EXPERIENCE

1/21-2/22

Montessori Noosa

Sunshine Beach, QLD

Cycle 3 Classroom Guide & Cycle 4 Science Teacher

  • Managed individualized education while allowing freedom in the environment

  • Experiential learning of 4th-6th Grade students

  • Planning and delivery of Math, Language, Music, Art, Geometry, Botany, Zoology, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, History, Tech, IT, and other subjects

  • Planning and delivery of Science curricula to 7th & 8th Grade

  • Balancing developmental needs of students with governmental standards

  • Record-keeping development and upkeep

  • Material making

9/19-1/21

G·A·T·E·WAYS

Greater Sydney, NSW

Presenter

  • Organized and delivered “Gifted & Talented” programs to elementary/high school students

04/19-1/21

Tutor Doctor

Greater Sydney, NSW

Tutor

  • Elementary, high school and adult tutoring

  • Math, Sciences, English, History, Geography, Geometry, and others

01/19-02/19

Bozeman Summit School

Bozeman, MT

Cycle 3 Montessori Teacher

  • Full-time volunteer teaching, 4th-6th Grade

09/18-12/18

The Clarke Family

Boston, MA

Homeschool Guide

  • Curriculum planning and implementation for an Australian family overseas

  • Education of 9, 13 & 15 year-old children

07/09–05/17

Sydney Montessori School

Gymea, NSW

Cycle 3 Classroom Guide & Cycle 4/5 Science Teacher

  • cf. Montessori Noosa job description

  • Delivery of Science curricula to 7th–10th Grade

03/06–01/09

Squaw Valley Ski Corp.

Olympic Valley, CA

Snow Cubs Ski Instructor

  • Taught 3- and 4-year old children to ski

  • Took care of the children’s needs in lessons and within the center

06/07–09/08

Yosemite National Park Child Care

Yosemite, CA

Child Care Provider

  • Designed daily activities based on the changing interests of the children

  • Primarily responsible for the children’s safety, but almost more importantly the fun they had.

  • Helped improve and maintain infrastructure

OTHER EXPERIENCE

08/20

Korowal School

Lawson, NSW

5th-6th Grade Teacher

  • Two-week practice teaching experience

04/11

Near North Montessori School

Chicago, IL

1st-3rd Grade Director

  • Two-week practice teaching experience

01/11

The Montessori School of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

1st-3rd Grade Director

  • Two-week practice teaching experience

10/10

Beehive Montessori

Perth, WA

  • Week-long observation/practicum, 4th-6th Grade

08/10

Tawa Primary School

Wellington, NZ

  • Week-long observation/practicum, 1st-3rd Grade

06/10

Brisbane Montessori School

Brisbane, QLD

  • Week-long observation/practicum, 4th-6th Grade

02/09

The Learning Circle

Bozeman, MT

  • Four-day observation/practicum, 1st-3rd Grade

2009-2018

Tutoring and Homeschooling

AU & US

  • Homeschooling a middle/high school student in Panania, NSW

  • Tutoring math, English and technology in Blackheath, NSW

  • Tutoring English, trigonometry, calculus and higher-level math in Gymea, NSW

  • Homeschooling a mixed-age class (“Great Failures”) in Bozeman, MT

2009-2018

Other Observations

  • Shatiniketan, India

  • Colegio Bilbao Montessori, Mexico

  • Wa Ora Montessori School, NZ

  • Montessori @ Mosgiel, NZ

  • Montessori at the Gardens, NZ

  • Little Acorns Montessori School, NZ

  • Montessori Children’s House, NZ

  • Learning Edge Montessori, NZ

  • Capital Montessori, NZ

  • Middlecreek Montessori

EDUCATION

2/19-12/20

Alphacrucis College

Parramatta, NSW

  • Masters of Teaching, Primary

12/09-6/11

Association Montessori Internationale

Sydney, NSW

  • Intensive Training, 6-12 (Years Old) Comprehensive (Trainer: Allyn Travis)

9/03-12/04

University of Nevada, Reno/TMCC

Reno, NV

  • Audited Latin, Creative Writing and Jewelry Making

9/94-5/98

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

  • B.S. Physics with Engineering emphasis

EXTRACURRICULAR

  • Eagle Scout with two Palms; Order of the Arrow

  • Semi-professional programming, hardware and website development experience

  • Have traveled through 45 countries and 40+ US states

INTERESTS

  • Spirituality

  • Traveling

  • Camping

  • Hiking

  • Backcountry Skiing

  • Bikepacking

  • Bicycle Maintenance

  • Planning Adventures

  • Philosophy

  • Music

  • Reading

  • Writing

  • Physics & the Sciences

  • Math, Word & Logic Puzzles

  • Open-Source IT & Scripting

  • Uncovering my own ignorance