Veron Naidoo

I am from Durban, South Africa and have been living and working in Saudi Arabia for the past 20 years. I started my career as a Math teacher and then went into school counseling. I am passionate about working with students and counseling.  I have a wealth of experience teaching Math.  In my counseling career, I have vast experience with career and college counseling as well as academic and socio-emotional counseling.

I have worked as a Math Teacher having experience teaching Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, College Algebra, Functions Stats and Trig, Precalculus, Discrete Math and SAT Prep Math.  I also have experience teaching Geography, Biology, English, AP Human Geography, and AP Microeconomics.  I have experience as an academic, career and college counselor as well as a socio-emotional counselor.   I have been invited to and visited many university fairs and have knowledge of universities, application processes and acceptance procedures throughout the world.  I have worked with International Schools Group (ISG) (Saudi Arabia) for 18 years in these various positions.

I completed my Doctorate in Counseling Psychology (2016) at Breyer State University - USA-  Doctorate Thesis: Thoughts, feelings and emotions of expatriate students in a Saudi Arabian school.  The research that I completed here helped me understand expatriate students and the challenges that they face when they move from one country to another as a result of their parents work.  This equipped me with further with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude that is required in my profession working with expatriate students.  This definitely helped me understand all students…. the way they think, the challenges they face and the decisions that they have to make along the way. 

Prior to this I completed my Masters degree in Educational Psychology through the University of South Africa (2007). Masters Dissertation: Teacher Competencies in an International School in Saudi Arabia.

University  of KwaZulu-Natal - Bachelor of Education - Honours degree in Education

February 1994 - December 1995,  Durban, South Africa

University of KwaZulu-Natal - Higher Diploma in Education – Special Methods, Guidance & counseling  1991, Durban, South AfricaUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal - Honour’s Degree in Psychology, Emphasis on Neuropsychology and Developmental & Counseling Psychology February 1988 –  December 1989, Durban, South Africa

University of KwaZulu-Natal - Bachelor of Arts, Psychology & Geography

February 1985-  December 1987, Durban,  South Africa,