Profile

Alberta Certified teacher with a Masters degree in Environment and Development. Academic focus - Environmental Conservation, Sustainability and Biodiversity in the Urban Landscape. 29 years of experience in training and development. Other specialisations include English Language Arts, Geography, Environmental Studies and Life Skills. Accustomed to working in a diverse workplace with a focus on institiutuonal excellence and achievement, including administration. Deeply committed to empowering students and colleagues with life skills support programs.

Professional Experience

Gained valuable administrative and management experience as the Acting Head of Department –Humanities at secondary school level.

Appointed as sub-examiner in Geography for the Provincial Department of Education & Training and the KwaZulu Department of Education and Culture between 1995 – 2008

Appointed as Sub-Examiner for English Language Arts - grade 12.

Supervised internal examinations, organized scheduling and running of internal examinations.

Developed curriculum based on assessment standards for English Language Arts and Life Orientation coursework as part of the cluster examination teams

Member of team “item bank testing” for the Department of Geography-Provincial Department of Education & Culture: 1993 – 1994.

Experience with stock control, creating budget estimates for intra-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Gained experience in budget estimates as member of school’s finance committee

Classroom Management Skills:

oManaged all aspects of daily teaching, often in a very challenging environment.

oAdministered and controlled all documents for management of form class.

oElected as ‘Teacher Liason’ to the Representative Council of Learners.

oCommunication and regular reporting to parents

oRecording of student continuous assessment marks for progress reports

Professional Development

Attended workshops on ‘multicultural education’. Skilled in managing a multicultural classroom and understanding the needs of students from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.

Attended a waste management seminar hosted by the Department of Education & Culture Co-ordinated a successful, sustainable school waste management programme.

Student Programs and Youth Development

Developed and implemented environmental education programmes at school level.

Empowered pupils to start up local “eco-clubs”

Initiated a paper recycling project.

Undertook organization of various environmental tours for students in KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.

Introduced a Youth Empowerment Programme called the Breath, Water, Sound Program for self development and managing stress.

Intoduced Yoga as a new activity for purposes of assessment towards Physical Education

Developed social responsibility programmes such as involvement in charity drives and anti-drug campaigns on a continuous basis..

Employment History

Sales Associate 7-Eleven Convenience Store Nov14-Mar15

MARKLANDS SECONDARY SCHOOL, South Africa 1991-2013

RESERVOIR HILLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, Durban, South Africa 1989-1990

GLENOVER SECONDARY SCHOOL, Durban, South Africa 1987-1988

STANWEST SECONDARY SCHOOL, Standerton, 1985-1986

UMKOMAAS SECONDARY SCHOOL, Durban, South Africa 1984-1984

(Worked in industrial and commercial enterprises during school

vacation on a continual basis)

Education

IQAS (International Qualification Assessment Service) Accreditation: Edmonton,

Canada. 2014

Interim Teaching Certificate---Alberta 2014

Registration Elk Island Public Schools 2014

University of Durban-Westville – B.A. Degree. Majors – English & Geography 1983

University of South Africa- Higher Education Diploma (Post Graduate) 1989

Rand Afrikaans University – Further Diploma in Computer Education 1997

Unversity of Durban-Westville – Masters Degree in Arts

Specialisation - Environment & Development 2002

Volunteer Work

Volunteer with the Chatsworth Anti-Drug Forum

Volunteer with the “Art of Living Foundation”

Participated in “Creation of a Stress Free Society” workshops

References available on request

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