Timaru Centre Details
About Us
We are local and well known tutors in Timaru. We cater for all ages. The Timaru Kip McGrath Education Centre was established in September 1992 as one of the first in New Zealand. It was sold to the present owner in 1999. It soon outgrew its original site and was moved to larger, more accessible premises in 2000. We are central, but there is easy parking and off-street stopping for safety at pick-up and drop-off times. |
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Robert Davies is the owner. He is an experienced Education Consultant. He brings
- 30+ years experience as a provider in Education.
- Experience as a family man who cares about children and understands parents.
- Classroom and management experience in state and private schools in South Island.
- Teaching Diploma
- Extra qualification in mathematics teaching.
- Registered Teacher status.
- English major.
- A reputation for raising children's self-esteem.
- Family counselling training and experience
- Expertise in careful and accurate identification of children's needs
- Special interest in dyslexic conditions
- Special interest in educating gifted and talented learners
- Membership of Australasian Association of Irlen Consultants
- A wide network of professionals who can help children and parents by referrals.
- Member NZTA (New Zealand Tutoring Association)
Robert actively supports a Fund for Prevention of Family Violence, Victim Support services, an international children's aid group and a local sports group.
Our Educational team
Kip McGrath Timaru has an exceptionally talented team. Our tutors are NZ trained teachers.
- Some have many years successful experience in teaching.
- Others are young, intelligent, highly talented, energetic people.
- All are chosen only after proving themselves to be at the highest level of teaching skill.
- All show high sensitivity to children's and parents' needs.
- All are constantly improving skills in curriculum developments and children's needs
- All are independent thinkers who are eager to meet parents' needs.
- All love working with children and love teaching.
Our Tutoring Philosophy
- Careful and wide ranging pre assessment
- Full, open results and reporting
- Individual programmes written for each child and constantly adjusted to suit needs.
- Very low tutor to student ratios, 1 to 5 maximum.
- Teach what you want your children to learn, not to a political agenda.
- Raise self-confidence in a subject and the child's whole attitude improves
- For remedial students, begin at a level that gives instant success and build on from there.
- 85% to 95% success rate that builds confidence and gives maximum progress.
- Help gifted children to accept challenges, learn to potential and develop work skills.
What We Do
Pre-school Tuition:
- Ready for School Programme.
Primary School Tuition:
- Maths tutoring remedial
- Maths tutoring extension
- Numeracy Programme Maths
- Preparation for High School Maths.
- Literacy for Learners
- Reading Help
- Spelling Help
- Written English Help
- Vocabulary development
- Listening skills
- Intelligence Development
Secondary School Tuition:
- Maths remedial
- Maths extension
- Preparation for Tertiary Maths
- Literacy Skills
- Written English (reading, spelling, comprehension.)
- English Tutoring of Literature Studies
- Essay Writing
- Intelligence Development
Courses - features and benefits
- Free education assessment for all new students.
- Individual programmes that get the best from every child.
- Parents and students set their own goals, so motivation is high.
- After school and Saturday sessions to suit busy schedules
- Daytime lessons for home-schoolers and school age students
- No hidden costs. We provide everything.
- Pay as you go, or discount for prepayment.
- We teach what you want to learn, not what the authorities dictate.
- Continuing support right through your child's education.
- Distance learning for many levels including adult courses.
Highlights to maximise learning
- 80 minute sessions with constant novelty and variety
- A variety of teaching methods involving
- One to one help at any time
- Computer assisted learning featuring the latest technological educational advancements.
- Work sheets
- Book work
- Working to the (senior) student's own agenda.
- Tutors who are matched to the child and know their needs and personality
- A settled, quiet learning environment that isn't school and isn't home.
- Effective learning strategies
A quiet, comfortable work station
What our Students and Parents Say
There's been such a change in G. since he began to be successful. He is happier, the school is delighted, and we all get on much better at homework time. Private tutoring has solved so many problems.
Parent Mrs W.
Kip McGrath Timaru discovered that R. has a common affliction but the medical people and school hadn't picked it up. She is much happier now that she has been treated She can learn and progress normally at school.
Parent Mum C.
N. just loves his extension lessons. He is really enthusiastic about maths and loves to be learning at the limits of his potential. Parent Mum R.
It's cool. I can read now. I have gone up two reading groups since I began coming to Kip McGrath for help with reading. Now I know I am smart and I don't feel so shy in class. Primary Student P.
My Year 10 teachers wanted me to do cab. classes, but Dad knew I could do better. Last year I passed all my NCEA 1 internal and external maths papers. I got several merits and an excellence. Even I was surprised. They have confidence in you there (at Kip McGrath) and take the time to explain things fully and as many times as I need. Secondary Student H.
It's going to be much cheaper and convenient to complete my Master's Degree at home through online tutoring. I can keep up my job and my sports. Tertiary Student R.
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