Nayely Phonics

My passion is empowering children to excel in life!

 

For the past decade I have spent my career working with children, youth & family educators locally and around the world. At the core of this work is a dedication to excellence and continuous improvement in education for children.

 

My passion for empowering children stemmed from working on reducing child labour in the Philippines and China. My path in child protection led me to teaching kids English. I love teaching ages 4-10 because those are the core years where an educator can spark curiosity, inspire imagination, and empower learning. After teaching in conventional classrooms I wanted to offer children, in Zürich, a playful opportunity to learn how to read & write, and that is how www.nayelyphonics.com was born. My aim is to offer children a stress free literacy education where they can laugh and play while they learn. My drive to teach children is inspired by all those little sparkling eyes jumping for joy to take part in my lessons.

 

“One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” ~Malala Yousafzi

 

My career journey:

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After receiving a Bachelor's in Sociology, I moved from California to New York City for a Master of Social Work (MSW) program.

 

In 2012 I was working on education projects to reduce child labour in Asia. During my masters program I had the opportunity to intern at a law firm, in Beijing. I was working on comparative research to reduce child labour in factories. During my free time I was teaching English at a local school. Little did I know that teaching in Beijing was going to be the beginning of my passion for teaching children English. Teaching was lovely, but my heart was invested in child protection at the time.

 

In 2013 I graduated from Columbia University with a MSW and moved to the Philippines to work on reducing child labour with the U.S Peace Corps. For 27 months I got to work on advocacy, livelihoods, and education projects.

 

After my projects ended, in 2015, I moved to Switzerland and the universe welcomed me back to teaching. I got my certification in Teaching English as an Additional Language and continuously participate in the science of reading trainings in order to deliver quality lessons. 

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I have been teaching in Zürich for 10 years and love teaching ages 4-10 because one can really see the impact that education can have on a child and how I, as their teacher, can impact the eagerness to want to learn based on my lesson delivery. I have had the privilege of combining social work and teaching which makes my lesson delivery unique in that the child’s learning is being nurtured holistically (personal, social, emotional, and cognitive development) together with the parents.