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NINO O.

Gaborone

Summary

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
9
9
Languages

Work History

In-Charge, Corporate Classes

Alliance Française Gaborone
06.2022 - Current
  • Teaching French to professionals, army and airforce staff, diplomats and other professionals.
  • Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.
  • Business development
  • Train and orientate new staff through programmes I design.
  • Ensure the availability of learning supports through sourcing and maintaining learnig hardware and software.
  • Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
  • Customer service management
  • I plan and imlemtnt events in my section, I support events in other sections.

Instructor of French and English (Part-time)

Alliance Française Gaborone , Osakato Hill
02.2018 - 04.2022
  • Assisted in curriculum development, ensuring alignment with global standards and best practices for effective instruction.
  • Increased student participation via engaging lectures and assignments.


  • Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
  • Designed and implemented language for specific objectives programmes for military staff
  • Provided language and culturla preparation classes for military staff that were to study in Francopone countries.

Lecturer of French for Professionals (Part-time)

Institute of Development Management
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • IDesigned French for Tourum programme for undergraduate management students.
  • Developed and implemented innovative teaching strategies to engage students in lectures and coursework.
  • Evaluated and supervised student activities and performance levels to provide reports on academic progress.
  • Created positive and safe learning environment for students by setting and enforcing classroom code of conduct.
  • Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
  • Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives, leveraging educational technology such as Google Classroom, Google Workspace, Duolingo and Linguascope.
  • Incorporated instructional technologies in course delivery for both in-class and online instruction.

Teacher of French and English

Gaborone International School
1 2012 - 12.2019

  • Boosted cultural awareness by incorporating children's literature from world cultures.
  • Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
  • Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
  • Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.

Instructor of French (Part-time)

Alliance française de Gaborone
01.2009 - 01.2018
  • Taught French to miltary and police staff, as well as professionals from different sectors.
  • Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
  • Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
  • Assisted students in retaining lecture information with creation of guides and course materials.

Social Media Liaison

Gaborone International School
01.2017 - 12.2019
  • Improved the school's social media pages through writing excellent copy.
  • Increased Facebook followers to over 10,000. .


Teacher of French and English

Livingstone Kolobeng College
01.2010 - 12.2011
  • Evaluated students' understanding of course material through examinations and in-depth essay writing.
  • Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.
  • Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
  • Coached chess and doccer to junior highschoolers.

Interpreter and Translator

Osakato Hill
01.2009 - Current
  • Expedited emergency response efforts, working closely with law enforcement, medical personnel, or first responders to provide immediate language support as needed.
  • Assisted in the successful completion of various business projects by providing language support during meetings and presentations.
  • Stayed current on new expressions and cultural changes impacting language translation.
  • Maximized quality control of translated documents.
  • Built and maintained relationships with clients to boost possibility of future collaborations.
  • Contributed to increased customer satisfaction by addressing client concerns through professional interpretation services.
  • Reviewed, edited and proofread translated documents for accuracy.
  • Proofread, edited and improved documents of different sizes.
  • Translated website content from other languages to English.
  • Enabled effective communication during crisis situations, remaining calm under pressure while delivering accurate verbal translations quickly and efficiently.

Teacher of French and English

Mpepu and Meadows Schools
09.2008 - 12.2009
  • Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
  • Taught learners of diverse ages (from 7 to 18 years old).


Teacher of French and Kiswahili/Head of House

Seroma C.H. School
02.2003 - 04.2008


  • Pioneered the first basketball training programme that culminated in the school becoming national basketball champions
  • Headed the International Students Office where I prospected for new business through strategies targeting students from the broader East African region.
  • Provided support to International students (Orientation, counselling, logistics, etc.).
  • Led a team of staff and students as the House Master for House 4.
  • Founded and edited the first school magazine.

Skills

  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Multicultural Sensitivity
  • Technology integration proficiency
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Leading and inspiring, Planning, Mentoring, Assessing and Evaluating
  • Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams and Office
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Schedule Management
  • Co-Teaching and Co-Planning
  • Progress Evaluations

Certification

EXAMINER DELF A1, DELF A2, DELF B1, DELF B2

Achievements Skills

  • Initiated sports tournaments and training programmes in schools I have been in.
  • Initiated and edited magazines in two of the schools I have taught it (Seroma CHS in Uganda and Gaborone International School in Botswana).
  • Branding and marketing activities in schools I have taught in.
  • Came up with innovative and novel ways of teaching and engaging learners e.g. using technology, printed and digital media. Case in point: at Gaborone International School, Botswana (2012 – 2019), initiated learning using the internet where we used, among others, Google Classroom, Liveworksheets.com, Quizlet.com, Busy Beaver and Duolingo, among others.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint applications with a very good knowledge of the IGCSE French Syllabus.
  • Working knowledge of Google Classrooms and Microsoft Teams.
  • Trained and nurtured students in Life Skills.
  • Coached chess, soccer and/or basketball in all the schools I have taught in Uganda, Kenya and Botswana.

Leadership Roles Responsibilities

  • Head of Department (International Admissions and International Students’ Office) - Seroma Christian High School, Uganda
  • Head of Project (Magazines) – Seroma CH School, Uganda and Gaborone International School, Botswana
  • Head of Social Media – Gaborone International School, Botswana

Education Training

  • Bachelor of Education: French, Geography, English – 2002 Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya
  • Alliance française, Gaborone French for Specific Objectives Teaching and Designing Programmes French for Specific Objectives (Business French) Designing and Producing Teaching Aids Classroom Techniques and Fun Activities
  • Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education Lenana School, Nairobi, Kenya

Current Roles

  • Teaching French and English at the Alliance française Gaborone
  • Curriculum Design at the Alliance française Gaborone
  • Business Development at the Alliance française Gaborone
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Corporate Relations

References

  • Angelique Saverino, Director, Alliance française de Gaborone, 00267 395 1650, Gaborone, Botswana, dir@afgaborone.org
  • Mercy Pickup, Head of Secondary, Gaborone International School, 00267 316 2230, Gaborone, Botswana, MPickup@gis.co.bw
  • Nomagugu Charama, Senior Teacher of French, Thornhill School, Gaborone, +26772689169, Gaborone, Botswana, noma.charama@gmail.com

Software

Arc-en-Ciel

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Microsoft Word

Google Workspace

Microsoft Teams

Canva

Interests

Technology

Travel

Global Affairs

Sports (Football, rugby and golf)

Reading and Writing

Timeline

In-Charge, Corporate Classes

Alliance Française Gaborone
06.2022 - Current

Lecturer of French for Professionals (Part-time)

Institute of Development Management
01.2021 - 01.2022

Instructor of French and English (Part-time)

Alliance Française Gaborone , Osakato Hill
02.2018 - 04.2022

Social Media Liaison

Gaborone International School
01.2017 - 12.2019

Teacher of French and English

Livingstone Kolobeng College
01.2010 - 12.2011

Interpreter and Translator

Osakato Hill
01.2009 - Current

Instructor of French (Part-time)

Alliance française de Gaborone
01.2009 - 01.2018

Teacher of French and English

Mpepu and Meadows Schools
09.2008 - 12.2009

Teacher of French and Kiswahili/Head of House

Seroma C.H. School
02.2003 - 04.2008

Teacher of French and English

Gaborone International School
1 2012 - 12.2019
EXAMINER DELF A1, DELF A2, DELF B1, DELF B2
DALF C1: Advanced Diploma in French – 2019
DELF B2: Diploma in French – 2019
UCLES IGCSE French Examiner 2014
UCLES IGCSE English Examiner 2011
DALF C2 French Proficiency 2023

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