Daisy Harris
New York
Summary
I am passionate about working with youth and supporting child development through exploration, creativity, and play. I bring strong skills in behavior management, conflict resolution, collaboration, and mentorship, and I am committed to fostering imagination, building meaningful community relationships, and creating safe, supportive environments for all learners.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
Colby College
Waterville
09.2025 - Current
- Worked as a research assistant under Professor Lauren Yoshizawa in the Colby Education Department.
- Worked with a co-researcher on exploring and intervening in the teacher shortage in Maine.
- Completed data collection with colleges and universities in Maine, examining attitudes toward the teaching profession.
- Completed interviews with teachers in the state regarding their experiences in the profession.
Mentor
COLBY CARES ABOUT KIDS (CCAK)
Waterville
10.2022 - Current
- Ongoing mentoring of an elementary student in a social-emotional learning program.
- I spent one to two hours a week consistently (over seven semesters) with a mentee student, either in the classroom one-on-one or at specials, lunch, or recess.
- One-on-one guidance with my mentee around academic and behavioral goals, and socio-emotional stressors.
- Collaborating with guidance teams at George J. Mitchell and Albert Hall School to better understand behavioral goals for my mentee.
- Working with my mentee's teacher to help out in the classroom (read aloud, general classroom management, small-group play).
- George J. Mitchell Elementary School, Albert Hall School, Colby College.
Colby Outdoor Orientation Leader
Colby College
Waterville
08.2024 - 09.2025
- Guided new students through campus orientation activities and resources.
- Co-led a wilderness camping trip for 10-12 first-year students with another student leader.
- Provided support to incoming students in navigating academic and social challenges.
- Attended two weeks of pre-training based on outdoor education, wilderness first aid, adolescent development, risk management, and community building.
Summer Camp Counselor
CAMP KILLOOLEET
Hancock
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Worked at a 7-week sleep-away camp for children ages 8 to 15 years.
- Attended two weeks of intensive pre-camp training focused on child development, identity exploration, safety protocols, group social dynamics, behavior management, and activity planning.
- Lived in a bunk with children ages 9-11, cared for these children alongside two additional co-counselors.
- Taught classes in crafts, specifically beading and leatherworking.
- Taught classes in music to children ages 8-15
- Responsible for the planning, execution, and direction of weekly audition-based music performances for campers and staff.
- Led outdoor education trips (day and overnight) and experiences for children ages 8–15 across the state of Vermont.
MyTime Play Leader
EarlyEd
Castle Hills
02.2025 - 05.2025
- Worked as a play leader in a MyTime group.
- MyTime is an early intervention program for families with children who have early learning differences, disabilities, or medical conditions.
- Led playgroups for children ages 0-5 years, while families engaged with therapists and received counseling regarding their children's needs.
- Led arts and crafts, dramatic play, sensory exploration, read-aloud, and outdoor play activities with children ages 0-5.
Assistant Teacher
THE ART FARM NYC
New York
06.2023 - 08.2024
- Assistant teacher in a classroom for students ages 3-4 years at the Art Farm summer camp.
- Worked alongside a mentor lead teacher, and a co-assistant teacher.
- Leading, assisting, and planning lessons for the group.
- Working one-on-one with students who need specific attention or behavior management.
- Activities include art, music, science, dramatic play, sports/movement, gardening, cooking, outdoor play, city exploration, and swimming.
- General classroom management (class size ranged from 5 to 22 students, dependent on the week/session).
- Substituted for the lead teacher on multiple occasions.
- Additional work in the after-school program with students ages 3 to 10 years, class size between 5 and 15 students. Co-taught with one other teacher. Activities include arts and crafts, science, and dramatic play.
Student Teacher
THE TOWN SCHOOL
New York
01.2024 - 02.2024
- Student taught in a kindergarten classroom.
- Assisted two lead teachers in lesson planning, classroom management, and routine implementation.
- Participated in classroom activities, play-based learning, and worked with students in groups based on literacy levels.
- Worked one-on-one with students requiring additional support.
- Explored child development through the lens of social-emotional learning in the kindergarten setting.
- Developed a deeper understanding of teaching strategies, with increasing responsibility for student learning.
Student Teaching Assistant
Albert Hall School/Colby College
Waterville
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Student teaching assistant in a fifth-grade classroom under a lead teacher, as part of a civic engagement project for a course at Colby.
- Observed class activities, assisted in lesson planning and classroom management tasks, and participated in classroom activities.
- Worked with specific students who need one-on-one support in math, science, and literacy.
Student Mentor
Fieldston School
Bronx
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Honors class/application-based program.
- Worked with mentor teachers to develop a curriculum around ethics, social justice, and identity for seventh-grade students.
- Worked in pairs to teach the ethics and social justice curriculum to groups of 5 to 7 seventh-grade students.
- I worked with a new partner and a new group of students each quarter.
- Planned individual and unique lessons every week and every quarter with a student partner.
- Led affinity groups around discussions of race, privilege, gender, and sexuality.
- Observed and participated in mentor teachers' lesson plans for groups of 25 or more seventh-grade students.
Counselor-In-Training/Kitchen Staff
CAMP KILLOLLEET
Hancock
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Worked with a group of six other staff, and under the direction of two supervisors, at a children's sleepaway camp for nine weeks.
- Prepared meals, baked desserts, set tables, and organized/cleaned the kitchen, serving roughly 100 campers and staff.
- Instructed campers to help prepare meals and conducted baking and cooking classes.
- Responsible for running supplemental activity periods and managing campers ages 8-15.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Educational Studies and Psychology
COLBY COLLEGE
Waterville, ME05-2026
Bronx, NY -
ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL
Bronx, NY06-2022
Skills
- Child supervision
- Group and team collaboration
- Behavior management, conflict resolution
- Mentoring
- Organization and time management
- Classroom management
- Lesson planning
- Patience and empathy
- Relationship building
- Creativity and innovation
- Risk management
- Group leadership
- CPR and Wilderness First Aid certified
- Vocal music, piano, and guitar
Timeline
Research Assistant
Colby College
09.2025 - Current
Summer Camp Counselor
CAMP KILLOOLEET
06.2025 - 08.2025
MyTime Play Leader
EarlyEd
02.2025 - 05.2025
Colby Outdoor Orientation Leader
Colby College
08.2024 - 09.2025
Student Teacher
THE TOWN SCHOOL
01.2024 - 02.2024
Assistant Teacher
THE ART FARM NYC
06.2023 - 08.2024
Student Teaching Assistant
Albert Hall School/Colby College
02.2023 - 05.2023
Mentor
COLBY CARES ABOUT KIDS (CCAK)
10.2022 - Current
Student Mentor
Fieldston School
08.2021 - 06.2022
Counselor-In-Training/Kitchen Staff
CAMP KILLOLLEET
06.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Educational Studies and Psychology
COLBY COLLEGE
Bronx, NY -
ETHICAL CULTURE FIELDSTON SCHOOL