Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Activities
Awards
Timeline
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Xiaoxi (Minnie) Yu

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Teacher

Long Island Children’s Museum
Garden City, USA
06.2025 - Current
  • Supported lead teachers in classroom management and student engagement activities for the Together to Kindergarten summer program

Birthday Party Host

Long Island Children’s Museum
Garden City, USA
06.2024 - Current
  • Facilitated engaging birthday party activities for children and families in museum exhibitions

Volunteer Museum Educator

Long Island Children’s Museum
Garden City, USA
01.2024 - 06.2024
  • Assisted educators in guiding school tour groups and visitors through animal exhibits and galleries

Team UI Designer

Conrad Challenge: Health & Nutrition
09.2023 - 02.2024
  • Designed app wireframes using Figma for a post-surgical recovery app in collaboration with team members, awarded Conrad Innovator

Volunteer Teacher Assistant

Alley Pond Environmental Center
Queens, USA
07.2023 - 08.2023
  • Taught children ages 4-7 about the environment and ecosystem and assisted with class materials and setups

Education

BFA - Interactive Media Arts

New York University - Tisch School of the Arts
05.2029

High School Diploma -

Friends Academy
Locust Valley, NY
06-2025

Skills

  • Tools: Figma, Adobe InDesign, Procreate, Canva, etc
  • Languages: Chinese (Fluent), French (Intermediate)

Activities

Managing Editor / Art Director, GNOSIS Art & Literary Magazine – Designed layouts in Adobe InDesign and Canva, led editorial meetings, and contributed artworks for publication

Editor, Yearbook Club – Designed yearbook pages in Treering in collaboration with peers

Member, Honors Art Program – Participated in weekly seminars to develop final artwork presentation

Fellow, Friends Academy Humanities Fellowship – Pitched and conducted a “Quakerism in the Classrooms” research project

Actor / Writer, Theater Program – Developed and performed the original immersive piece Wake in collaboration with the cast, portrayed and revised “Nana” in R.U.R., portrayed Friar John in Romeo and Juliet

Awards

  • Celebrating Art Contest, High Merit Winner
  • Scholastic Art and Writing Award Illustration, regional Silver key
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Silver medal

Timeline

Assistant Teacher

Long Island Children’s Museum
06.2025 - Current

Birthday Party Host

Long Island Children’s Museum
06.2024 - Current

Volunteer Museum Educator

Long Island Children’s Museum
01.2024 - 06.2024

Team UI Designer

Conrad Challenge: Health & Nutrition
09.2023 - 02.2024

Volunteer Teacher Assistant

Alley Pond Environmental Center
07.2023 - 08.2023

BFA - Interactive Media Arts

New York University - Tisch School of the Arts

High School Diploma -

Friends Academy
Xiaoxi (Minnie) Yu