Sofiia
About Me
I very much do not believe you have to be a mastermind to grasp science, in fact, a mastermind can be created. Some time ago I was confident in choosing Economics as my career path. Biology, and any science was torture for me. It took some time for me to see that love for subject can be created once you understand how to use your learning patters better, but sometimes it may be hard to see your own learning style – and I am here to help. What I have trained in myself over couple of years I can now deliver and pack into a few lessons. I can confidently say that I am passionate about Biology like nothing else. I add new facts and ideas to my brain storage everyday, which allows me to constantly widen the picture of the subject. I really want students to see Biology as something more than mitochondria and xylem, and if the student just wants to pass the subject and forget about it – fine! But the learning and strategy skills we will work will never leave the student, so it is a win-win.
P.S My knowledge of A-Level Psychology and Economics preserved perfectly, and deep inside I am still in love with everything Economics has to offer, and Psychology still remains a huge interest of mine – those two subjects I can perfectly tutor as well!
My teaching style
I am very keen when it comes to someone learning something. I have a great sense in recognising when students memorise or truly learned, if they want to understand subject or still are unconfident in their abilities. This greatly help me to see what is best to offer to a student, I can never promise a certain way of teaching, because as a student myself I know how learning style can change, and how learning style in Economics may not be same for one in Biology. In short, my teaching style is understanding student, and then make the student understand material, and truly support them through.
My past experience
I am tutoring for the last 5 years! Interestingly my first tutor experience took place in my old school in Ukraine, English teacher asked me to fill in for her, at that time I was doing my GCSEs in Scotland. And that was it, I my interest in delivering the knowledge I have! And I fell in love with the relief in student’s eyes when they finally understood the material.
Mostly I was tutoring online, quite rarely in person, which means I have mastered the art of online lesson delivery:)
I have experience in tutoring all – Economics, Biology and Psychology for A-Levels
My Proudest Achievements
Getting 9 in GCSE English Literature when I only arrived to the UK with bare knowledge of English is not a bad one.. But realistically I am proud of always getting out there, and always believing thats everything can be learned. Humans are so gifted with our brain power, would be a shame not to use it!
I teach
- Biology
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Economics
- Psychology
- Exercise and Fitness
- Golf
- Yoga
My Results and Achievements
- A* Psychology and Russian
- A in Biology and Economics
- GCSE all 9/8 with English being 2nd language
- Highest score in my Year in Economics
- Fluent in 3 languages
- Helped 2 students receive UCL offers
- Offers from UCL; LSE; KCL; UAL; Exeter
- Offer from University of Amsterdam
- Offer from Erasmus University