| Objective |
My long term goal is to work
with children that exhibit emotional, social, physical or learning
maladjustment.
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| Summary of Qualifications |
For the last three years I
have taught pre-school and performed all teaching functions such as filling out
and following curriculum lessons, and making sure parents are kept up to date
in their child's progress. I also did my Senior practicum for my BA in
psychology in a Head Start classroom. I have taught dance to three to six
year-olds since the twelth grade. I also gained valuable experience doing
volunteer work with Brazil's street children while going to high school in
São Paulo.
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| Education |
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| Interests and Activities |
Classical Ballet, Amnesty International member, child abuse
prevention, race relations. In college I was on the President's List, the
Dean's List, and received a David Verekee Scholarship.
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| Languages |
Native English and
Portuguese, good comprenension of Spanish.
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Volunteer Experience
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Worked with street children in Brazil. Assistant Artistic Director
for the Denton Civic Ballet
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Extracurricular Activities
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Classical Baller, reading, snow-boarding
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| Work Experience |
| 1999-present: |
The Da Vinci School, Preschool Teacher |
| 1998-1999 |
Bent Tree Child Development Center
, Preschool Teacher |
| 1998: |
Mckinney St. Baptist Child Development Center, Preschool
Teacher |
| 1997: |
Great Adventures in Learning, Preschool Teacher |
| 1994-1997 (summers): |
Richardson YMCA, Camp Counsler |
| 1993-1997: |
Kids Dance Company, Dance Teacher |
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| Research |
Dyslexia, Street
Children, Drug Prevalence in Hispanic Youth, Race in Therapy, Children's
Temperament and Learning, Children and Bereavement, Coping with Cancer in the
Family, Adlerian vs. Person-Centered Therapy. |
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