Gisborne Centre Details
About Us
Don Griffin has run the Gisborne Kip McGrath Education Centre for the last five years. A teacher for over thirty years (experienced in primary, intermediate and secondary), Don first ran successful Kip McGrath tutoring centres in Cromwell and Queenstown for 8 years before relocating to his hometown of Gisborne in 2003.
The Team
Don is supported by a small group of qualified and experienced professional tutors, some of whom have been with him since he took over the Gisborne centre.
The Philosophy
The team believe in the Kip McGrath system of learning because every day they witness the results their individualised programs have on all students; remedial, accelerate or those who simply require a boost of confidence in their learning or more time one on one.
What We Do
We offer free, no obligation assessments to gauge the appropriate level of learning for each student.
Lessons are 80 minutes long, normally take place after school (there are two time slots; 3:30pm and 5:30pm) and always involve homework to be completed by the next class.
Specialist areas of tutoring are; Maths, English, Spelling and Reading for junior students, as well as senior classes in NCEA level’s one, two and three in Maths, Chemistry, English, Science and Economics.
The Gisborne centre also runs specialist programmes in IQ development, Study skills, Essay writing, Pre school, ESOL and QAX online mathematics.
Most importantly we offer a warm friendly learning environment, small classes (only 3-4 students per tutor) and we strive to make learning fun. |
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A glimpse of our centre
“Don, Thank you very much for making a difference in my son’s life. You have a good reputation on the coast. Our people believe in you and the work you are doing”
-Adrienne Ngata, parent
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