Laurelyn Goertz

English Instructor : Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Excellent time management, energetic and hardworking individual with excellent communication and organizational abilities. Motivated education facilitator with experience in delivering engaging lessons to students and helping to meet student needs. Proficient in fostering creative environment. Skilled at offering high-level administrative support to senior-level staff as an Executive Assistant with experience in industry.

Skills acquired while living overseas :

Between 2012 and 2019 : volunteering and helping school activities while my kids in Elementary and middle school in Belmont, CA : Completing prep work, preparing and teaching Art in Action for 3rd 4th and 5th Grades; helping achieving higher reading levels with the Read-a-thon event each year, organizing fundraising activities and assisting with talent shows, driving kids to different field trips;

Between 2004 and 2008 my husband was offered a position overseas and, although I tried, I wasn’t able to take my position with me in Tokyo, Japan. Moreover from a financial standpoint, it seemed to make the most sense for me to move with him. After spending time exploring my surroundings, taking lessons to learn japanese and learning ways to communicate, I decided to teach English as a foreign language ; I've learned to adapt to new classroom environments, bridged language and cultural barriers.

Consistently strive to improve performance on the family olive orchards and vignards. Respond quickly to new instructions, situations, methods and procedures
Participated in a couple of contracted archaeological projects with the agencies. Excavated archaeological materials and recorded data in the field on gallo-romans sites. Dug up and found potteries, artifacts and other historic items.