Emma Park - Tutors - Keystone Tutors

Experience

2012 Bright Young Things Tuition

• Latin and Greek Pre-U (Cambridge) to one sixth-former

• Greek GCSE first-year work with one student

• Latin GCSE with one student

2012 Keystone Tutors

• Greek A-level (OCR) Extended Project work with one student

• Greek GCSE revision with one student

2011 Simply Learning Tuition

• Philosophy and English A-levels to one student

2011 Southern Tutors

• Year 9 girl: English

2009-11 Oxford Learning Platform: Visiting Tutor (ongoing part-time)

• Teach in online forum introducing Philosophy and Classics to bright schoolchildren aged 8-13

• Most recently ran a ten-day GCSE course on 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

2011 Magdalen College School: Classics Tutor, Easter Revision Course (one week)

• Gave revision tutorials in Classical Civilisation, Latin, and Greek A-levels

2008-11 University of Oxford: Classics Tutor (various posts over three years)

• Gave over 90 tutorials, seminars and classes to undergraduates of a range of ages and abilities for 3 colleges and the Classics Faculty

2010 Private Tuition

• Gave 3 tutorials in Homer’s Odyssey to a 15-year-old student at his home

• Gave 4 tutorials in Latin GCSE to a 16-year-old student. He achieved an A*.

2009 Cherwell College, Oxford: Classical Civilisation Tutor (Easter Revision Course)

• Gave tutorials to students preparing for GCSE and A-Level Classical Civilisation

2008-9 St Birinus’ School, Didcot: Volunteer Latin Teacher (weekly)

• Created and taught Latin taster sessions to Year 8 schoolboys

2008 ACLE (Italian Charity): English Teacher in Italy (two weeks)

• Taught English to Italian schoolchildren aged 8-14, through a mixture of formal lessons and entertaining activities

2008 Oxbridge Academic Programs: Classical Civilisation Tutor (one month)

• Prepared and taught lessons and organised trips for two classes of international students aged 15-17

2007-8 Marlboro College, Vermont, USA: Classics Fellow (one year)

• Single-handedly responsible for all Classics teaching, examining and syllabi for students aged

18-27

• Interviewed school students for places at the college

Recent Keystone Work:

Ancient Greek (all age groups): Greek tutor needed for help on texts before GCSE mocks (Started: January 2012)

13+ Latin, Middle Years (Year 6 - 9) Latin: Latin club lessons at a school in Chelsea (Started: January 2012)

Biography

Born in Holland, I spent some of my childhood living abroad, in Canada, Nigeria and Holland. I went to prep school as a boarder at Port Regis in Dorset, followed by Sherborne School for Girls, where I developed a love of music, achieving Grade 8 recorders (distinction), flute (merit) and piano, and of Classics. Having achieved 5 As at A-level (Latin, Greek, History, English, Physics), I went to Oxford to study Classics, where I have been on and off for the last nine years. During that time, I spent nine months teaching Classics at Marlboro College, a Liberal Arts college in the USA, and three months each in Pisa and Munich as part of my doctorate.

Personal Approach

I tailor my approach to the individual student. The aim is to understand their learning needs and their character, and to work with their interests and ambitions to make them see the excitement of the subject, because learning is much easier when it is enjoyable. I also tease out what study methods work best for each student, so that they can consolidate what they have learnt with me in their own time.

What I do when I am not tutoring

I am currently finishing a DPhil in Classics at University College, Oxford. The title of my thesis is 'Plato and Lucretius as Philosophical Literature: A Comparative Study'. In the last two months, I have been living part-time in Oxford and part-time in London, working as a Policy Intern with the Liberal Democrats. I hope to begin a law conversion course in September 2012 and train as a solicitor.

Testimonials

- ''A quick note to let you know that [name removed] succeeded in getting an A* in Latin [GCSE] - thanks in large measure to your advice and instruction. Many thanks for all your help.'' [Private tuition for the son of an Oxford Professor]

- ''Many thanks indeed for acting as John's supervisor for his project [on Plato's 'Republic']. It is very good of you to have given your time in helping John, and I know that he has been very appreciative of your guidance. The current version of his [advanced sixth-form] project gained a mark of 83%.'' [Magdalen College School, Oxford]

- ''Emma is one of my best tutors. She has a powerful intellect and is able to work effectively with students of all ages. She is particularly skilled at the art of questioning and always gets the best out of the students. She is also reliable, consistent and very personable.'' [Oxford Learning Platform]

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