In winter 2020, I was awarded a MSc in Modern History with Distinction from the University of Glasgow, a Russel Group establishment. The previous summer, I graduated from the same institution with a First Class Honours degree in History. I am also in the process of completing the 120 Hour TEFL course. I believe my sterling academic record demonstrates my mastery of the English language and proves me capable of executing instruction in English language at any level. Additionally, my attainment of the highest possible degree classifications demonstrates my determination and love of learning.
Furthermore, I have been working with children in some educational or extracurricular capacity since my early teenage years. I have worked and volunteered as a peer mentor in High School, with a local youth education charity Up2U, as a music tutor, and as a youth leader with the Girl Guides. Most notable, however, is my experience as a General Counsellor at American residential summer camps in 2016 and as a Widening Participation tutor with the University of Glasgow Top-Up programme from September 2019 to June 2020. As a Camp Counsellor I oversaw groups of girls aged between five and sixteen years old throughout the days in a variety of activities, from arts and crafts to high ropes courses. Alongside a host of general administrative duties, I had to ensure that each girl was engaged and enjoying herself. Additionally, the camps’ residential natures meant I had to act as an emotional caretaker for many campers. As a Top-Up tutor, I introduced and equipped High School students with the knowledge and skills to undertake further education and counselled pupils regarding concerns they harboured about the university or college experience.
Such experiences have taught me that I love working with children and take great pride in seeing them succeed in whatever they put their minds to. I strongly believe that learning does not need to be passive and can be made incredibly enjoyable. I hope to inspire children to indulge their intellectual curiosities and develop a lifelong love of learning. I want to positively contribute to the world by nurturing children’s minds, inspiring them to challenge themselves and build human connections, and have confidence in themselves and their abilities.
During the third year of my undergraduate degree I attended the University of Melbourne, a period of study which demonstrates my self-sufficiency and adaptability. This experience of living on the other side of the world for a year proved to be a critical point in my education and self-confidence journey and inspired enormous personal growth. The practice of uprooting myself and partaking in cultural exchanges is something I hope to replicate in the next phase of my life by teaching English in South Korea. I’m eager to try new food, meet new people, and learn new things- I have even begun learning Hanguk-mal.
I am a native English speaker having grown up in Scotland.
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