Mr. Rick

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Professional qualifications:

  • 17 years of English teaching experience to students from a wide variety of nationalities.
  • Ontario certification for teaching English (TESL Ontario, TESL Canada)

 

Educational background:

  • Bachelor of Arts degree (honours): Carleton University, Ottawa
  • Legal studies certification (Law Society of Upper Canada)

 

Work experience:

2020-present, New Times, English teacher

2017-present, Teaching English for credit courses in Ontario (grades 10 to 12)

2002-2017  Taught English as a second language at various private and publicly funded schools in Ontario, Canada. (Both for credit, and non-credit courses)

2002-2017 Taught International Business courses to international students and facilitated many English conversation circles

 

Work performance and Awards:

  • Have received an award for excellence by the Whitby public library for creating a conversation circle
  • Several recommendations from education professionals