Maria Hyväri

Experience

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  Private

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Private French Teacher

  • Gave private French classes to a 7 th grader and private tutoring to a 9 th grader• Enabled the 9 th grader to obtain the grade she needed to enter the high school of her choosing

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  Viikki Normal School

  Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

  Student Teacher

  • Taught French and English to 8th and 9th graders and to high school students

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  Collège George Brassens

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2015

  Student Teacher

  • Taught English to 5 th and 3 th graders (ages 12 and 14)• Taught French to a group of immigrant pupils of various grades

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  Normal Lyceum of Helsinki

  Mar 2015 - May 2015

  French and English Student Teacher

  • Taught French and English to 8 th and 9 th graders and to high school students• Received constructive feedback from a tutor as well as from fellow student teachers and students• Attended meetings, classes and workshops for student teachers on various pedagogical and school-related themes• Observed classes taught by various teachers and student teachers for inspiration

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  Jokiniemi School

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  French Teacher

  Taught French to 5th and 7th graders (ages 11 and 13).

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  Collège du Sacré Coeur

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2016

  Substitute French Teacher

  Taught French (mother tongue) to three classes of 6th grade (age 11) as a substitute teacher.

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  Institut Saint François

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  Substitute French Teacher

  Teaching French as a mother tongue to four classes of 4th and 5th graders (ages 12 and 13).

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  ORIGINATEVE

  Nov 2017 - Apr 2018

  Intern
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  Master Tree Kindergarten

  Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  Early Childhood Teacher (English)

  Over the year I worked in this bilingual (Chinese-English) kindergarten, I evolved from being an assistant teacher to finally lead a class with a team of 3 to 4 teachers/assistants and up to 24 children aged 2 to 5. In this position, I had the following responsibilities:* designing and following a complete teaching plan* Teaching alphabet and numeracy along with personal, social and emotional skills* Organizing learning material and resources* Using a variety of activities and instructional methods (songs, stories, media, structured games, art, outdoor activities etc) to motivate and stimulate children’s abilities* Assessing students’ performance and progress on regular basis* Monitoring children’s interactions and nurturing cooperation and sharing* Following and complying with teaching standards and safety regulations* Maintaining an open line of communication with parents and providing appropriate information Show less

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  Preply

  Aug 2021 - Oct 2023

  Finnish Tutor

  One on one Finnish lessons (from beginners to advanced)Preparation for YKI-testProofreading, editing and translating documents in Finnish

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  Italki

  Jul 2023 - now

  Finnish Tutor

  One on one Finnish lessons (from beginners to advanced)Preparation for YKI-test

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  Kielipalvelut.net

  Aug 2023 - now

  Finnish Teacher

  Teaching courses for groups of students of different levels (absolute beginner to C1), nationalities and backgrounds