Hi, I’m Eleni!
I’m an Educational Consultant, Youth Mentor and EFT Practitioner.
Before quitting my job to work full-time as an independent consultant and EFT therapist specialized in working with stress, anxiety and academic success, I was a classroom teacher.
Below you will find the outstanding academic success achievements of the History and IB TOK students in my care from that chapter in my career as an international educator.
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES: Teacher of History (2012-2022) & Theory of Knowledge (2012-16), w/t additional responsibility TOK Coordinator(2015-16)
I led by example to help raise student achievement further in the May 2016 TOK Department results, compared to May 2015. Modeled ambitious expectations, both as an IB Diploma teacher of hundreds of IB Diploma students (Theory of Knowledge and IB History) and as an IGCSE History teacher.
IGCSE History
- Summer 2014: 50% A*s (school average: 31% A*), 85% achieved an A*/A, and 97% achieved an A*/A/B.
- Summer 2015: 55% A*s, 78% A*/A, and 100% achieved an A*/A/B.
- Summer 2016: 40% achieved A*, 73% A*/A, 87% A*/A/B ,
- Summer 2017: 61% achieved A* (school avg: 30%), 93% achieved A*/A (school avg: 81%) and the lowest grade was a B.
- Summer 2018: A* (13), A (6), B (2), G (1) = 23 total. (57% A*, 83% A*/A, 91% A*/A/B [the year all 3 exams the hardest IGCSE exams I’ve seen]
- Summer 2019: A* (6), A (2), B (3) = 11 total (55% A*, 73% A*/A, 100% A*/A/B). The most vulnerable group ever taught (all but 3 didn’t have learning/physical/writing disabilities or serious mental health challenges)
IB History & History EXTENDED ESSAY SUPERVISOR
- 2012-2017: 14 of my Higher Level IB History students achieved a 7. Most of my HL and SL History students achieve a 6 in the IB Diploma.
- 2012-2017: I was the EE History supervisor for 11 students, 9 of whom achieved an A or a B in their Extended Essay. Only 1 student achieved a C.
Theory of Knowledge
My work as TOK Coordinator ended with 14 TOK candidates achieving an ‘A’ in TOK, which represents 22% of the May 2016 cohort (64 DP candidates), when I decided to go part-time to reduce my unsustainable workload by stopping taking on any more big TOK classes. That’s 14% higher than the world average percentage of students getting ‘A’ in TOK, and a 4% increase compared to our May 2015 TOK results. A solid 39% achieved a ‘B’ in both May 2015 (61 candidates) and May 2016 cohorts (64 candidates).
MY SPEAKING/HOSTING EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
October 2018, I hosted an online conference called the Stress Less Summit for international schools that offer the IB Diploma. The 10-15 minute interviews were broadcast to an audience of 900+ parents, teachers and school leaders in the IB World community. Interview recordings available – click here to watch.
August 2019, 7th ENSEC Conference in Hungary, hosted by the Faculty of Education and Psychology at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE). Presentation: “Well-being Education in Secondary Schools: Building It In, Rather Than Bolting It On”
October 2019, IB Global Conference in Abu Dhabi, hosted by the IBO. Presentation title: “IB Learner Profile: A Self-Reflection Tool for IB Teachers”
October 2021, IB Students Conference, Breaking Horizons, hosted by the IB World Schools, Prepas UPAEP. Presentation: “Stories From My Life: Successes, Failures, and Finding My Purpose”. Recording available – click here to watch.
June-July 2022, 8th ENSEC Conference in Romania hosted by University Stefan cel Mare Suceava (hybrid, virtual workshop deliver). Workshop: “EFT Tapping for Adult Social and Emotional Learning.”
WHAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID
