bio

Introducing: Simon Leclerc

Title: CELTA course assessor

Simon Leclerc has been involved in the education field, both research and training, since 1997.  His initial work experiences with education were through research projects at Wilfrid Laurier University where he conducted counselling groups for high-risk students.  This led to his work in researching the influences of residential mobility on academic success and socialization.

After some travel around Canada, Simon completed his CELTA certification at LSC Toronto in 2000 where he took on ESL teaching duties at LSC until 2003.  At that point, he decided to pursue a Bachelor of Education for K-grade 6 and spent some time in the public sector.  Having added to his experience, Simon came back to ESL instruction at LSC and also developed curriculum.  Two projects of note were a young learners summer program for ages 5 to 16 (for those from disadvantaged regions of Mexico) and redevelopment of a teacher training course for non-native speakers and TKT preparation. (more…)