August 2010  – December 2010 – HESS Yan Ji Kindergarten, Taipei, Taiwan – Native Speaking Teacher (NST)

Duties involved: -

·         Receiving my own class built up of 13 students aged 2.5 – 3 years of age and working with them as their sole English teacher.

·         Using a variety of games, rhythms and chants to aid and encourage a passion towards learning new English vocabulary and patterns.

·         Attending to the various needs that such a young class has and ensuring they felt comfortable and safe within the new environment/classroom.

·         Writing weekly Progress Journals to parents explaining their child’s progress and outlining the future learning objectives for that particular subject rotation or theme.

·         Working closely with my Home Room Teacher (HRT) to maintain clear communication as to our goals for the class.

November 2009  – December 2010 – HESS Chaung Ching Cram School, Taipei, Taiwan – Native Speaking Teacher (NST)

Duties involved:-

·         Teaching 9 – 10 classes for 2 hours each per week over a six working day period.

·         Working to a very clear and concise set of learning objectives set by the Teacher’s Guides produced and provided by HESS.

·         Attending regular seminars and trainings to maintain high teaching standards as well as idea sharing amongst colleagues.

·         Hosting performance days for parents at the end of each level (24 lessons).

·         Completing both individual lesson communication books and end of level reports for parents showing grades and areas for improvement.

·         Producing an additional set of 18+ lessons for a class that had completed all HESS syllabuses.

·         Attending monthly meetings to discuss problem areas and solutions.

·         Grading homework after every lesson and making sure that this was returned to the Chinese Teacher on-time.