Melaina St. John
Portland,OR
Summary
Portland State University alumni seeking admission to the Clinical Mental Health (CMH) graduate program.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Mentor Volunteer
We Belong PDX
03.2024 - Current
- Trauma informed trainings on stress response.
- Building trusting relationships with at-risk youth.
- Push comfort levels by going on adventures; community pools and parks.
Preschool Teacher
Sweet Day Community School
12.2018 - 03.2020
- Child-centered daytime routines of learning and growth.
- Assessed children's play to determine healthy boundaries and giving them tools to build upon within the community.
- CPR certified, completed background checks.
Youth Outdoor Educator
Wilderness Youth Project
03.2016 - 09.2017
- Forest kindergarten trainings from top educators in the field.
- Led preschool aged children on wilderness adventurous; highlighting primitive skills such as foraging, tracking, and bird call recognition.
- Learned invaluable indigenous ways of education; the art of storytelling and song.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences
Portland State University
Portland, OR06.2020
Skills
- Academy of Forest Kindergarten Teachers: Level 1 Training
- Childcare Education Institute: Foundations of Positive Guidance
- Understanding and Promoting Development in the Preschool Years
- Making Sense of Sensory Processing
- Birth to Five: Child Development in Young Children
Timeline
Youth Mentor Volunteer
We Belong PDX
03.2024 - Current
Preschool Teacher
Sweet Day Community School
12.2018 - 03.2020
Youth Outdoor Educator
Wilderness Youth Project
03.2016 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Social Sciences
Portland State University