Caitlin Hines

I’m from Dallas, but I have been living overseas since 2017. I have an associates degree in Social Sciences and a Bachelor of Science degree in early childhood to 6th grade education from the University of North Texas. Working with young children is definitely nothing new to me. My experience is a little over 10 years, starting with little jobs such as babysitting, day care employee, substitute and tutor.

I worked for KUMON back home, which is a tutoring program that focuses on reading and math for children 5–18. I taught grade five, ages 10-11, in Coppell, TX. I realized I wasn’t quite ready to go into my career, I wanted to see the world. I found a wonderful family in Australia and I was their Au Pair for one year, before I came here to Heidelberg.

Branching out into a foreign land is what I needed to gain more knowledge and experience of different learning and teaching strategies. I have learned a substantial amount of information in America, but I want to discover the unfamiliar. I have learned a great deal about children, education and had amazing college professors!

I support each child as a unique individual, while guiding him/her toward their goals because nothing is more important to me than building confidence within young children. It is absolutely essential to instill an appreciation for knowledge as early as 2 years old, as well as guiding them in finding his/her self-worth. It is amazing how much you can learn from one child, and I am excited to be working with the DAI to learn about children from all over the world.

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