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"A very quick note to thank you and Jason for the great experience Campbell had with his first tutoring lesson. He was absolutely delighted with what was covered and the ease in which he grasped concepts previously
misunderstood. I have not heard him as animated and enthusiastic as he was when we spoke last night for several years.
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Jill, July 2010
Mother of Campbell
Year 13, Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus
"Can I also add my thanks for all your efforts and positive reinforcement for Briar over the past two years. I am just so pleased that Briar has put in the hard yards, maintained her effort even when she thought she was not
getting ahead, and enjoyed the success of her efforts. It speaks volumes for your approach to tutoring and I am so pleased that we found you on the web and decided to work with you."
Cathie, December 2009
Mother of Briar
Year 13, Level 3 Biology
"The time and money invested with AHeadStart this term has made a huge difference to my son's study skills, knowledge, understanding and confidence of the subjects he worked on with Melanie. We are sure he will gain hugely
improved results from end of term 3 to NCEA externals, which would never had been possible without AHeadStart's help and have recommended them to others."
Karen Henry, December 2009
Mother of Jack
Year 11, Level 1 Physical Science
"Just by having 4 or 5 one to one sessions with Melanie, Jack's confidence and understanding of the subject was increased enormously. Jack has said he felt confident with his answers but would not have if he hadn't had the
tuition. Thank you Melanie."
Karen Davies, December 2009
Mother of Jack
Year 11 Biology, Chemistry & Physics
"The feedback which I have received from my student has been extremely positive. He had Jason as a Maths Teacher, and I know that the one on one tution made all the difference to the confidence of my student. I would
definitely recommend the agency they are easy to contact and very helpful. He will be using the services of your agency again in 2010. I am the guardian of this young man, and I know that from his comments he is extremely satisfied."
Margaret Kinzett, December 2009
Guardian of Paht
Year 12, Level 2 Mathematics
"Angus has received good results with AHeadStart and we as parents have really appreciated Melanie coming to his school for the tuition."
Bridget Philpott, December 2009
Mother of Angus
Year 10 Mathematics & Science
"I believe that Alice's time with AHeadStart Tuition gave her a greater understanding of Physics than she was ever able to achieve at school. The one on one approach seems to really work, and Alice actually enjoyed completing
the homework set for her. I'm hoping that this once a week session will mean that she has achieved all of her Year 12 Physics papers, which she was unable to do when studying the subject full time at school last year."
Judy McKenzie, December 2009
Mother of Alice Christensen
Year 13, Level 2 Physics
"Melanie had exactly the right approach to engage Elsie about Maths. We all enjoyed Wednesday nights - and Elsie made real progress. Her confidence and enjoyment of the subject improved and she got improved test results -
having struggled to "get" maths all the way through High School."
Mary-Anne Stone, December 2009
Mother of Elsie
Year 12, Level 2 Mathematics
"Our daughter gained invaluable help from her AHeadStart tutors. After each lesson she came away feeling energised by the learning that she had done and she looked forward to the next lesson. She went into her final exams
feeling confident that she had the knowledge to pass them."
Elizabeth Miller, December 2009
Mother of Rachel
Year 13, Level 3 Chemistry, Physics & Statistics
"Melanie was wonderful in her availability to cater for Danielle at short notice. Danielle was very certain that she was going to do poorly in her Physics exam prior to her lessons with Melanie. Melanie provided a method of
formulas that would help Danielle answer questions. Melanie explained the subject in a way that suited Danielle. Danielle was very happy in the end."
Lisa, December 2009
Mother of Danielle
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
"Thanks to Melanie & John for your very professional approach to tuition. You provide lots of information & resources which made the whole process easy & accessible. Thank you. "
Robyn Cameron, December 2009
Mother of Alice
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
"Overview an excellent relaxed approach which should boost any student's learning. Thankyou for coming to our house and discussing this material with her ... see you next year. "
Jenny Hughey, December 2009
Mother of Amuri
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
"Its nice to know that our son can go to AheadStart and leave having learnt the things he somehow missed in class. "
Marian, December 2009
Mother of Lyndon
Year 10 Maths & Science
"John was very easy for her to understand and discuss problems with. Always prompt and loved the fact he came to our house. "
Irene Williams, December 2009
Mother of Hannah
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
"[My son] found going over the specific areas that he didn't understand [helpful]...again the ability to personalise teaching to his specific learning needs. "
Mother of Year 12 Chemistry Student
December 2009
"If left to his own devices, I am not sure our son would have achieved such great results. Melanie provided great resources and tuition, and also helped him to believe that he could do it. "
Marian, December 2009
Mother of Kieran
Year 12, Level 2 Chemistry, Mathematics & Science
"Rory found the 1:1 tuition very helpful. He was able to address specific issues very quickly. "
Lee McKenna, December 2009
Mother of Rory
Year 11, Level 1 Mathematics & Science
"My son did not achieve in the first school topic test for physical science. After getting tution from Melanie all his other topic tests were Merits and Excellences and his end of the year test for Year 11 was Merits
and Excellences. Thank you very much Melanie. "
Rohana Petta Tantirige, December 2009
Father of Supun
Year 11, Level 1 Chemistry & Physics
"[My daughter] was advised not to attempt Chem or Stats as her level 2 results were not good enough. She passed all of her internals with some merit passes. She has worked very hard with the tuition showing her how to
maximise her efforts."
Father of Year 13 Student
December 2009
"Stewart was able to to teach Michaela the subject content that by breaking it down to a level she was able to understand it, where the school teachers didnt have time."
Sandra McSherry, December 2009
Mother of Michaela
Year 11, Level 1 Mathematics & Science
"Melanie was great in squeezing Danielle in for just a couple of revision lessons at the end of the school year and after school internal exams. However just the confidence she achieved was brilliant on its own. Thank you
Melanie."
Lisa, December 2009
Mother of Danielle
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
"Melanie showed Martina and Amy that the results are achievable its just a matter of hard work and not being afraid to ask. They have learnt a valuable skill."
Rob Maxwell, December 2009
Father of Amy & Martina
Years 12 &13
"Kathleen went from 'giving up' to 'give it a go'. She was amazed and relieved to find she could understand the work."
John, December 2009
Father of Kathleen
Year 13, Level 3 Physics
"Mel continually provides excellent support. Often in a classroom some points can be missed, however the one on one with Mel has ensured that everything is covered, and learnt properly."
Marian, December 2009
Mother of Kieran
Year 12, Level 2 Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics
"Neil would not be able to answer the exams because he was doing the subject on his own and was far behind. Melanie came in and worked consistently and got him motivated to not only do his work but to do it well."
Sarah Viegas, December 2009
Mother of Neil
Year 11, Level 2 Mathematics
"Rory was given a thorough assessment of the gaps he had in his NCEA subjects after our arrival from Australia in August. Tuition from AHeadStart allowed him to quickly catch up and give him the tools to do well in NCEA
science and maths."
Lee McKenna, December 2009
Mother of Rory
Year 11, Level 1 Science & Mathematics
"Rachel became more and more confident after each lesson. The one-on-one tutoring helped her to build on the knowledge she had (or didn't have) and apply that to the exam questions."
Elizabeth Miller, December 2009
Mother of Rachel
Year 13, Level 3 Chemistry, Physics & Statistics
"Melanie fitted my daughter in an already packed schedule of hers. She went the extra mile to make sure she understood every concept in calculus. The result of her effective approach was a very confident student. My daughter
just went from strength to strength, passed her internal exams, feels confident about success in the end of year exams and is absolutely motivated. Thank you, Melanie!"
Henriette Meyer, December 2008
Mother of Nastassja Schoeman
Year 13, Level 3 Calculus
"We believe that the programme has allowed Saphron to gain confidence in Maths, she now feels she has the ability to solve problems and understand the breakdown involved in finding solutions. She is starting to excel in the Classroom environment whereas before she would
normally sit back and become somewhat lost. Well done Melanie you have an ability to made Saphron comfortable, which has meant that she now has a desire to continue learning Maths."
Mark Herbert, December 2008
Father of Saphron
Year 7, Mathematics
"Briar was totally chuffed at her results and deservedly so. But the key for me was that it confirmed for her that she was quite capable of working through and understanding her maths, even though she had convinced herself that this was not possible. It seems to be a real
issue for maths that so many students think that they are totally unable to comprehend the principles - you either like maths or you hate it and there seems to be no grey area in-between. So the credit really goes to you Melanie for getting Briar over that "useless at maths"
label and giving her the chance to succeed - and she did so well! You have a great intuition for understanding how best to explain the subject."
Cathie, January 2009
Mother of Briar
Year 12, Level 2 Mathematics
"Mel is a very knowledgeable tutor and has a gentle approach to passing this knowledge on to the student. A lot of thought goes into the lesson plans taking into account the students individual ways of learning. I have always verbalised what I would like to see achieved
and feel able to discuss Callum's needs as far as I see. Mel is always happy to tweak her lessons plans and try new ways to help achieve results. The tutoring has been very worthwhile."
Sandra & Ian Young, December 2008
Parents of Callum
Year 11, Level 1 Science
"[Melanie] made her feel more confident and relaxed about biology, confirmed her knowledge and allowed her a relaxed environment in which to ask questions which were concerning her about details of the subject."
Jenny Hughey, January 2009
Mother of Ngaio
Year 13, Level 3 Biology
"[Tuition helped my daughter understand better] some difficult areas of Maths and science for which we could not help. She has a greater enthusiasm to study science after tuition began. My daughter's confidence to take on exams has increased remarkably. She has also shown
very good exam results due to tuition from AHeadStart."
Tissa, December 2008
Parent of Shali
Year 10, Mathematics
"No doubt Saphron's ability to comprehend and understand Maths has lead to a huge improvement in her School work. She has worked hard in class and both her confidence and understanding have now seen her work improve from a slightly below level student to her now becoming
in the top 3% in her class, with a recommendation from her Teacher that she be moved forward going into next year. Maths Speed tests were also a mind block, but these are now completed quickly and accurately. Saphron's report is not due until next week but indications are that
Teachers have been very impressed with her progression. We owe a lot of Saphron's improvements to Melanie with her programme certainly having a very positive effect on our child's learning."
Mark Herbert, December 2008
Father of Saphron
Year 7, Mathematics
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