Type of Programme
One-to-one, personalised English language tuition living full-board with the tutor's own family and in the tutor's own home, including local visits and excursions, meeting friends, neighbours and professional colleagues etc.

Type of House: Farmlet

Teaching Qualifications and Experience
Cambridge RSA TEFLA 1993. ESOL Community Education tutor 1994-2004 in Auckland. Experienced one-to-one homestay tutor.

Hobbies and Interests
Spanish, organic gardening, antiques, travelling, music, computer, walking and pottering.

Excursions and Local Attractions
Pukekohe Hill, Kariotahi black sand and surfing beach, Clarks Beach, Waiuku Forest and mouth of the Waikato river, historic township of Waiuku + museum, steam train trip and farm park (October to June), Pacific market, boat trip on the Manukau Harbour, Patumahoe Water Lily Gardens, Botanical Gardens, Saleyards, horse trotting practice, horse racing, car racing, Awhitu Peninsula and Pukekohe for souvenir shopping.

Accommodation, Facilities and Local Area
The property is a farmlet, with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, 500 metres from a delightful village in the heart of market garden country in the Franklin District. The nearest town is 9 minutes away and Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city, is 1 hour by train or 45 minutes by car.

There are 7 sheep (4 white and 3 black) 2 of which are tame and can be fed and petted. The student accommodation is self-contained and has a large study/homework area overlooking the garden. There are tea-making facilities, TV, electric blankets, fridge, heated towel rail and gas fire. Sandy beaches are close by. Golf courses, a sky diving centre, horse stud tours, fishing trips, jet boat rides and many other activities are all available in the vicinity.

I have taught almost every nationality and having studied and learnt other languages myself, I am sympathetic to the language learner. I have a lot of patience and really enjoy connecting with people. Over the years I have taught folk from 5 to 50+ years and made many friends. I was a refugee support worker in 2001 and have been a mentor to a secondary school student. Both these activities involved courses centred on understanding the human race !