Britt Keehn
Reno,NV
Summary
Consummate professional who brings a strong drive, intellectual passion, and infallible work ethic to bare in socially conscious, people-driven ways to improve community quality of life.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Teacher
The Goddard School
Reno, NV
03.2023 - Current
- Worked as Lead Teacher for Twos and Bridge classrooms. Led in accordance with NAEYC standards.
- Trained in current SIDS, Obesity and Nutrition, and Child Development courses for licensing with the Nevada Registry.
- Maintained parent-educator line of communication, photo-documenting student development in a wide range of domains, utilizing Tadpoles and Kaymbu with developmental data tags to track their progress.
- Provided mentorship and training to new teaching staff and assistants.
- Advocated for and obtained a greater emphasis on outdoor education.
- Promoted curriculum involving emotional language and regulation with a focus on preliteracy and the awareness and care of self.
Death Coach, EoLD, Owner
The Art of The End
Los Alamitos, CA
11.2019 - Current
- Aid and assist clients in creating a personalized End-of-Life plan that fits their individual needs.
- Provide support and coaching for client and family in preparation and process of death planning and the process of dying.
- Support and follow local laws and guidelines for funerary procedures and options for the dying/deceased and support system thereof. Planning funerals, body disposition, body preparation, etc.
- Assisting support network of the dying, including medical team, hospice personnel, family and/or friends, and personnel in charge of mode of body disposition to work as a wholistic supportive community.
Child Care Specialist
Bay Area
Sacramento, CA
08.2016 - Current
- Provide educational and developmental feedback and assistance to families with young children.
- Support, design, and maintaining home and outdoor environment for optimal learning and comfort.
- Create support through school community when applicable.
- Create meal plans and educational activities to bolster cognitive, fine and gross motor development in the children to work cohesively in supporting home life with parents, curriculum at school, and healthy circadian balance.
Assistant/Creative Consultant
Black & Light, Inc.
Davis, CA
06.2008 - Current
- Aid in the creation of new works with regards to light instruction; model positioning, and overall aesthetics of all 3D and 2D works.
- Proofread, spell check, and edit all written works, providing notes and creative feedback where necessary.
- Construction of installations, art shows, galas, viewings, etc; provide interested parties with pertinent information on artwork, artist, pricing, method, and story, etc.
Teacher
Lotus Child Montessori
Fair Oaks, CA
08.2017 - 03.2020
- Follow curriculum based on the work of Maria Montessori with emphasis on peacekeeping, intense individual focus, life rhythms, and practical life skills.
- Provide support for lead teacher, classroom, and Primary staff as necessary: mediating social interaction, guiding class work, and applying harm reduction and light work techniques during nap/rest time.
- Support the individual work and focus of children at task in practical life, sensorial, language, math, and nature areas of classroom, schoolyard, and beyond.
Behavior Specialist
Center for Social Dynamics
East Bay, CA
02.2017 - 08.2018
- Working with children and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Build rapport between child, families, educators to form unified team to create solutions and support for child with ASD.
- Assess and identify ASD-specific behaviors. Work with a team to identify goals specific to child and create treatment plan to modify behaviors, develop coping skills, etc.
- Observe children in varied environments, taking data specific to behaviors/goals, inputting data into CSD program for assessment and measuring goals.
- Create programs and activities specific to individual child's interests to bolster goals.
Assistant Teacher
LePort Montessori
San Francisco, CA
06.2015 - 08.2016
- Uphold Montessorian philosophies within the classroom as well as during outdoor activities and during extended care programs.
- Documented each individual student's classroom supplies, eating habits, elimination times and patterns, behavior, mood, and individualized anecdotes in daily reports.
- Record all physical incidents/accidents in reports kept with administration and sent home for family records.
- Creating and implementing adjusted learning objectives and techniques for children with varied ages/developmental stages, severe anxiety, developmental and/or speech delays, other unique needs.
Teacher
Lotus Child Montessori
Fair Oaks, CA
09.2014 - 06.2015
- Follow curriculum based on the work of Maria Montessori with emphasis on peacekeeping, intense individual focus, life rhythms, and practical life skills.
- Provide support for lead teacher, classroom, and Primary staff as necessary: mediating social interaction, guiding class work, and applying harm reduction and light work techniques during nap/rest time.
- Support the individual work and focus of children at task in practical life, sensorial, language, math, and nature areas of classroom, schoolyard, and beyond.
Infant/Toddler Specialist
In-Home Care, Assessment & Coaching
Carmichael, CA
06.2014 - 08.2014
- Establish connection with parents/family through support of child both in home and in controlled social settings.
- Assess development of child/ren, create individual DAP support plan.
- Mixed-age peer and play-based RIE and Waldorf-inspired curriculum with emphasis on nature immersion and life skills.
- Individual assessment and subsequent support plan based on principles involving individual development, circadian rhythm, birth order, family history, social and physical activity level, and nutrition.
- In-home certified organic and vegetarian meals prepared daily; naps and meditation on site daily.
Assistant Infant/Toddler Specialist
Simone's Infant Care
Carmichael, CA
01.2013 - 06.2014
- Establish DAP curriculum for individuals ages birth - 3 years old, combining certified Waldorf pedagogical support and RIE (Pikler/Gerber)-based philosophy and methodology.
- Design and maintain safety and organization of organic, flowing, dynamic environments with stimulating activity and developmental appropriateness and for all given ages/stages/individual enrollees.
- Daily reporting on each enrollee, re: temperament, activity, health, rhythm, habits, development, milestones, challenges, etc.
Education
Major in Theatre - Theatre, English, Representational Art, Psychology
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CAMajor in Early Childhood Education - Early Childhood Education, Kinesiology
American River College
Sacramento, CACertification
- CPR and First Aid certified for infants, children, and adults
- RIE Foundations Certificate
- Forest Academy Outdoor Education Level 1 Certificate
- End of Life Doula Certificate by Going with Grace
Languages
- Elementary French
- ASL, 1, 2
Timeline
Lead Teacher
The Goddard School
03.2023 - Current
Death Coach, EoLD, Owner
The Art of The End
11.2019 - Current
Teacher
Lotus Child Montessori
08.2017 - 03.2020
Behavior Specialist
Center for Social Dynamics
02.2017 - 08.2018
Child Care Specialist
Bay Area
08.2016 - Current
Assistant Teacher
LePort Montessori
06.2015 - 08.2016
Teacher
Lotus Child Montessori
09.2014 - 06.2015
Infant/Toddler Specialist
In-Home Care, Assessment & Coaching
06.2014 - 08.2014
Assistant Infant/Toddler Specialist
Simone's Infant Care
01.2013 - 06.2014
Assistant/Creative Consultant
Black & Light, Inc.
06.2008 - Current
Major in Theatre - Theatre, English, Representational Art, Psychology
Orange Coast College
Major in Early Childhood Education - Early Childhood Education, Kinesiology
American River College
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