My Experience
After finishing school in Germany, I spent a gap year in Northern Ireland, working as a German assistant at Victoria College Belfast. I assisted German lessons and provided one-to-one sessions in conversation, which aimed at preparing students individually for their oral GCSE exams.
As I also worked as a boarding and early years assistant during my time in Belfast, I encountered many young people of different ages, and learned to deal with their varying pastoral and academic requirements.
I started tutoring when studying as an undergraduate in London, teaching German at key stage 2. One of my young tutees learned German as a “life learner”, which provided me with the special opportunity to organise the syllabus and to select learning resources independently from a school syllabus and according to individual needs and interests.
Since I started my Classics degree in London, I have been involved in “Living Latin” – a project initiated by UCL staff and students to promote a spoken approach to Latin. Now I volunteer for the Living Latin society, teaching a small group of beginners in Latin. Through speaking and reading exercises, building up the vocabulary and grammar step by step, the students actively engage and immerse themselves in Latin from the beginning.
My Qualifications
Abitur (main subjects: German language and literature, English, History, Maths, Chemistry)
Current BA studies in Classics at UCL
