Lehlogonolo: South Africa: Mar 21, 1992

I have experience working with kids from the ages of 5 – 16 as a youth soccer coach in South Africa and the USA. I have worked with students at a recreational level, where it was more about fun and enjoying games to help with physical exercise, and students at a competitive level where it was more about developing in the sport of soccer and competing at the next level.

As a youth soccer coach, there are plenty of skills that can be directly translated into the classroom as a English teacher. My time as a youth soccer coach has prepared me for this transition because I have enjoyed my time working and developing students, I have the patience and passion to travel the journey of developing from point A to point B with the learners, with my lessons I am able to identify objectives that need to be learned and develop a philosophy on how to teach/coach.

As a person I am very selfless, I take pride and find joy in serving other people and watching them elevate themselves. I want to help people learn new things as I have had the privilege to live, work and study in South Africa, USA and the UK. My travelling journeys have allowed me to bring a South African background that has been influenced and learned from the cultures in USA and UK to the students of South Korea. Basically I can bring an experience of 3 nations and continents to the classroom.

I am patient and love to make my learning environment fun and inclusive for everyone. I always want everyone to feel recognized and special so every student can have the confidence to be expressive and be themselves 100%. It is not easy by my intentions are always to give myself purely without holding back so that my students can trust me and we can build a fun and trustworthy teacher-student relationship. My aim is to have a positive, everlasting impact on my students.