Hi, I'm Kristy Kassie. I am an English and ESL Instructor, published creative writer and private tutor originally from Trinidad and Tobago. I now live in Vancouver, Canada. My passion is working with people to meet their educational and professional goals.
I believe in:
Until March 2020, I taught face-to-face in small and medium-sized classrooms in New Westminster, Burnaby, Surrey and Richmond. Currently, my classes are on Zoom, What's App and Messenger.
Morning, afternoon and evening classes available. Contact me to set up a schedule.
Do you want to speak English better? Let me help you.
Give your employees SPACE to:
Reading and writing gets harder in Grade 11 and 12. Let me help you in:
You want to start an academy or training school that grants Canadian certificates and diplomas. Let me help you with the accreditation process:
Make public events and live theatre productions accessible for people who are blind or partially-sighted by including someone with lived experience in your planning process:
I had the pleasure of working with 29 talented and ambitious adults, from 13 countries, at Golden Boy Foods in Burnaby, BC. Students in my first two groups met with me over Zoom for 1 hour a day, Monday to Friday. As the word spread that English class was fun and not scary, and as managers started to notice improvement in communication and morale, more students were added to my schedule. At the height of the program, I had 18 students in a 40-hour week. I learned so much about food production and packaging, maintenance and sanitation, quality assurance and standard operating procedures. My students learned pronunciation tricks, grammar and spelling patterns and how small attitude changes could improve teamwork. On May 14, 2022, I was so proud to celebrate these amazing individuals in person at a graduation party at the Inn at the Quay in New Westminster. I also visited Golden Boy Foods in-person on two occasions to acknowledge the expertise of each person I taught.
Modern Biology is an experience tailor-made for people who are blind or partially-sighted. I read the event description and knew I wanted to attend. The staff at Indian Summer Festival made me feel so welcome!
When accessibility is implemented from the start, everyone feels welcome. Read my Review of Morag, You're a Long Time Deid.
I am excited to be involved with the pUsH Festival as their Low Vision Consultant for the third year in a row. I hope that people with vision loss will take the opportunity to check out the variety of low-vision friendly content being offered both live and virtually this year.