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Tutor of the Month: October 2019
Miguel F. is our October 2019 Tutor of the Month! Miguel is one of our newest tutors – he’s been with us since August 2019, and has already impressed us and his clients! He has tutored more than 30 hours, focusing in school-level Maths. Miguel is an analytical, well-spoken and friendly tutor. Some of […]
Planning Your Child’s Future
Recently, I was at a friend’s braai under the shade of an enormous tree on a very hot summer afternoon. While helping out with the braai, I overheard a parent talking to another parent, wondering which university to send his son. To my surprise, his son is only six years old. Well, a thought came […]
Tutor of the Month: September 2019
James N. is our September 2019 Tutor of the Month! James has been a BrightSparkz tutor since July 2016. He is one of our most experienced Maths tutors, and has tutored more than 230 hours! James matriculated from Westerford High School in 2013 with 6 distinctions, including achieving 98% for Matric Maths, and 96% […]
Tutor of the Month: August 2019
Tessa C. is our August 2019 Tutor of the Month! Our August Tutor of the Month is probably our greatest Superwoman tutor of all time. Tessa joined BrightSparkz at the beginning of 2012 and has a few hundred tutoring hours to her name. She’s tutored a wide variety of subjects from beginner French online […]
Dealing with Stress During Matric Exams
As matriculants, your final year of high school is comprised of exams, exams, and more exams. Your Matric year is a formative event: it is a year in which you are under the most academic pressure you have ever encountered. You have a higher workload and less time to master the work. During this all […]
Tutor of the Month: July 2019
Acacia A. is our July 2019 Tutor of the Month! Acacia has been a BrightSparkz tutor since April 2018, and has tutored primary and high school learners, as well as our sponsored learners. She has tutored more than 160 hours to date! Acacia matriculated from Danville Park Girls High School in 2013, achieving 6 […]
Tutor of the Month: June 2019
Langutelani S. is our June 2019 Tutor of the Month! Langutelani has been a BrightSparkz tutor since June 2018, and has tutored school and adult level learners, assisted with concessions and is one of our Zulu Boot Camp tutors! Langutelani is a brilliant tutor who is always looking for ways to add to the […]
BrightSparkz & University of Johannesburg train up Readers & Scribes!
As I write this, thousands of students at universities across South Africa start writing their mid-year examinations, undoubtedly with much anticipation and anxiety! And how much more for a student with a disability or who experiences a barrier to learning. Exam concessions and accommodations in schools and universities Examinations as an assessment method are still […]