Academic Tutoring is a two way street

Hi, I’m Sunny, an old boy of Shore having spent 6 yrs in School House, graduating in the Class of 2018. 

In the two years since, I’ve been academically tutoring across all the four boarding houses.

Leading up to year twelve, I spent a lot of time at the tutors getting individual help with concepts I didn’t quite get or more difficult problems; particularly because these things were often rushed over in our 45 minute classes.

Particularly in maths, the content is large and the help I got from the tutors helped me solve questions much faster and it was evident that they were able to offer techniques and advice based on their own experience studying for the HSC.

After coming out of the HSC, I thought I should give back some of my knowledge in return for all the help I got, which led me to become a boarding Academic tutor.

I find it quite interesting to see the younger students when I was in year 12, grow up and undertake the HSC themselves. 

When I was in their position, I remember seeing old boys of the house come back as academic tutors; reaffirming that the school values the contributions of its alumni.

So in a sense, things have come full circle.

I’m happy to see that academic tutoring is still an active part of boarding and I’m glad to give back to the program that helped me succeed over my time at Shore.

Regards,
Sunny