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Rianna Brennan

Brooklyn,NY

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Preschool & K-12 Afterschool Teacher

SWAN Kids
02.2023 - Current
  • Teaches children aged 2+ in gymnastics, self-defense, and robotics
  • Manages time effectively while contracted to work in multiple schools each semester
  • Tailors lesson plans according to the requests of each school while also meeting the individual needs and goals of students

Musical Theater Teacher

Anselmo Academy Of Music & The Arts
02.2023 - Current
  • Builds theater curriculums for school's partnered with Anselmo Academy
  • Provides individualized instruction for ages 2+ in both group and private lessons
  • Directs students for end-of-semester shows

Paraprofessional

NYC Department Of Education, District 75
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Provided support in middle and high school special education classrooms
  • Taught students with a variety of disabilities, including autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and congenital disorders
  • Specialized care dependent upon the cues given by students about their physical, social, and emotional needs

Aerial Coordinator | Lead Instructor

Trapeze School New York
06.2020 - Current
  • Coach to beginner and intermediate students
  • Responsible for pacing classes and delegating tasks to the staff team
  • Develops programming for the aerial department
  • Demonstrates strong collaboration and communication skills with the aerial and managerial team
  • Inspects equipment to ensure conformity with legal safety requirements

Program Director

Friendship Theater
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Created after school theater program for middle school girls with learning disabilities
  • Analyzed student evaluations to write musicals that cultivated student strengths while supporting their disabilities
  • Coordinated all logistics to produce end of semester performances

Education

Professional Preparatory Program -

Esh Circus Arts
Boston, MA
2020

BFA - Theater Education

Emerson College
Boston, MA
2019

High School Diploma -

Franklin Academy High School
East Haddam, CT
2017

Skills

  • Familiar with IDEA and ADA
  • Experienced in accommodating neurodivergent children
  • Constructive classroom management
  • Effectively communicates with parents
  • Successfully multitasks
  • Collaboration focused
  • Flexible and creative problem solving
  • Competency in organization

Accomplishments

  • Headmaster’s Commendation Award

    • Franklin Academy, '17

  • Eleanor Roosevelt Award

    • Franklin Academy, '15, '16, '17

  • Student Body President

    • Franklin Academy, 2015/2016 & 2016/2017

  • Residential Assistant - Franklin Academy, 2015-2017
  • Student Ambassador - Franklin Academy, 2014-2017

Timeline

Preschool & K-12 Afterschool Teacher

SWAN Kids
02.2023 - Current

Musical Theater Teacher

Anselmo Academy Of Music & The Arts
02.2023 - Current

Paraprofessional

NYC Department Of Education, District 75
11.2021 - 06.2022

Aerial Coordinator | Lead Instructor

Trapeze School New York
06.2020 - Current

Program Director

Friendship Theater
01.2014 - 01.2017

Professional Preparatory Program -

Esh Circus Arts

BFA - Theater Education

Emerson College

High School Diploma -

Franklin Academy High School

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