Andrew Knudsen

604 338 6196

aknudsen1234@gmail.com
1556 East 8th, V5N 15
Vancou!e", #$
Professional Objective: % uni&ue o''o"tunit( to teach high school
students to )e *ell+"ounded indi!iduals th"ough heat"e, English, and
the humanities.
Qualifcations:
,u"ing m( long '"acticum - taught a .ull coa"se load at
/umme"land /econda"(, *hile also hel'ing *ith the school
'"oduction o. 0#onnie and $l(de0 and di"ecting the senio" sho*
01etamo"'hoses0. ,u"ing this time - ha!e en2o(ed g"eat success
*ith not onl( the academics o. m( class, )ut also *ith the o!e"all
"a''o"t - ha!e *ith m( students.
h"ough m( e3'e"ience in heat"e - not onl( ha!e the skill set
necessa"( to teach d"ama, )ut that same skill set allo*s me to
integ"ate theat"icalit( into m( English classes. 4o" e3am'le,
*hen - teach /hakes'ea"e man( o. m( classes )ecome mini
'e".o"mances. his '"o!ides cla"it( and engagement .o" m(
students, *hile simultaneousl( taking a*a( the .ea" o. the o.ten
times di5cult language.
6hile t"a!elling in /outh %me"ica - got a 2o) at a #e"lit7 institute
in $once'cion, $hile. - *o"ked *ith them .o" si3 months ca""(ing
8!e classes a da( at m( 'eak. his taught me !alua)le
communication skills and attuned m( ea" to accents. -t also
hel'ed me 'iece togethe" )"oken English in o"de" to hel' guide
m( students to '"o'e" e3'"ession.
- *o"ked .o" .ou" months in 1uscat, 9man, .o" a #"itish gol.
cou"se )uilding com'an(. 1( students *e"e '"ima"il( uneducated
-ndian and :akistani la)o"e"s to *hom management needed to
communicate *ith. - de!elo'ed a '"og"am and *ithin the .ou"
months had them !e")all( ;uent, and had de!elo'ed
"udimenta"( "eading and *"iting skills.
4e) 1<14+:"esent /umme"land
/econda"(
/tudent eache"
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9man?
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4e)14<09+ =ul( 26<09 #e"lit7 >$once'cion,
$hile?
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Teaching Work E!erience:
"eferences:
$h"is Van #e"g(k, /umme"land /econda"( :"inci'al. >250? AA0+ A650
Beathe" %("is. /umme"land /econda"( ,"ama de't. head. >250? 486+
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