https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/graded_readers/oxford_read_and_discover/

25 or 55 minute lessons.

(For China) WONDERS/READING EXPLORER/OXFORD R&D Reading, Comprehension and Discussion Lessons for Kids

Lessons following graded reading and discussion programmes. 

WONDERS
https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/program/microsites/MKTSP-BGA10M0/wonders.html

READING EXPLORER
https://www.eltngl.com/sites/reading-explorer/home

OXFORD READ AND DISCOVER
https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/graded_readers/oxford_read_and_discover/

25 or 55 minute lessons.
https://www.eltngl.com/sites/reading-explorer/home

25 or 55 minute lessons.

WONDERS/READING EXPLORER/OXFORD R&D Reading, Comprehension and Discussion Lessons for Kids

Would you like your child to be able to speak confidently?  To be able to USE the English that they have learned?

Let's explore, investigate and discuss some of the wonders of our amazing planet, whilst building language fluency, British English pronunciation, and general speaking confidence!

☀️AMAZING ANIMALS
☀️DYNAMIC EARTH
☀️7 WEEK SUMMER SCHOOLS!
☀️STARTING JULY 2025☀️

Intensive, specialist courses of 15 or 20 one-to-one lessons written specifically for bright, intermediate non-native 8-12 year old learners.

⭐  10 hour (20 x 27 minute one-to-one lessons taken 3 per week)  $300
⭐  15 hour (15 x 55 minute one-to-one lessons taken 2 per week)  $450
⭐  Homework research projects

☀️The Amazing Animals Summer School.

Many people believe humans are better than other animals because of our intelligence, language, creativity, and other abilities. Let's spend 7 weeks investigating amazing animals with amazing skills and behaviour and see if we think this is true!

Includes sections on...

⭐  What is Intelligence?
⭐  Only Humans Have Language?
⭐  Only Humans Use Tools?
⭐  Only Humans Transform Landscapes?
⭐  Only Humans Are Creative?
⭐  Only Humans Are Aware?
⭐  Only Humans Develop Cultures?
⭐  How Different Are We?

☀️Dynamic Earth Summer School.

Our planet is not just a rock, floating in Space.  Earth is ever-moving and ever-changing, it has many layers and processes that all work together to shape our incredible planet and support a huge range of life!

Includes sections on...

⭐  Introduction to plate tectonics
⭐  Volcanoes
⭐  Earthquakes
⭐  Ocean depths
⭐  Transforming landscapes
⭐  Tsunamis
⭐  Geysers and geothermal power

☀️Message to receive a free ebook of example chapters, and to book a free no-obligation chat!☀️

☀️SUMMER SCHOOLS☀️AMAZING ANIMALS☀️DYNAMIC EARTH☀️Intensive 15 or 20hr one-to-one course for 8-12 year old intermediate learners☀️Building confidence whilst learning IN English!☀️

Fully individualised lessons where the student will choose a science subject that interests them, and we will set a text for us to read together and discuss.  

I studied Environmental Science, and Physics and Space Technology at university, as well as working as a programmer in a top UK environmental consultancy.  I love explaining and talking about science and environmental issues!

Any relevant grammar points can be learnt and practised if required, and any pronunciation issues will also be worked on.

25 or 55 minute lessons.

Science-based Reading, Comprehension and Discussion Lessons for Kids

Fully individualised lessons where the student will choose a book or subject that interests them, and we will set a text for us to read together and discuss.  

I really do have books on nearly everything, so whatever you child is interested in, we can learn about!

Any relevant grammar points can be learnt and practised if required, and any pronunciation issues will also be worked on.

25 or 55 minute lessons.

(For China) General Reading, Comprehension and Discussion Lessons for Kids

General Reading, Comprehension and Discussion Lessons for Kids

10 hour TEFL How to Teach Audio and Video Lessons

10 hour TEFL Teaching English To Young Learners

Various child development and educational theory qualification, completed in Portuguese.  Including-
Ethics and professional ethics when working with children and youths.
(Portuguese) national system of precocious intervention.
Social and educational approaches to working with children and youths.
Development of children and youths.
Safety and accident prevention for children and youths.
Planning of educational activities for children and youths.
Communication processes for children and youths.

2:1  BSc (Hons.) Environmental and Resource Science with Additional Studies in Europe including Placement Year in Spain (see employment details)
Dissertation on training an artificial neural network to estimate the chlorophyll levels of leaves by recognition of their reflectance patterns.

Also previously Studied two years of MPhys (Hons.) Physics and Space Technology

• Patiently and positively enabling children to communicate with confidence in one-to-one video lessons.
    • Building relationships with children to encourage them to talk and learn in the natural organic manner that they gain their mother tongue.
    • Emphasising confident communication as a lesson aim.
    • Using stories, games and props to reinforce and practise language in a fun way.

• Teaching English as a foreign language via online video lessons to children and adults of many levels and with many different aims
    • Creating, adapting and using material to make lessons appropriate to the language aims of the students.
    • Designing and building courseware incorporating games and activities using graphic design software.
    • Creating spreadsheets to autocomplete board-game and flashcard templates from lists of key vocabulary