Victoria is an enthusiastic and dynamic educator with extensive experience teaching children from 5 to 11 years old.

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Victoria accelerates children’s learning by igniting their curiosity and imagination, developing children’s ability to connect what they learn from a variety of subjects with their daily life. Victoria develops children’s unique potential, self-confidence, communication and team working skills through playing, learning and discovering about themselves, others and our environment.

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After training to become a teacher in the UK, Victoria gained professional experience at primary schools across Europe (the United Kingdom, Spain and Switzerland). By working in public and private international schools (both day and boarding), Victoria gained a wealth of experience in a variety of educational systems and curriculums, and has developed abilities to work with children from a different ages, learning abilities, backgrounds and nationalities. Victoria originally specialised in Mathematics, having led Maths departments in primary schools. In this role she defined the curriculum and achieved academic goals for 500 children. 

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Why Forest School?​

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Since her childhood, Victoria has developed a passion for learning and personal development outdoors. This includes:
 

• Taking part in international voluntary expeditions in the UK, India
  and Nepal focused on developing leadership skills and enabling environmental conservation and community projects.
   

• Completing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award, a multi-day challenge for young people to attain standards of achievement and endeavour by serving their communities, experiencing adventure, developing and learning outside the classroom.
   

• Leading forest sessions for children for the past five years.

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By combining her passion for the outdoors and seeing first hand the
benefits and opportunities it offers for childrens’ development, Victoria
has completed formal training in the UK as Forest School Leader and is offering group sessions for children in Canton Vaud, Switzerland.

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Further details 

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Victoria has worked with children in boarding schools who are away from home for many months at a time, and is therefore well equipped with effective strategies to manage pastoral needs. This includes children’s safety as well as physical and emotional wellbeing. 

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Victoria has taught a variety of curriculums: Cambridge English, the British National Curriculum and the International Primary Curriculum (IPC).

 

In alignment with the ethos of forest school learning, Victoria is committed to continuous personal development, having undergone a variety of trainings:

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• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Level 5

• Certificate in School Management and Leadership (Harvard University)

• Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for Primary (5 – 11 years old) with Masters credits, (University of Winchester, UK).

• Forest School Leader - Level 3

• Outdoor First Aid qualification

• Safeguarding for International Schools

• High Performance Learning Teacher Award

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 

• Member of the Chartered College of Teaching (UK)