Tomas

I am Argentinian by birth, but have also lived in Spain, France, England, Scotland, USA, China and Hong Kong. I hold a BA in International Relations (2014) from Emory University (Atlanta, USA) - U.S. PPE equivalent -, and achieved a 2:1 in my MRes (MSc) in Social Anthropology from the University of St. Andrews (2021, Scotland), and a First for my thesis and fieldwork. I am currently doing a PhD in Anthropology. Spanish and English are my native languages. I attended British schools from the age of 5 to 18, and have studied and worked in Anglo-Saxon countries primarily.
I am an interdisciplinary creative thinker with extensive inter-personal and communication skills. Passionate about anthropology, sociology, philosophy, ecology, literature, economics, history, and politics. I have spent the majority of my career developing strategy for global brands, carrying out qualitative and quantitative research on a variety of subjects, and leading workshops for clients seeking to understand consumers from alternative points of views - anthropological, sociological, philosophical, economic, political, historical, etc. Nevertheless, my aim is to become a university professor, and as such, I have been tutoring professionally for over five years in order to learn and improve my pedagogical approaches.

I dedicate my free time to volunteering, calisthenics, climbing, writing, curating multimedia exhibitions, writing news articles, and partaking in collaborative creative projects.

Willing to travel: 20 miles

Experience: I tutored for over 5 years for students mainly attending British (KS2/3, GCSE, A-Level) and International Schools (MYP, IB Diploma). I am passionate about social sciences, humanities, and literature (English, Spanish, French, Nigerian and Russian), which in combination with my experience and interpersonal social skills, allows me to rapidly build trusting and mutually respectful bonds with my students. I am in touch with many of my past students to this day, some of whom are attending UPenn, Lancaster, Warwick, SOAS, St. Andrews, Stanford, Spanish and Dutch universities. I am currently teaching undergraduate seminars in the University of London circuit in Anthropology, Political Science and Economics.

I have over five years of experience tutoring students in the following subjects at KS2, KS3, GCSE, AS, A-Level, IB (Both SL and HL), and undergraduate levels:
English Literature
Economics
Business Studies
History
Spanish
TOK
Philosophy
EFL
Political Science
Anthropology
I have also guided and assisted students with personal statements, university applications, and the application process for UK and USA universities.

I genuinely believe in an ergonomic approach to tutoring, that is, everyone is different, and thus, I prioritise knowing my students and finding ways of teaching subjects that resonate with their own interests and affinities. This means I rely on bringing in real world examples of the concepts learnt in their respective curriculums so that they can understand how their textbook concepts are practically applied all over the world, and more importantly, how it affects them individually. Furthermore, I believe that tutoring is not only about relaying and making academic concepts understandable, but is also about developing a students confidence and finding their own voice.

DBS Check: Yes