As Spring Break approaches, I'm sure that you are at least beginning to wonder how to organize care or fun activities for your child this summer. As you begin or complete your planning, please consider these possible offerings....
Outrageous Art Camp! July 16-20, ages 8-12, 9-4pm daily, site TBA.
(min. 8/max. 15 students)
I am teaming up with a friend and super-qualified art teacher, Julia Himmelstein, to offer a week of art adventures. Julia teaches art to youth at Oregon College of Art & Craft, local Montessori Schools, and the Saturday Academy. We will work in several mediums, play games, and create fabulous finished work with your child. Please check back soon for further information.
On-going Adventure Days! Beginning the week of June 18th, running through August around other program offerings. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdays. $50/full day standard, some activities or overnights will have additional cost and age qualifications (max 4 students/day)
Hiking, rafting, swimming, biking, gardening, outdoor games, papermaking, painting, art and building projects! Day trips around the city, out to the coast, hiking in the Gorge, and even occasional overnight camping for older children (9+).....Look for a detailed schedule of activities coming soon! Please email or phone with questions or on-going childcare needs for the summer to see if this would be a good fit for your family.
Mother-Daughter Retreat! Dates and location coming soon!
A weekend-long outdoor retreat for Mothers and Daughters. I will likely offer two weekends, one for mothers with younger children (early childhood-12) and teenage children (13-18). Retreat will include two-nights camping in a beautiful setting, hiking and other outdoor adventures, outdoor wholesome cooking, and art and writing projects. Participants will have photos, stories, projects, new friends, and memories to take home with them. Please check back soon for more details.
***If you have a particular on-going childcare need for the summer months, please review the rest of my standard offerings and contact me.
1.12.2012
Philosophy
I believe in free, creative play for young children, experiential learning in nature and local landscapes, and supporting a healthy family rhythm for children and the whole family unit. I believe that children should be outside everyday, be that a walk through the neighborhood, creative play in the backyard, or a garden project or nature exploration. I approach education and care for children and families through integration of many subjects and ways of learning; and by recognizing that we are whole people, physical, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual.
1.11.2012
Offerings
*Consistent Childcare: infants through early middle school. I am open and available for evening and weekend care for all ages, or week-day consistent care for younger children. Rates are dependant upon number of children and location, $14-20/hr range.
*Homeschool or Education Support: available to create and lead individual children or homeschool groups on experiential field trips and outings. After-school homework assistance. Movement education, circus skills and games, basic sensory integration support. Art projects and courses including drawing, printmaking, ceramics, papermaking, sewing and other handwork. Rates are dependant upon number of children in class and amount of preparation required for teaching, $15-35/hr range.
*Birthday Parties or Seasonal Celebrations/Events: let me bring the party to you and your family! Various art projects, group games, outdoor activities, seasonal festival rituals...from fun to educational to reverant. All ages, from wee ones to adults. Rates are $30/hr plus cost of materials for any project that participants take home with them.
*Outdoor Adventures: whether you want support taking your family on their first backpacking or camping trip, or you would like to send your 11-18 year old on an outdoor adventure with a few friends, I would be honored to be your guide. I can provide consultation on planning a wilderness trip, or I can do all the planning and guide you on the adventure. Please review my resume and trip log in the post titled "Training and Experience". Rates variable depending on service provided.
*Homeschool or Education Support: available to create and lead individual children or homeschool groups on experiential field trips and outings. After-school homework assistance. Movement education, circus skills and games, basic sensory integration support. Art projects and courses including drawing, printmaking, ceramics, papermaking, sewing and other handwork. Rates are dependant upon number of children in class and amount of preparation required for teaching, $15-35/hr range.
*Birthday Parties or Seasonal Celebrations/Events: let me bring the party to you and your family! Various art projects, group games, outdoor activities, seasonal festival rituals...from fun to educational to reverant. All ages, from wee ones to adults. Rates are $30/hr plus cost of materials for any project that participants take home with them.
*Outdoor Adventures: whether you want support taking your family on their first backpacking or camping trip, or you would like to send your 11-18 year old on an outdoor adventure with a few friends, I would be honored to be your guide. I can provide consultation on planning a wilderness trip, or I can do all the planning and guide you on the adventure. Please review my resume and trip log in the post titled "Training and Experience". Rates variable depending on service provided.
Training & Experience
QUALIFICATIONS
- Experienced Classroom Teacher, Outdoor Trip Leader/Educator, Day & Resident Camp Counselor, Whitewater Rafting Guide.
- Wilderness First Responder, CPR/First Aid, Food Handlers Certified
- Decade of work experience with adolescents, children, and adults
- Backcountry Trip Logistics coordinator, food packing/planning, transportation, risk management, etc. for groups of 20-30 participants and guides
- Paddle raft guide, class II-V, day trips
- Experience with schools, city, and non-profit educational programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, confident, reliable, and professional
- Experience managing staff and budgets
- Extensive experience with parent communication
WORK HISTORY
Outdoor Trip Leader, Adventure Treks, 2010-November 2011, California/North Carolina
Outdoor Trip Leader for students ages 11-17. Led 16-25 day expeditions: backpacking, rafting, mountaineering, mountain biking, sea kayaking, caving, rock climbing. Lead food coordinator for group of 30.
Homeschool Educator, fall 2010 – spring 2011, Big Sur, CA
Created curriculum, lesson plans, and taught all subjects in a Waldorf method for an independent family with two girls, 1st and 4th grade.
Movement Teacher, Wilderness & Service-Learning Coordinator, & Athletic Director
Portland Waldorf High School, fall 2006 – spring 2010, Portland, OR
Movement Teacher, Wilderness Education Coordinator/Trip Leader, Athletic Director, and Service-Learning Coordinator for grades 9-12. Developed curriculum and taught PE courses; including various team sports, canoeing, orienteering, circus arts, acrobatics, capoeira, partner dances, and yoga. Created and implemented a grading scale and wrote reports for each student. Created Service-Learning curriculum with a committee of teachers and planned and implemented projects with students. Coordinated eight extra-curricular sports teams’ seasons, each participating in a 1A league in the Portland Metro area. Created, coordinated, and led all aspects of week-long outdoor expeditions for each grade; including all logistics for travel, food, parent meetings & communication, faculty participation & collaboration, program review and articles for school & community newsletter.
Afterschool Program Leader
Asheville Parks and Recreation/Montford Center, 2004, Asheville, NC
Created and implemented afterschool curriculum and programming for area kids, K-5th grade.
EDUCATION
Southwest Baptist University, graduated winter 2003, Bolivar, MO
Bachelor of Science, Community Recreation, Outdoor Education Concentration
Castle Rock Institute, spring 2003, Brevard, NC
Semester Study Program, Outdoor Adventure, Humanities, Community Living
Oregon College of Art & Craft, 2005-2006, Portland, OR
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Printmaking/Book Arts
Spacial Dynamics Institute, graduated 2011, Mechanicville, NY
Level I Movement Educator & Practitioner, including curriculum/experience in: various sports, acrobatics/tumbling, circus arts, therapeutic techniques, and other movement experiences. Spacial Dynamics is the movement education training/certifications for Waldorf Schools across the world.
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEER
Hill of the Hawk Farm, summer 2009 & October 2010-May 2011, Big Sur, CA
Co-taught week-long outdoor & nature based field trips for 4th-6th grade classes from San Francisco & Westside Waldorf Schools. Including gardening, animal care, primitive skills, geology, building, and craft.
Taught art & gardening projects for Family Retreats. Primarily, printmaking, papermaking, & craft for children ages 3-12; as well as leading family hikes and composting & harvesting garden projects. Also engaged in many conversations in projects with parents about childhood, education, and parenting.
INTERESTS
Whitewater rafting/kayaking, yoga, acrobatics & trapeze. Writing, printmaking, independent publishing, cycling on the road and the dirt. Backpacking, leading outdoor trips, gardening, community service, singing, and off-road bocce ball.
TRIP LOG
Lead Guide: weeklong backpacking trips in Olympic Peninsula Coast (WA), Trinity Alps (CA), Lost Coast Wilderness (CA), Mount Shasta (CA - mountaineering), Pisgah National Forest (NC). Day and Expedition whitewater trip Guide: Middle Klamath (CA), Upper Klamath (OR/CA), Trinity (CA), Ocoee (TN), Chattooga (SC), Nantahala (NC), Tuckaseegee (NC), French Broad (NC), Lower Green (NC), Clackamas (OR). Sea Kayaking guide: Intercoastal Waterway, Sewee, SC.
Personal Backcountry/Expedition Trips: Multi-day River: Rowed the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek – 22 day expedition at 21,000 CFS, November 2011. Backpacking: Mount Hood Wilderness (OR), Bull of the Woods (OR), Trinity Alps (CA), Pisgah NF (NC), Shining Rock Wilderness (NC), Point Reyes Seashore (CA), Yosemite (CA), Ventana Wilderness/Los Padres NF Big Sur (CA), Olympic Peninsula Coast (WA). Sea Kayaking/Canoe Multi-day: 9-day Sea Kayaking Expedition Everglades (FL), 3-day Congaree Swamp Canoe Expedition (SC). Bicycle Day/Multi-day: Cycled 850 miles of the Pacific Coast Highway from Astoria, OR to San Francisco, CA. Extensive mountain biking in Moab, Southern California, Marin County, all over Oregon, Pisgah NF and other locations in Western NC.
Excellent References available upon request after initial contact.
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