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ENTREPRENEURS

Meet Lauren Dyason and Kirsten anything that is a person’s ultimate
weakness we call their kryptonite,
Raubenheimer, the latest in a growing which maths and science are to
many students. Lauren and Kirsten’s
list of budding entrepreneurs on mission is to help scholars overcome
their “kryptonite” in maths and
Cornwall Hill Estate. science so that they can ultimately
follow whatever their passion in life
is, without being held back by poor
marks.
ntrepreneurship Kirsten also attended Cornwall
is important to Hill College and is currently in her The tutoring aids developed by
the economy. In third year of engineering studies, Lauren and Kirsten for Krypton
fact, according to with a special interest in business Tutoring are impressive:
Ebizcommunity.com, the development. She began tutoring • Condensed summaries on the
success of the South African economy Cornwall Hill College science syllabus for the year;
- as in economies around the globe - students three years ago. As befits • Thousands of multiple choice
lies in the hands of the entrepreneurs, an engineering student, Kirsten and past paper questions with
the small businesses and enterprises developed a method to effectively memorandums and detailed
that support them (Chetan Goshalia, study mathematics and science as explanations; and
Bizcommunity December 2018). well as ways to prepare for exam • Scientific definitions flash cards.
Our Cornwall Hill Estate resident’s questions. She says the method
community boasts many such effectively bridges the gap between Krypton Tutoring currently has seven
entrepreneurs and small businesses, classroom and exam paper, and has tutors with plans to recruit a further
and I always take pleasure in meeting proven results in the improved marks two to meet demand. With a focus on
these business people and hearing of the scholars she has tutored. maths and science scholars in grade
their stories, especially when the 10 – 12 from the local community,
entrepreneurs are as young and It was at the start of the 2021 they offer individual tutoring either
dynamic as Lauren Dyason and Kirsten academic year that Kirsten and at home or at Cornwall Hill College
Raubenheimer. Lauren decided to join forces (for Cornwall Hill College students). As
and, using Kirsten’s method and well as the regular tutoring, they also
Lauren, daughter of Di and Alex Lauren’s knowledge of teaching offer tests analysis with personalised
Dyason, has lived on the estate since methodologies, create their tutoring feedback to show scholars exactly
2002 and attended Cornwall Hill business specialising in mathematics where they are slipping up and
College before attending university and science: Krypton Tutoring. missing out on marks – as they put it,
and, through a detour in medicine, Through a clever play on words, they “to show them what they don’t know
finding her passion in education. She came up with the name based on so that they don’t waste time studying
is currently in her second year of a Kirsten’s initials - KR; on the periodic the things they know already” and
teaching degree and has three years table this is the element for Krypton. Saturday morning workshops. They
of tutoring experience. As most people will remember, also focus on open communication
Kryptonite is a fictional substance between them, the scholar and the
from the Superman comic book parents by means of feedback reports
series. The glowing green crystalline and evaluations.
material was created from the remains
of Superman’s native planet Hearing about the work these two
of Krypton and has a young entrepreneurs have put into
detrimental effect on their business and the controls
IT TAKES TWO it is that sustainability, one understands
Superman. Thus
they have for ensuring quality and
that they live their philosophy of
being results-driven. Their plans to
TO TUTOR recruit more tutors, constantly
grow the content and
delivery methods of their
tutoring aids and ultimately
to publish a book to assist
senior grade maths and science
scholars, bode well for a rosy
future and a positive impact
on the scholars they tutor, and
ultimately the economy. They are
true Super (wo)men entrepreneurs.

Contact Krypton Tutoring on 071 385 7167

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