EDUCATION
Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis; Moscow, Russia July 2005
Masters of Educational Psychology and Psychology of Personality
Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis; Moscow, Russia July 2004
Bachelor of Arts in General Psychology
EXPERIENCE
Anglo-American School, Moscow, Russia February 2015 - November 2015
Substitute On-Call Administrative Assistant
●Answered and directed phone calls
●Organized and scheduled appointments
●Planned meetings and took detailed minutes
●Wrote and distributed email, correspondence memos, letters, faxes and forms
●Developed and maintained a filing system
●Updated and maintained office policies and procedures
●Ordered office supplies and research new deals and suppliers
●Maintained contact lists
●Booked travel arrangements
●Submitted and reconciled expense reports
●Provided general support to visitors
●Acted as the point of contact for internal and external clients
Anglo-American School, Moscow, Russia February 2015 - November 2015
Substitute On-Call Teaching Assistant
●Supervised Pre-k students during snack, outdoor play and throughout the day
●Managed students on field trips during mini camp
●Created arts and crafts lesson plans
●Supervised Pre-k students during snack, lunch, outdoor play and throughout the day
●Managed students on field trips during mini camp
●Created arts and crafts lesson plans
●Distributed and collected workbooks, papers, and other materials for assignments and projects
●Supervised students during emergency drills, assemblies, and play periods
●Kept bulletin board, classroom doors and windows posted with seasonal decorations and student projects
●Supervised class dismissal at the end of each school day
Cambridge International school, Moscow, Russia March 2014 - January 2015
Drama Teacher
●Created lesson plans
●Taught students about plays and the history of drama
●Taught acting principles and techniques to individuals or groups: Conducts readings to evaluate student's talent
●Adapted course of study and training methods to meet student's need and ability
●Taught diction, voice development, and dialects, using voice exercises, speech drills, explanation, lectures, and improvisation
●Discussed and demonstrated vocal and body expression to teach acting styles, character development, and personality projection
●Produced and directed plays for school and public performances
●Auditioned students to select cast and assign parts
●Assisted students in creating their own dramatic pieces
●Organized and managed the learning environment
●Directed performance rehearsals
●Assigned non performing students to backstage production tasks, such as constructing, painting, moving scenery, operating stage light, and sound equipment.
Cambridge International school, Moscow, Russia February 2014 - June 2014
Acting School Coordinator
●Planned special events (e.g. School concerts/various contests and competitions between schools)
●Ensured the quality of the programs offered
●Ensured that the staff has the tools and equipment they need to do their jobs, to monitoring the environment for health and safety hazards.
●Arranged in advance for substitute teachers as needed.
●Participated in organizing meetings, workshops, seminars, etc. (e.g. staff trainings, parent meetings, etc.) for the purpose of identifying issues, gaining knowledge, providing information for staff
●Researched a variety of topics for the purpose of being knowledgeable on trends and changes or making recommendations
●Helped selecting teachers for appointment
●Oriented new teachers
●Helped keeping signs and bulletin boards neat and current
Atlantic International school of Cambridge, Moscow, Russia July 2011- January 2014
Teacher of English (ESL) Teacher of Russian (RSL)
Teacher of Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE)
●Taught ESL and PSHE to Preschool and Elementary School
●Taught ESL and RSL to Elementary School
●Planned, prepared and delivered lessons and assemblies
●Recorded and monitored a student's attendance
●Marked work and gave appropriate feedback to pupils
●Devised and wrote new curriculum materials
●Put up displays in the classroom
●Kept parents updated about their child's progress
●Arranged homework for children
●Prepared children for external examinations, according to Cambridge International Primary Years Program
●Managed children's behavior in the classroom and on school trips
●Contacted parents to resolve a student’s problem
Children's Support Centre foundation, Moscow, Russia June 2010 – July 2011
Assistant Editor Counselor
●Counseled individuals and families to improve mental health
●Collaborated with NGOs, publishing houses, freelance writers and other stakeholders
●Wrote newsletters; distributed and uploaded newsletters
●Used my knowledge of psychology to contribute ideas
●Wrote articles and reports
●Amended articles
●Obtained rights to use materials from other publications
●Dealt phone calls and email queries, e.g. from writers and the public
●Organized and researched projects to tight deadlines
●Collated proofing, editing and writing online content including via social media
●Uploaded text and images to a website using a content management system 1C BITRIX
●Filed, photocopied and other routine administrative tasks
CERTIFICATION
CIE Training (Cambridge International Examinations); Russian as a Second Language teaching; ITheatrics Junior Theatre Teaching
SKILLS
Computer: Proficient in MS Windows, Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Mac
Bilingual: Russian