My name is Fathima. I have a BA degree in English Literature and a Montessori Teaching Diploma as well as a 120 hour TEFL certificate and a 120 hour TESOL certificate.I also have a 120 hour TEYL certificate. I have been teaching for over 19 years. I started teaching in the Dominican Republic from the year 1996-1999. There I taught English to Spanish children between the ages of 4-10. I was part of the Playful Learning Program. I also taught adults during the evening's. I then relocated back to South Africa, and completed my Montessori Teaching Diploma. I started teaching in 2002 at Edendale Primary School. There I taught English, Life Orientation, Geography and Science to children between the ages of 5-12 years old. I taught there until the end of 2007. Between 2008-2013 I taught English to ESL adults in a hospitality environment as a Senior hospitality manager and trainer. Currently I am the Directress at Whizzkids Montessori Preschool where I teach children between 3-6 years old. My happiness lies in the progression of my students. My strengths are numerous, but a few of them are; the thought I place in every lesson, I am passionate, caring, I have an amazing sense of humour, I am highly motivated, my teaching diversity, and focus. I am a published poet, and I place emphasis on pronounciation and grammar.