Geoffrey S. Merrill

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North Bethesda, MD 20852

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781-***-****-cellular

Objective: My primary objective is to apply the skills I have gained in the fields of politics and education and direct them towards a permanent career as a middle school or upper school English Language Arts, history, or political science teacher in a prestigious school committed to scholastic development in the Washington, D.C metropolitan area. I have worked as an elementary and secondary teacher for several years, both domestically and internationally, and possess the desired knowledge and skills to be a competent and successful educator. This experience includes several years in Taiwan during which time I was employed as both an elementary ELA teacher, middle school world history and geography teacher, high school American history instructor, as well as co-director at two highly-structured and demanding curricula, for which I received immense praise and recognition. My strong interpersonal, logistical, and analytical skills, as well as my exceptional proficiency in oral and written English, make me an ideal candidate for a position in this field.

Education

Cambridge College School of Education, Cambridge, MA, Feb., 2011-Jan, 2012, Feb.-May, 2015 M. Ed. received May, 2015

National Taiwan Normal University, Center for Chinese Language & Cultural Studies, Taipei, Taiwan, Sept., 2001-Feb., 2004

Enrolled in a global, highly-competitive, and challenging program at one of Taiwan’s most highly-regarded curricula. Completed two and one-half years at school and received a General Certificate of Completion of Extended Studies.

Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, Sept, 1996-June, 2000

B.A. in Government received June, 2000. Active in Government Club, Student Senate, Asian Cultural Society, college disc jockey, campus newspaper, campus tours, and intramural swimming and tennis competitor.

Paid Employment

Hsinchu County American School, Zhubei City, Taiwan, Social Studies Teacher, August, 2018-August, 2019

Acted as a sixth-grade and eleveth-grade history teacher, seventh-grade Eastern Geography teacher, and the director of the pet care club at a new school with an ethnically diverse student body in an affluent area of Hsinchu County. The school emphasizes education in an English-language environment.

Korrnell Academy, Zhubei City, Taiwan, Elementary Teacher, Feb.-July, 2018

Taught first and second grade social studies, phonics, and science courses in a private, elementary, English-language school in an affluent district of Hsinchu County. Additionally, I worked at an afternoon cram school affiliated with Korrnell. The latter included fourth grade mathematics, second grade science, and first grade English Language Arts and science courses.

18k American Language School, Taipei, Taiwan, ELA and Mathematics Teacher, July, 2017-Nov., 2017

Served in a private cram school in the Tienmu District of Taipei, Taiwan. I worked with various-sized classrooms comprised of first grade through third grade students seeking to improve their competency of English grammar and vocabulary. Additionally, I taught several mathematics courses with the same students.

Alexandria City Public Schools, Alexandria, VA, Long-Term Substitute Teacher, August, 2013-June, 2016

Served as a long-term substitute teacher for a large number of public schools in Alexandria, VA, teaching a vast number of grades and courses. This period included two separate six month periods as an American History and United States Civics teacher.

Brown Elementary School, Somerville, MA, Social Studies and Science Teacher, Jan., 2011-Dec., 2012

Served as a fourth-grade and fifth-grade teacher at the oldest elementary school in Sommerville, as well as the school with the highest standardized exam scores, in Somerville, MA. During this time, I was employed as an instructor for social studies and science courses for a total of four homerooms.

Beijing Royal Academy, Beijing, China, History and ESL Teacher, Jan., 2009-Nov., 2010

Served as a high school teacher in SAT preparation and TOEFL classes at an English language private school in Beijing China. A large number of the students at this school were accepted at reputable American universities and graduate schools following their graduation.

Volunteer/Unpaid Internships

Boston's Jewish Friends to Friends Committee, Boston, MA, July, 2009-July, 2013

Volunteer for an organization that pairs members of the Boston community with the mentally challenged. I frequently spend approximately two days a month with a man who is cognitively and socially disabled and engage him in a number of enjoyable, leisurely activities.

Office of Congressman Michael Capuano, Washington, D.C., May-August, 2002, Internship

Common Cause/Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA, May-August, 1999, Internship

Duties included detecting correlations between local and state officials’ campaign expenditures and their success in respective (re)elections.

Office of Senator John F. Kerry, Boston, MA, May-August, 1998, Internship

Publications

“China offers one-country, two-systems. Taiwan has its own agenda”. Free China Review. Volume 21, No. 6. November, 2003.

“Communism: a true internal threat or a product of exaggeration”. Economist. Volume 4, No. 11, March, 2001

Other Interests

Mandarin Chinese (ongoing studies), Traveling, Scuba Diving, Kayaking, Film, Trivia

Writing Samples and Recommendations available upon request