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Amisha tutors in New Orleans, LA

Amisha R.

Private tutor in New Orleans, LA

Education

Loyola University New Orleans, LA Bachelor of Arts, Spanish, May 2013 Activities: Loyola Association of Students for Sustainability (LASS), Service Learning Liaison, Academic Resource Center Tutor Long Paper: Las mujeres “verdaderas” y las mujeres “falsas”: La vida autentica de las marginadas en La Celestina y Bajarse al moro (The true women and the false women: The authentic life of the marginalized women in La Celestina and Bajarse al moro) Languages: Written, read and spoken fluently in Spanish

Experience

Newman Lower School Auxiliary Program, New Orleans Counselor August 2013 – Present • Supervising children ranging from kindergarten to the 6th grade in the After Three program. • Setting up After Three water jugs and snack table, organizing art supplies and cleaning up after group activities • Leading certain activities when needed: Arts & Crafts, Yoga, Kindergarten Activity Power Hour • Assisting in other group activities: Photography, Sports, Arts & Crafts, Technology Lab, Gymnastics Newman Summer, New Orleans 1st and 2nd grade Counselor May-August 2012, May- August 2013 • Maintaining a calm 1st and 2nd grade classroom environment before morning gatherings • Leading a Yoga class for 1st through 6th graders twice a week • Assisting in Cooking and Photography classes for 1st through 6th • Attending wrap-up meetings with co-workers and Age-group leaders after every school day The Edible Schoolyard, Samuel J. Green Charter School, New Orleans Service Learning Volunteer January– May 2010 • Co-teaching for a third-grade cooking class once a week; leading a group of six to ten students through a lesson plan. • Setting up cooking classes and organizing the classroom afterwards for the following classes • Assisting in fundraising nights such as the Edible Evening; helped bus tables and clean up afterwards Onward House Glenview IL President (2008-2009), Student Volunteer September 2005-May 2009 • Lead a group of 30+ students in volunteering at an after-school tutoring center in inner-city Chicago • Organized lesson plans, transportation and holiday parties with lead teacher supervisors • Tutored a group of 5 students in math, English and science homework: consistently met with the three same mentees every week • Set up new mentors with their appropriate mentees based on their skill sets AMIGOS de las Americas, Veraguas, Panama/ Chicago, IL Volunteer August 2007- August 2008 • Lived with host family for 8-weeks in Veraguas, Panama; held community meetings once a week where we discussed the needs of the community which we hoped to assist them with • Taught English and Public Health classes twice a week to 1st-5th grade Spanish speakers • Set up a youth group of 20+ local students in La Soledad, Panama: organized fundraising events (movie nights, community dances, sold raffle tickets) in order to fund community projects and group outings • Met with other AMIGOS volunteers twice a month before departure to prepare for time abroad Spanish Honor Society (Sigma Delta Pi), New Orleans Vice President 2013, Member November 2010 – Present Academic Resource Center, Loyola University, New Orleans Calculus I Tutor September 2009 – May 2010 CASA NOLA Volunteer Computer Literacy Tutor for native Spanish speakers January –May 2011 Oportunidades NOLA Volunteer ESL tutor August – December 2010

Availability

Weekdays after 6PM, Weekends in the morning

Can Meet

Up to 10 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

As a Spanish Literature and Language major, I have a great passion for reading, writing and editing in both English and Spanish. I show creativity in a classroom environment by guiding children into discover their own methods of learning. I also have great interest in Psychology, particularly child psychology.

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