Buhle Sibanyoni

My name is Buhle Sibanyoni, a native of Johannesburg in the beautiful country of South Africa. I am an ESL teacher with a TEFL certificate and a bachelors of Drama degree. I am lover of art, and like learning new languages.

My journey with teaching, started with tutoring in High School. After High School, I joined an organization called NMSEP, under the project MATHS 2022. My role in the organization was to build a mathematical foundation for grade 9 leaners in 2019 to prepare them for theor smooth sailing in the the subject in their matric year, 2022.

I left the organization to pursue a higher education at the University of Pretoria. At the University I fell in love with storytelling because it was a bridge between teaching and drama. During covid I then started to employ the tools given to me at the university to teach young learners English and art. My love for teaching found its way through arts, and I embrace it and find ways to enhance it. I have completed my degree, and I am now a University of Pretoria alumni.

 Tutor English as a second language and home language.

 Provide private one-on-one lessons.

 Plan, prepare, and deliver lessons.

 Offer conversational lessons.

 Offer English beginner lessons.

 Help students to meet their academic goals.

 Assisting students with homework, test preparation, and other academic tasks.

 Helping students to understand key concepts they have learnt in class.

 Individualised tutoring services according to student needs.

 Plan summative and formative assessments.

 Tailor my English lessons my teaching style in accordance with student's needs.

 Facilitate engaging and age-appropriate lessons, games, and activities.

 Prepare lessons and deliver lessons to improve students reading, and conversing skills.

 I use modern and applicable ways of teaching to address and cater to the learning needs of unique and lower level students.

 Offer grammar, writing essay, and literature comprehension lessons.

 Support students to develop and meet academic goals.

 Help student's improve their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.

 Prepare students for school tests.

 Monitor students progress.

 Planned and delivered mathematical lessons to Grades 9s and 10s.

 Provided effective classroom management and clear rules to a class of 60+ students per grade.

 Engaged with parents and teachers, to better understand every student’s needs and how to cater to their needs.

 Marked rests.

 Maintained positive relationships with the parents.

 Ensured organization’s policies, procedures, and operational practices were followed.

I studied at the University of Pretoria. I studied bachelor drama, where I majored in;

 Theatre (Children’s Theatre, Poor Theatre, Township Theatre, Theatre in Education, and Theatre for Development).

 Presenting (Radio and Television)

 Directing

 Camera Acting

 More than 50% of my modules were done through contact learning, and not online.