Johnsonville Centre Details
About Us
The Johnsonville Kip McGrath Education Centre was established in 2003 by Yvonne & Daniel Grove. Since then it has gained an outstanding reputation for professional tutoring. We purchased the Ngaio centre in 2001, established the Karori centre in 2002 and the Tawa centre in 1996.
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The present director is Yvonne Grove, Dip Tchg, Reading Recovery, SPELD. Yvonne has had many years experience teaching at Kindergarten, Primary, Intermediate and Senior levels. She is responsible for the assessment, tutor training and the management of the centres. Yvonne’s specialist areas are Reading and remedial education. Her first hand knowledge of students of all ages enables her to recognize each child’s individual learning needs and helps students succeed. |
Our Educational Team
Our Kip McGrath Education Centre teachers are an exceptional team carefully hand picked for their skills. They provide caring support for all students – from those needing extra tutoring to catch up to students wanting to push themselves with our Extension Programmes. All our tutors are trained and experienced teachers.
Our Teaching Philosophy
WE provide educational success for students by taking their learning seriously through:
- Employing trained teachers - not high school students
- Having 1 hour 20 minute sessions - not 60 minutes
- Using a variety of skills based approaches - not just computer learning
- Individualising programmes and numeracy, reading, writing and spelling.
Kip McGrath Education Centres provide a positive and supportive learning environment. This promotes self esteem, boosts confidence and helps students achieve their potential. Our goal is to make learning enjoyable.
What We Do
The Assessment
We offer a free thorough assessment in Language skills and Maths for Primary students. The results are immediately available to you. If you decide to proceed a programme will be structured to teach, revise or extend depending on your child's needs.
Programmes are modified as your child progresses, goals are achieved and new needs arise.
We encourage feedback from parents and our tutors are available for update reports before and after sessions as required.
Our Education Centre delivers the following individually tailored remedial programmes and extension courses.
Primary school- Reading/Spelling/Comprehension/Story writing
- English as a Second Language
Secondary School- Maths tutoring to Year 13
- English tutoring to Year 13
- Chemistry tutoring to Year 13
- Essay Writing
- Study Skills
- Examination preparation
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Tertiary Studies- Graduate and post graduate courses in Business and Information Technology through a partnership with the Institute of Technology Australia (IOTA)
- Study Skills
- Essay Writing
- Examination Preparation
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Course Features and Benefits
- Free educational assessment for all new students. Regular reassessments.
- Individual educational programmes designed for each student which are monitored at every session & amended as required.
- After school and Saturday sessions to suit busy schedules
Gifted, struggling or in between, we help primary and secondary students succeed in MATHS, READING, SPELLING, COMPREHENSION AND GRAMMAR |
What our Students and Parents Say
“The decision to send our child to Kip McGrath was quite simple. WE were faced with her school grades showing her maths was in the low to mid band and she wasn’t enjoying the subject. The helping hand given by Kip McGrath made all the difference. Not only did she move to the top end of her maths class, her enjoyment of the subject also grew.
We are very grateful to the tutors at Kip McGrath for providing the tools and expertise to make this possible.”
Richard Conroy, Khandallah, Wellington
“Since attending Kip McGrath Eric’s confidence at school has increased dramatically, he is no longer afraid of making mistakes and is eager to learn.
Kip McGrath makes learning fun and Eric genuinely looks forward to going each week. The one-to-one attention is very important and the focus on praising the children very good.
Eric’s attitude in class and at home when doing homework has totally changed, now homework is done in ½ hour and no longer a chore. Sending Eric to Kip McGrath was the best decision we ever made!”
Silvia Zanini & Adam Donson, Karori, Wellington
“We enrolled our daughter at Kip McGrath for Y11 English after she received some non achieved marks for her essays and would not complete any more assignments. The tutor’s gentle guidance on how to read questions and answer them with the appropriate text types improved her writing immediately.
The confidence she gained not only helped her in English but in her attitude towards all her schooling. She passed the external NCEA exam with Merit much to her delight.”
Sharron Hagen, Wellington
Our Centres are located at:
- 62 Broderick Rd, Johnsonville. 04- 478 5000
- 6 Gipps St. Karori. 04- 476 2063
Both are easy to find, have good parking nearby and are handy to supermarkets and shopping centres. Parents often use this time to do their personal shopping. Each provides a light and cheerful environment to facilitate learning.
Session times
Weekdays 3.30 pm
5.00 pm
6.30 pm
Saturdays 9.00 am
10.30 am
Other times are available by appointment for assessment or interviews. Just give us a call. Each lesson is 80 minutes long and comprises a range of activities designed to motivate and maintain interest in the child.
Holiday programmes
Our holiday programmes are popular with both children and parents.
Contact Details
| Centre Owner/s |
Yvonne & Dan Grove |
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| Address |
62 Broderick Rd, Johnsonville, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND |
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| Phone |
+64 4 478 5000 |
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| Fax |
+64 4 478 5008 |
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| Email |
yvonneg@quik.co.nz |
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| Map |
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