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Réka Rohonyi

Budapest, II.

Summary

Enthusiastic and energetic mentor and teacher, with a passion for helping students figure out their career orientation and then preparing them for pursuing their dream through getting into higher education abroad. I am motivated by my own educational journey, and aided by skills honed during 6 years of teaching and mentoring high school students.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Class mentor

Pesthidegkúti Waldorf Iskola
Budapest
09.2023 - 06.2025
  • Tracked academic progress and personal well-being of 29 students
  • Provided one-on-one academic guidance and if needed, counselling and emotional support
  • Planned and executed multiple class trips and special projects
  • Guided class in organising and executing school-wide events
  • Collaborated closely with parents during both class-wide and individual parent-teacher meetings

Secondary school English teacher

Pesthidegkúti Waldorf Iskola
Budapest
09.2019 - 06.2025
  • Designed annual curriculum for grades 8-13th, with a focus on improving speaking abilities and fostering critical thinking
  • Created and executed lesson plans, utilising diverse ways of learning
  • Integrated current issues of high interest into the curriculum, especially from social sciences, public discourse and politics
  • Offered IELTS preparation to students applying abroad
  • Provided help in writing college application essays
  • Introduced debating and organized a Debate Club

Freelance translator and simultaneous interpreter

Ipsos, Kopint-Datorg, various companies
Budapest
09.2000 - 04.2016

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology and Comparative Study of Religion

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachussets
09.1992 - 06.1996

Master of Arts - Religion

Harvard Divinity School
Cambridge, Massachussetts
09.1996 - 06.1999

Khon Kaen University
Thailand
09.1994 - 01.1995

St. Paul's School
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
09.1990 - 06.1991

Skills

  • Excellent interpersonal skills (connecting with all kinds of people easily, interacting with teenagers in engaging way)
  • Outstanding writing and editing skills, competency in helping students improve their writing
  • My adaptability has helped me make transitions with ease, first from the world of acedeme to that of public opinion research and translation/interpeting, then from there to secondary school teaching

Timeline

Class mentor

Pesthidegkúti Waldorf Iskola
09.2023 - 06.2025

Secondary school English teacher

Pesthidegkúti Waldorf Iskola
09.2019 - 06.2025

Freelance translator and simultaneous interpreter

Ipsos, Kopint-Datorg, various companies
09.2000 - 04.2016

Master of Arts - Religion

Harvard Divinity School
09.1996 - 06.1999

Khon Kaen University
09.1994 - 01.1995

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology and Comparative Study of Religion

Harvard University
09.1992 - 06.1996

St. Paul's School
09.1990 - 06.1991
Réka Rohonyi