Maria Teresa Da Costa

2019 - present - College Educator

• GEOGRAPHY: Teaching Grade 8 to 11 Geography (2019 - 2021) - teaching curriculum content, use of resources, and continuous assessment of the students.
• HISTORY: Teaching Grade 8 to 10 History - teaching curriculum content using interactive strategies and resources and continuous assessment.
• Marking and moderating all all assessments done by learners.
• Continuous feedback to learners.
• LIFE ORIENTATION: Grade 8– 12 Life Orientation- Teaching curriculum content through interactive projects, use of resources and introducing the Grade 12 CAT project
• Meeting with the cluster in our area for support.
• Marking and moderating all all assessments done by learners.
• Continuous feedback to learners.
• Marking and moderation of the Grade 12 final exam.

Term 2 and 3 of 2025 – Acting Life Orientation Head of Department

Other responsibilities within subject teaching:

• Organization and execution of Life Orientation Department events:
• MasterChef cooking contest – Grade 11
• Grade 9 Market Day
• Subject Choice – Grade 9: Yenza Portal and Parent Information Evening.
• Marking and moderation across all grades and subjects.
• Preparation and planning for each grade.

2015- 2018 -Outreach Co Ordinator

· Organize the Outreach co-curricular for the college and prep.

· Plan, organize and roll out 5 mission trips to different parts of south Africa with Grade 11 learners

· Rise against hunger pack - whole school

· Trademark (Christian Ministry) week

· Mandela day roll out

· Bridge of Hope staff shop – collection and organization of items for the shop

· Creating training programs for perceptual development of learners in pre-primary schools in the community

· Prep outreach initiatives in raising money for the communities we support.

2013 - 2015 - Grade R Class teacher

2009-2012- Grade 1 Class teacher

Previous Employment

January 2005 -2008

Grade 3 Educator - Grayston Preparatory School

January 2004-

Grade 1 Educator - Macauley House Covent

Grade Tutor - 2024 - 2025 - Present Grade 9 learners.

Leadership of the present Grade 9 learners as a Grade Tutor.

Role and Responsibilities:

• communication with the parent body on both WhatsApp and email.
• discipline of learners if the code of conduct is undermined.
• Regular line-ups and communication through different ways with students.
• comments on reports termly for each student
• pastoral care of each student - focusing on the whole child - Academics, Mental Health, Physical well-being and Social interaction.
• Parent meetings with parents.
• regular meetings and feedback with management on the grade.
• Day to day organisation of the grade.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• training of college students on a variety of education programs: Gross Motor, LEGO and Perceptual skill development.
• organisation of outings into the community - communication with the ECD center.
• Rolling out the educational program in the community each week, and training the teachers in the community on these programs.
• Leading all visits into the community.
• Debrief of each visit with the students.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• organising ECD centers for learners to visit for a day.
• Execution of project throughout the outing.
• Discussion with learners and staff of the theology behind community service, and the goals for the outing.
• debrief with learners about the outing.
• leadership of staff and learners for the success of the outing.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Leading a mission trip to KZN (and other African Countries prior to 2020)
• The organization and training of the learners going on the trip.
• Execution of projects at the ECD center on each mission trip—murals, building projects, and teacher training.
• Ministry with learners throughout the week.
• Organization of logistics on the trip.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• leading a committee of staff and students.
• coming up with a theme and designing a vision board around the theme.
• finding a suitable venue.
• organizing vendors to make the theme come to life.
• executing all aspects of the dance.
• working with budgets for the dance – costings.
• Fundraising for the dance – organising events for fundraising.
• Overall execution and responsibility on the evening of the dance ensuring a succesful event.