Rianna Brennan
Brooklyn,NY
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Preschool & K-12 Afterschool Teacher
SWAN Kids
Brooklyn, Manhattan, & Queens, NY
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
Manhattan, NY
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
Manhattan, NY
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
Brooklyn & Manhattan, NY
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
Old Saybrook, CT
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, MA2020
BFA - Theater Education
Emerson College
Boston, MA2019
High School Diploma -
Franklin Academy High School
East Haddam, CT2017
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
- Eleanor Roosevelt Award
- Student Body President
- Residential Assistant - Franklin Academy, 2015-2017
- Student Ambassador - Franklin Academy, 2014-2017
Franklin Academy, '17
Franklin Academy, '15, '16, '17
Franklin Academy, 2015/2016 & 2016/2017
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