Writing
Covers a range of imaginative, persuasive and informative texts - National curriculum and Cambridge curriculum focused.
Core SpecialtyStephanie Coaching is an independent tutoring centre established in 2008. We help Year 3–6 students with English, Thinking Skills and Maths — with classes tailored for OC, Selective High School, NAPLAN and everyday school enrichment.
English is the specialty. Through a strong English program, students naturally improve in Thinking Skills and Maths — particularly in logical thinking and problem solving.
Covers a range of imaginative, persuasive and informative texts - National curriculum and Cambridge curriculum focused.
Core SpecialtyTeaches key strategies to improve comprehension. Read complex texts critically — evaluate content, separate fact from opinion, analyse points of view and cultural expression.
Literal · Inferential · CriticalWeekly lists of challenging vocabulary — learned in meaning, applied in writing, reinforced through online activities.
20 New Words / WeekGrammar shapes the quality of every piece of writing. We teach the rules so students understand how literature is formed.
Embedded in WritingReasoning, Strengthening, Weakening, Flaw, Assumption, coding, analogies and patterns — geared for OC and Selective tests.
OC · Selective ReadyNumber & Algebra, Measurement & Geometry, Statistics & Probability — taught with concrete materials and fluency drills.
Year 3 & Year 4 onlySchooling has become increasingly competitive. Our programs are constantly revised to suit your child's individual needs and to meet the requirements of the national curriculum in Australia.
Graduated with high distinction from The University of Sydney as one of the top high achievers, Stephanie is a qualified and experienced primary school teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience. She was one of the first 15 outstanding teachers in NSW to receive Accreditation of Professional Competence from the Education Minister in Australia.
Stephanie specialises in Gifted and Talented Education and EALD (English as an Additional Language and/or Dialect). She has taught in both independent and public schools, including OC classes — and is well known for her expertise in Writing and Comprehension.
"English is an art." Stephanie focuses on special techniques and concepts when teaching English to her students. She simplifies complicated ideas into simple terms — her lessons are fun, engaging and rigorous. Over time, students become confident, independent academic achievers, and many develop a genuine love for English.
Stephanie also focuses on the culture of learning — with the goal to change every student's mindset on why they are learning. She strongly believes every student is talented in their own way, and through her customised program, every student is given the opportunity to develop the grit and determination that are the keys to success in life.
To produce academic students we need experienced teachers, strong content, hardworking students and supportive parents. Remove any leg and the chair falls.
At Stephanie Coaching, we aim for students to achieve outstanding academic results by offering the right skills they need to succeed. We focus on student-centred learning and provide a quality learning environment that is academic-focused.
Our lesson content covers foundation to advanced levels in English, Thinking Skills and Maths. English is our specialised subject — with a strong focus on vocabulary, writing and reading. My goal is to ensure every student becomes intrinsically motivated and develops a commitment to self-directed learning.
I believe a good teacher is just as important as the learning content itself. There is room for improvement for every student. It is how we guide and drive these students to future success — by providing them with the opportunities to develop a broad range of thinking and learning skills and strategies.
I understand the worry every parent may have for their children. I ensure every parent receives constructive feedback about their child's progress on a regular basis. Where required, homework is altered to meet the needs of individual students.
I aim for excellence by setting ambitious goals and creating a classroom culture with high expectations. I encourage students to make errors and understand there is no shame in failure. They learn from their mistakes and acknowledge that "a lifelong learner is a lifelong winner."
From early-primary acceleration to selective extension and our online learning model — every class is tailored to the student in front of us.
An accelerated foundation course for early primary students. 80% of lesson time covers English; Maths is offered as a supplementary subject. Strong preparation for the Opportunity Class placement test.
An advanced English course focused on the Selective High School (Year 7) placement and Scholarship preparations. Maths is not offered in this class — the curriculum runs deep on writing, comprehension and reasoning.
Our OC and Selective Mock Trials run in person at our Guildford Centre, NSW. Real test format, real conditions — so students walk into their placement test confident and prepared.
Our goal is to propel your child's education far beyond what schools are providing — one child at a time.
Despite modern thinking, technology has stagnated in the last 20 years. With social media, we are supposed to be more "connected" — but these are gimmicks. We don't have talking robots, haven't colonised Mars and don't have flying cars. We still rely on the old combustion engine and remain heavily reliant on oil.
The majority of the population still sits under the poverty line, caught up in an endless rat race with little chance of leaving a legacy. The only way to break the wheel is through a good education. The only way to jump from the poor to middle class, or middle class to upper class, is through a good education.
If anyone, poor or wealthy, can put in the hours, grit and determination to grow, learn and be educated with us — they can change their life, their future, and lay the seeds for the generations that follow.
Mother Nature does not have a set plan, nor an end destination. She tinkers — making small subtle changes, experimenting and learning. At Stephanie Coaching, we expect students to practise, practise and practise. Learning is to tinker. Learning is to take the first few steps and fall — and to get back up again.
Toddlers learn through experience — repeating the simple art of walking hundreds of times before mastering it. We expect the same from our students: persistence, determination and resolve.
In Walter Mischel's famous Stanford experiment, children who resisted eating a marshmallow immediately went on to achieve far better life outcomes. The ability to delay gratification — to choose the long game over instant reward — is one of the strongest predictors of success. We build this in every student.
Our culture has developed a negative stigma towards failure. But failure is not a weakness — it is a strength. Failure is the journey to success. Our students learn that failing while daring greatly is itself a triumph.
Interested families are invited to watch the replay of our parent information session, which covers how our program works and answers most questions before deciding on enrolment.
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Interested families receive a replay link of our parent information session — covering program structure, expectations and online platforms.
After enrolment, there is a parent induction meeting prior to class commencement — running through lesson expectations, homework requirements and overall course structure.