Penny Perrin
Life Coach
Cape Town
Summary
I have a passion for supporting adolescents, parents and teachers though coaching and mentoring grounded in my values of vulnerability, authenticity and integrity.
I am s skilled Life Coach with experience supporting clients in in goal-setting, skill-building and clarity sessions.
I combine leveraging active listening skills to assess client needs with asking perceptive questions to facilitate the development of compassionate, confident, self-aware human beings.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Life Coach & Mentor
Penny Perrin Coaching
Cape Town
08.2022 - Current
- Support clients to clarify their personal, professional or relationship goals.
- Hold space for clients to explore values and beliefs and find new perspectives.
- Encourage clients to define and monitor their goals.
- Connect clients with available resources to improve plan success.
- Enable clients to foster happiness and personal success as a lifestyle choice.
High School Teacher
Constantia Waldorf School
Cape Town
01.2014 - Current
- Fostered positive and pleasant classroom culture while maintaining learning development goals.
- Developed communicative relationships with students and parents to support learning.
- Helped students develop important learning skills and good study habits useful in trade school or college education.
- Planned, developed, and executed lessons reflecting high school curriculum and core educational standards.
- Created engaging lesson plans, fostered culture of discovery and provided well-organized classroom structure to help students succeed.
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all educational activities.
- Offered supplemental and individualized instruction for at-risk and struggling students.
- Evaluated students' academic and social growth, kept appropriate records, and prepared progress reports to gauge performance.
- Addressed consistent behavior problems with students, parents and senior staff.
Kindergarten Teacher
Constantia Waldorf School
Cape Town
06.2011 - 12.2013
- Created child-centered learning environment characterized by consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices.
- Identified characteristics, needs, abilities, and challenges of each child through personal interaction.
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Kept accurate documents about student progress for school and parent records.
Education
SF Coaching Fundamentals: ICF Level 1 - Coaching
Solutions Academy
Bad Homburg, Germany 02.2022 - 07.2023
PGCE (Senior & FET) - Education
University of South Africa
South Africa 01.2018 - 11.2020
Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa 04.2001 -
Higher Certificate - Early Childhood Education
Centre For Creative Education
Cape Town, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Goal Setting
Group facilitation
Skill building
Well-being understanding
Learning disability awareness
Emotional support
Youth and adolescent development
Problem-Solving
Trauma Informed
Certification
Shine From Within Youth Mentor
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Every day of our lives we are on the verge of making those changes that would make all the difference.
Mignon McLaughlin
Timeline
Shine From Within Youth Mentor
10-2022
Life Coach & Mentor
Penny Perrin Coaching
08.2022 - Current
SF Coaching Fundamentals: ICF Level 1 - Coaching
Solutions Academy
02.2022 - 07.2023
PGCE (Senior & FET) - Education
University of South Africa
01.2018 - 11.2020
High School Teacher
Constantia Waldorf School
01.2014 - Current
Kindergarten Teacher
Constantia Waldorf School
06.2011 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Arts - English Language And Literature
University of Cape Town
04.2001 -
Higher Certificate - Early Childhood Education
Centre For Creative Education
04.2001 -