Kristen Lucas
Nevada City,CA
Summary
Hardworking Health Educator passionate about improving individual and community health through education and public awareness. Good teacher and relationship builder with excellent communication skills. Ready to reenter work force and connect with community to make a positive impact.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Period of Debilitating Chronic Illness
Various Entrepreneurial Endevors
Penn Valley, CA
08.2018 - 04.2022
TEACHER
FARALLONE VIEW ELEMENTARY
MONTARA, CA
01.2015 - 12.2016
- Facilitated Life/Study Skills and Innovation Workshops Daily for children TK-5th grade
- Designed play and curiosity based child-centered curriculum for collaborative and participatory learning, focusing on integrating design thinking principals
- Initiated and led nature walk program for students
- Utilized training in compassionate communication to facilitate excellent cooperative relationships with children, parents, and colleagues
- Provided tutoring and homework help
- Maintained orderly, organized, clean and aesthetically pleasing classroom environment
- Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
- Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
FARM EDUCATOR INTERN
Heal Farm
EL GRANADA, CA
06.2015 - 08.2015
- Assisted in developing and maintaining interactive learning gardens on an organic farm
- Engaged students in the process of growing a diversity of fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and native plants
- Taught science, health, and nutrition
through hands-on activities such as planting, harvesting, cooking, and tasting farm fresh foods.
- Demonstrated and taught cooking skills in outdoor kitchen
- Greeted and communicated with parents at beginning and end of day
- Modeled and shared passion, reverence and wonder for the natural environment for students of diverse ages and backgrounds
NANNY/HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANT
PLEASANT HILL ,CA
07.2013 - 08.2014
- Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
- Tutored kindergartner, taught basic reading, phonics, letter and number recognition, math
- Involved children in planting and maintaining backyard vegetable garden
- Planned frequent adventures in nature (hikes, pic nics, bike rides, etc.) and facilitated ecological awareness and appreciation
- Engaged in and encouraged creativity through dramatic play, music, poetry, arts and crafts
- Modeled strong sense of ethics and optimistic world-view
- Prepared dinner and snacks, assisted in household duties-laundry and light housekeeping
- Performed drop-offs and picks-ups from school and activities
- Worked with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote positive behavior.
- Organized extracurricular schedules for sports and classes and provided safe transportation to different events.
TEACHER
SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL
WALNUT CREEK, CA
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Fostered cognitive, social, and emotional well-being among diverse age ranges in indoor and outdoor settings
- Improved academic skills of students through offering guidance in homework club
- Engaged children with developmentally appropriate arts and crafts activities and exciting outdoor games
- Maintained positive relationships through active communication with parents,guardians, and co-teachers
TEACHER
MT. DIABLO REGION YMCA
PLEASANT HILL, CA
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Responsible for creation of daily schedules and lesson plans for children K-5th grade
- Demonstrated experience leading groups of children with ability to engage and inspire youth including those with special needs
- Implemented environmental and nutritional awareness by initiating recycling program and improved nutritional values of daily snacks
- Maintained friendly, professional relations with parents and caretakers
- Helped and supported students in completion of homework
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies
Education
Johnston Center For Integrative Studies
University Of Redlands, Redlands, CA2006
Transformational Nutrition Coach Certificate - Foods, Nutrition, And Wellness Studies
Institute of Transformational Nutrition
Online06.2018
Child Development, Psychology
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA2011
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
California Institute of Integral Studies
2012
Skills
- Motivated, highly creative, active self-starter with attention to details
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Trained in Marshall Rosenberg’s Compassionate Communication)
- Extensive background in meditation and other stress reduction techniques- Able to stay calm and centered in stressful situations
- Computer literate
- Empathic, cheerful, heart-centered personality, strong personal ethics, positive attitude
- Ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds
Timeline
Period of Debilitating Chronic Illness
Various Entrepreneurial Endevors
08.2018 - 04.2022
FARM EDUCATOR INTERN
Heal Farm
06.2015 - 08.2015
TEACHER
FARALLONE VIEW ELEMENTARY
01.2015 - 12.2016
NANNY/HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANT
PLEASANT HILL ,CA
07.2013 - 08.2014
TEACHER
SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL
01.2011 - 01.2012
TEACHER
MT. DIABLO REGION YMCA
01.2008 - 01.2010
Johnston Center For Integrative Studies
Transformational Nutrition Coach Certificate - Foods, Nutrition, And Wellness Studies
Institute of Transformational Nutrition
Child Development, Psychology
Diablo Valley College
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
California Institute of Integral Studies
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