Welcome to Kip McGrath Mornington!

My name is Luke Henderson-Wilson and I have recently become the Director of Kip McGrath Mornington.

For the past 18 months I have been tutoring in the Mornington centre and loved it so much that when the opportunity to own the centre came up I jumped at the opportunity.

I firmly believe that all children can learn provided their individual needs are fully understood and met. Starting with a Free Assessment, I find out where a child needs help and from that point I create a program that focuses on improving their school results. While improving a students school results is important, key to the tutoring we offer at Kip McGrath Mornington is mastering those core numeracy and literacy skills.

It is very exciting to be a part of a child's success and I look forward to helping more children in the Mornington area.

If you would like to book a free assessment for your child, please call me at the centre on
03 5973 5440 or fill in the online form and I will get in contact with you.

 

Why Kip McGrath tutors in Small Groups of 4-6 students

The main aim of tutoring is to help the child reach a point where he/she is able to fit into a classroom situation at school. Students who attend Kip McGrath Education Centres are tutored in small groups of up to 4 or 6 students because:

• A shared sense of purpose is contagious. (Students work better when others around them are focused, active and proud of what they are achieving).
• A key aim of tutoring is to develop independent learners. Students do this more quickly and effectively if they are shown how to do it and then do it on their own.
• It is less threatening (and therefore better for learning) for a student to be given space to process new learning without teacher involvement. They still have the security of constant help.
• Students move far more confidently from a small group tutoring setting (4-6 students) to a large school classroom (25-30 students) than from a one-to-one adult/student setting.
• In a small group setting, students are encouraged to model each other’s positive behaviours.
• Students build self-esteem by being role models for other students in the group.
• Students enjoy meeting other students. Friendship is a powerful motivator in a structured, cheerful and carefully monitored environment.
  Individual attention is still possible in a group of four or six.