Letizia Cora: United Kingdom: Oct 01, 2018

Over the past few years, as you will see on my CV, I have worked in Italy and Hong Kong as an English teacher for primary school children. I was responsible for the running of lessons and all it entailed, preparing the material, organizing activities and dealing with students and parents outside of class. Most recently in Hong Kong, I was fortunate to work with a team of brilliant teachers, who taught me the value of teamwork and mutual support. Additionally, as a private tutor I have learnt to recognise people’s potential and to devise ways for them to achieve their goals, so that I have developed positive problem solving skills, good interpersonal skills and work well in a team.

Having returned from my year abroad, I can positively say that I am a fast and avid learner and that, although I have many interests, I am constantly looking to learn more and improve. At the Chinese University of Hong Kong, I was able to take art courses and focus on my personal interests, such as photography and painting. I have always tried to incorporate these in my teaching, having first organised sculpture and printing classes for other fellow students during my International Baccalaureate. For instance, when teaching English vocabulary for the theme ‘space’ at the Dedalo Orsoline in Como, under my supervision the children created paper-mache planets that we then hung to the classroom ceiling. I firmly believe that learning should be a creative and enjoyable process, which should always take into account individual differences and strengths.