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Melaina St. John

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, OR
06.2020

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

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