About Me

I am originally from Germany and moved to San Diego in 2015. In Germany I studied Sports Science, English (English as a Second Language)and Educational Science. I have successfully received my German State Examination, which is equivalent to a Master's Degree at American universities, in all three fields of study mentioned above (University Degree with Distinction).After that I have worked as an English (ESL) as well as Physical Education teacher at German secondary schools for over 7 years, teaching students grades 5 through 12. On top of that, I was responsible for organizing a school exchange with a Chinese high school and also to accompany the group of German students on a 2-week-trip to China. With all that being said, I love teaching and offering as many opportunities as possible to students to gain experience that they can use in real life. As a teacher at secondary schools, it is often challenging to keep track of the needs of every single student in the classroom. Yet, the rigorous education at German university to become a teacher has supplied me with a range of teaching methods and strategies and thus I have been able to recognize specific needs in students and to implement appropriate lesson plans that take into account their individual learning speed, learning channel as well as their strengths and weaknesses. Tutoring students on a one-on-one basis helps even more to pick up the student where they are, in other words to find out their individual skill level and build from there. As mentioned earlier, I enjoy helping students to achieve success and to overcome problems in a fun, creative and sustainable way. In my free-time, I love being active and spending time outdoors, especially enjoying endurance sports.

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