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Penny Perrin

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

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Certification

Shine From Within Youth Mentor

Work Availability

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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 -
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