Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Hobbies and Interests
Accomplishments
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SOLOMON WANJIRU

Nakuru

Summary

Passionate teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering English, Business Studies (out of passion and experience as an untrained teacher) Chemistry and Mathematics (for which I have training). Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Avid student of life and enthusiastic worker.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Chemistry and Mathematics Teacher

Westgate Girls' High School
01.2023 - Current
  • Preparing instructional materials and curriculum implementation in chemistry and mathematics
  • Class teacher duties

Assistant Manager

Rancho Bar and Restaurant
01.2020 - 12.2020
  • Overseeing employees' duties
  • Ensuring patrons' satisfaction
  • Inventory management

Teacher

St. Gabriel's Secondary School
02.2011 - 11.2019
  • Curriculum implementation in the areas of English, Business Studies, Mathematics and Chemistry
  • Class teacher duties
  • Voted the best all round teacher in 2012
  • Awarded Best performing Teacher in the school overall in K.C.S.E 2015 (mean score of 8.15) and 2019 (mean score of 6.72)

Education

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SCEINCE - CHEMISTRY AND MATHEMATICS

MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY
12.2022

K.C.SE -

LANET SECONDARY SCHOOL
11.2001

Skills

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent research skills
  • Familiar with various formatting styles
  • Integrate ICT in curriculum implementation
  • Resourceful
  • Innovative
  • Good team leader
  • Good team player

Hobbies and Interests

  • Passionate about seeing learners achieve their full potential.
  • Eager to learn from my environment and implement acquired knowledge in improving it.
  • Hobbies include reading, watching and playing sports, watching documentaries, travelling, solving puzzles and research.
  • Passion for finding ways of integrating everyday life in the classroom to make learning more responsive to emerging issues and challenges.

Accomplishments

Sat for GRE and performed in the 56 percentile despite having prepared for only two weeks.

Sat for TOEFL exams and obtained a score of 105 out of a possible 120 having prepared for only two weeks

Timeline

Chemistry and Mathematics Teacher

Westgate Girls' High School
01.2023 - Current

Assistant Manager

Rancho Bar and Restaurant
01.2020 - 12.2020

Teacher

St. Gabriel's Secondary School
02.2011 - 11.2019

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION SCEINCE - CHEMISTRY AND MATHEMATICS

MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY

K.C.SE -

LANET SECONDARY SCHOOL
SOLOMON WANJIRU