Student: Lambert L. (Gr. 11 French Student) "On top of being a supportive tutor, Leigh shared incredibly useful ideas and tailored resources with me to support my learning. After only the first couple of weeks, I immediately found significant improvements in my French speaking, writing, and listening abilities. My grades in class skyrocketed, and I could not have asked for a better tutor to work with!"
School Principal, Brad. L. (Grade 6) "In Leigh McCarthy, you have a passionate educator who is caring, fun, and flexible. She works hard for the benefit of the students and the program."
Student: A.J. (Gr. 2 French Student)"You were kind."
Student: T.S. (Gr. 2 French Student)"You always have that teaching spirit and that laugh that will make us feel better."
School Principal, Sandra A. (Grades 9-12) Leigh's dedication to *** High School went beyond the classroom. She was one of the teacher leaders/supervisors for the Peer Leaders Group at ***. This group of students led inclusive activities around the school, teaming to join students who ate lunch alone in the cafeteria each day. The main mandate of the group was to build awareness, in events throughout the school year, surrounding mental health issues and wellness strategies for everyone."
Parent: Qi W. (Son in Gr. 7 - ESL Student) "Leigh is not only a highly qualified one on one tutor but also a good friend to students. We are new comers here. My son is in Grade 7 and his English is not that good. Due to COVID-19, he lost the opportunity to go to school and the environment to practice English. His classmates do not like to discuss and do tasks with him in virtual classes, which makes him really frustrated. Leigh customized the tutoring content according to my son's situation. Sometimes she guide him to finish homework, sometimes she helped him read recent news. And sometimes she let him to do a presentation. The presentation's topic is about my son's most interested video game. I believe my son would be very glad to do that. Under her tutoring, my son recover his confidence and sense of humor. Leigh's slogan is DIFFERENTIATE LEARNING. I believe that slogan perfectly matches the reality. And the tutoring is affordable to everyone. Highly recommend!"
Parent: Joanna M. (Daughter in Grade 8/9 - French Student) "You helped my daughter in profound ways I can't even find the words to describe, during a very difficult time in her life. It was so hard for her, having intense pure thought OCD and social anxiety -- brought on by bullying in school -- and needing to homeschool for those two years because of it. When she was getting ready to go back to school, her fear that she would be behind and kids would figure out she'd missed school and judge her and mock her for being "different," was off the charts. So it was a gift when you tutored her before she went back, to make sure she was caught up. What you did went far beyond tutoring. You were so gentle, positive, and encouraging. It was healing for her. You made her feel confident but also it was more than this. The effect you had on her was magical. She ended up getting all A's in French. So I thank you for helping her academically, as well as everything else you did.