about the mentor
I am available as a tutor, mentor, and consultant, on a part-time basis, to anyone living in or around the Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island area who seeks instruction, help, or guidance, especially in English, writing, and social studies/history/Canadian citizenship, as well as with study, research, critical thinking, organization, time management, leadership, self-determination, goal-setting, making transitions, and other practical skills.
I am a literary fiction writer, professional storyteller, and a contemporary educator, who, in 2004, completed the equivalent of eight and half years of formal education in the Humanities, Fine Arts, and Education at the University of Victoria where I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000, with a major in English and a minor in the Arts of Canada; a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2002, with a major in writing literary fiction; achieved a Concentration in social studies/history in 2003; and then went through the Bachelor of Education Post-Degree Professional Program, with teaching areas in English and Social Studies/History at the senior secondary school level, in 2004. I have background experience and knowledge as a teacher and storyteller to teach ESL (English as a second language) students. I also have eighteen years experience and additional training as a specialized care home foster parent, which enables me to work effectively with students who have a wide range of special needs. Please see my curriculum vitae for more details about the qualifications, experiences, and background that I have to offer as a literary writer, storyteller, and teacher.
I prefer to hold intense tutoring sessions, for example, three to six hours a day on weekends, which is especially suitable for those seeking a writing mentor, or for English as an additional language students who would like to use storytelling as a way to master the language and its intonations and nuances, but I am willing to tutor for shorter periods and on week days. I only tutor from my own home, which is in the flourishing City of Langford, British Columbia, where I have all of my teaching tools and resources at hand.
My standard fee-for-service ranges from $30 to $60.00 hour. Under some circumstances, I am open to negotiating the form of payment, in lieu of these rates, such as with a fair and proper exchange of goods or services. If you are interested, please contact me for more information, or to book arrangements.
