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HANNAH AVIDON

Washington,D.C.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Environmental Educator

Teva Day School Program
09.2023 - Current
  • Helped run 4-day outdoor education programs for Jewish Day Schools
  • Led groups of 5th and 6th graders on explorations of the natural world
  • Planned and facilitated activities, games, and creative practices to teach children Jewish ecological concepts

Outdoor Specialist

Ramah in the Rockies
06.2024 - 08.2024
  • Wrote outdoor education lesson plans for 3rd-8th graders
  • Taught lessons on firebuilding, shelter building, whittling, plant ecology, backpacking skills, etc
  • Supervised 5th and 6th grade campers in their cabins

Farm Fellow

Adamah
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Worked on an organic farm daily; learned about soil health and techniques for planting, weeding, and harvesting
  • Organized and led Kabbalat Shabbat and Avodat Lev services for the cohort
  • Lived communally and shared household responsibilities

Counselor

Colvig Silver Camp
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Supervised middle-school campers constantly, including at night in their cabins
  • Designed and ran daily activities for campers
  • Led campers on three multi-day backpacking trips per 4-week session and taught them basic wilderness skills

Student

BaMidbar Wilderness Therapy
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Backpacked for 40 days in the Colorado Rockies and learned Jewish natural values
  • Learned to build fires, bearbag, cook on a camp stove, set up a tarp, filter water, and tie some basic knots

Nanny

06.2020 - 08.2020
  • Planned daily activities including crafts, baking, and reading for a six-year-old and three-year-old

Counselor

CASA Camp
06.2019 - 08.2019
  • Designed six week camp curriculum for 15 Kindergarteners
  • Supervised two younger counselors in training
  • Wrote daily newsletter to parents to share curriculum

Intern

Organic Farm
05.2019 - 05.2019
  • Shadowed workers to learn sustainable organic farming practices

Education

BA - Psychology, Sociology

Mount Holyoke College
06.2023

Skills

  • Outdoor Education: agriculture, animal husbandry, wild crafting, wilderness skills, foraging
  • Group Facilitation: songleading, discussion leading, group dynamics
  • Computer: Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Google applications, Zoom
  • Crafts: guitar, crochet, spoken word poetry, pottery, storytelling

Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Certified - American Red Cross

Timeline

Outdoor Specialist

Ramah in the Rockies
06.2024 - 08.2024

Environmental Educator

Teva Day School Program
09.2023 - Current

Farm Fellow

Adamah
06.2023 - 08.2023

Counselor

Colvig Silver Camp
06.2022 - 08.2022

Student

BaMidbar Wilderness Therapy
06.2021 - 08.2021

Nanny

06.2020 - 08.2020

Counselor

CASA Camp
06.2019 - 08.2019

Intern

Organic Farm
05.2019 - 05.2019

BA - Psychology, Sociology

Mount Holyoke College
HANNAH AVIDON