Volunteer

Kampala International School of Uganda 2008 – ongoing
Senior Prom Committee 2009-2010

  • Introduced a Senior prom for Yr 11-13 students, including formal dance & pre-event for parents
  • Facilitated fundraising through student auction, bake sales, and teacher-student basketball match
  • Met with professional decorator & fashioned decor to create theme of “Magic Under the Stars”
  • Planned gift-boxes & memorial CD of professional photographs of the event
PTA (Parent Teacher Association) 2009-ongoing

  • Only Secondary teacher to volunteer
  • Enhancing communication between parents & staff members
  • Assisting with various community events to raise spirit (Love Valentines Day Bazaar) and funds (Breast Cancer Awareness day)
Student Council 2009- ongoing

  • Elected by KISU’s Student Council as teacher representative
  • mentored council members through the successful organization of events which raised money for various charities
  • contributes to the improvement of the overall morale of the school
Yearbook 2008-ongoing

  • Launched KISU Yearbook, coordinating with students and printing company for layout and production
  • Integrated Primary & Secondary yearbook during move to one campus, spear-heading all administrative work
Community Service Committee, Kampala, Uganda

  • Promoting the qualities associated with compassionate and responsible citizenship
  • Participating in activities which aim to develop and extend the individual student; develop a spirit of discovery and self-reliance; inspire an awareness, concern and responsibility to serve the community and in it’s disadvantaged in particular
Math & Science Help Club, Kampala Uganda 2008 – 2009
  • Clarified complicated concepts and addressed difficulties for any students in a weekly drop-in help session
  • Guided students in homework and classroom assignments
IB Cultural Exchange Leader, Kampala Uganda 2008 – 2009
  • Engineered program for IB students from the International School of Frankfurt to come to Uganda and experience life & culture while gaining CAS hours towards their diploma
  • Designed a program that incorporated Creativity (Bark Cloth design with local artist), Action (White water rafting on Nile River) and Service (volunteer with local Street Kids program) elements to address values of the International Baccalaureate
International School of Frankfurt 2007 – 2008
Science Club & Fair Coordinator, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Demonstrated a commitment to Science through initiation of an extra-curricular Science club and as the organizer of a Lower Secondary Science Fair coordinator
Kindergarten Classroom, Frankfurt, Germany 2006 – 2008
  • Tended to twenty children during after-lunch playtime weekly to help classroom teacher
  • Generated a fun, stimulating learning environment through various actions such as stories and poems read aloud and colouring activities
Education Student Association 2005 – 2006
Vice-President Social Coordinator, Peterborough, Canada

  • Initiated social events such as Semi-formal dance and movie nights resulting in student integration and
  • Founded Benevolent Fund to help fellow Education students in financial need
Hamilton Hebrew Academy 2004 – 2005
Resource and Classroom, Hamilton, Canada

  • Developed private tutoring program for two struggling students in Hebrew
  • Compiled notes for students with IEPs
  • Successfully clarified Science and English concepts resulting in extra tutoring opportunities
Caledonia Martial Arts Academy 1997 – 2006
Karate Coach, Caledonia, Canada

  • Empowered women through self-defense seminars
  • Strengthened students’ bodies and minds through discipline and training
  • Instilled self-respect and self-esteem
Cote St. Luc Emergency Services 2001 – 2002
Paramedic Level I, Montreal, Canada

  • Completed over 400 classroom and on-road hours to become certified
  • Effectively responded to hundreds of 911 emergency calls