Please consider my application for your program. I have lots of experience working with children, as a tutor, private French teacher and over a year an au pair with families in France and Germany. I received a Bachelor of Music in 2019 from the University of Melbourne, one of the best universities in Australia. I am interested in teaching English as a next step on my career path as I value immensely learning about other cultures and languages.
Experience-wise I have always loved working with kids (I’ve been an au pair for a large part of my adult life!). Ever since I was young, I have been involved in helping my mother (who is a music teacher and classroom teacher) with class preparation, testing out lessons and more. I was also involved in a reptile show company Lizzy’s Lizzards as an assistant presenter and later as a presenter. This is a service that goes to kindergartens, schools, and children’s birthday parties to teach them about the animals of Australia, what they can do and what we can do to look after them. Being an au pair involves getting the kids ready in the morning, teaching them English through games, songs and daily phrases, taking them to school, helping them with homework, making dinner and babysitting. In France, I was occasionally a teaching assistant at the local primary school. I also tutored English one on one and in small groups. I held a weekly French class in Australia throughout 2018/19. I look forward to being able to teach in a more formal setting with larger classes one day.
Personality-wise, I am consistently optimistic, hard-working and respectful. I take great care to understand every aspect of my work, through my job as a waitress I learnt a high level of professionalism and collaboration with other staff. As an au pair one must consistently be in communication with the parents, parents of friends of the children, schools and kindergartens as well as being constantly extremely responsible.
In terms of skills, most importantly I have great communication skills, problem solving, and initiative. All of these are important for my current position and have been important throughout my time as an University student and a head waitress at Le Voltaire Bistro Francais. Additionally, I have a Bachelor of Music and have worked with opera companies and choirs in both Europe and Australia so I am perhaps overqualified for singing English education songs but I really enjoy it! Currently, I am au pairing in Germany and we are very often riding through the forest singing a number song, food song or another song about monkeys. Other
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