Mayada Kawssan, Pre-K Teacher

Mayada Kawssan

Pre-K Teacher

Little Thinker Academy (LTA)

Location
Kuwait - As Salimiyah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Education in Teaching English
Experience
7 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 9 Months

Pre-K Teacher at Little Thinker Academy (LTA)
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since September 2023

Responsibilities:
• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities to promote childrens physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development.
• Create a positive and inclusive classroom environment where all children feel valued and supported.
• Collaborate with parents and caregivers to support childrens learning and development at home and school.
• Conduct ongoing assessments to monitor childrens progress and tailor instruction to meet individual needs.
• Foster a love of learning through hands-on experiences, storytelling, music, and play-based learning activities.
• Communicate regularly with families through parent-teacher conferences, and digital platforms.

Teacher Assistant at American Creativity Academy
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • September 2022 to September 2023

Designation: Teacher Assistant Responsibilities:
• Middle & High School Sub Support Teacher Assistant.

Translator at Khatib & Alami Consulting Engineers Offshore (S.A.L)
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2019 to December 2021

Designation: Translator (Arabic - English) Responsibilities:
• Translate formal letters, Project reports, Minutes of Meetings.

English Teacher at Odaysse Intermediate Official School
  • Lebanon - Nabatiye et Tahta
  • October 2016 to June 2019

Designation: English Teacher Responsibilities:
• Teach English to non-native classes of 15-30 students (Grades 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7).
• Teach English language for Syrian Refugees. (Grade 1)
• Prepare semester and final tests and card reports.
• Prepare all lesson plans for speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammatical awareness.
• Conduct activities that target confidence, perception, vocabulary building, pronunciation practice and grammar.

Interpreter / Language assistant at European Union Election Observation Mission
  • Lebanon - Nabatiye et Tahta
  • May 2018 to May 2018

Designation: Interpreter / Language assistant Job summary: Work with a team of EU Long Term Observes (LTO). Responsibilities:
• Translate and interpret for EU election observers who were deployed in Nabatieh and Bint Jbeil electoral districts.
• Communicate with international staff from a variety of backgrounds and demonstrate an ability to interact with ease in an international setting.
• Maintain very good relations with all team members showing a natural disposition to accomplish tasks effectively as part of the team.
• Be a successful problem-solver in complex situations.

Teacher Assistant at Taybeh Ahleye School and Borj Qalaway Intermediate School
  • Lebanon - Nabatiye et Tahta
  • October 2015 to June 2016

Designation: Teacher Assistant Responsibilities:
• Work with experienced teachers with lesson preparation and delivery.
• Teach activities with childrens groups including songs and counting.
• Help to prepare materials; general teacher support as directed.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Education in Teaching English
  • at Lebanese International University
  • June 2016

Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)

High school or equivalent, Economics and Sociology baccalaureate
  • at Al Taybe High school
  • August 2012

Specialties & Skills

CONSULTING
CREATIVITY
GRAMMAR
PRONUNCIATION
STORYTELLING
VOCABULARY
WRITING
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICATIONS
LESSON PLANNING
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
INSTRUCTION
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
TEACHING
TEAMWORK
TRANSLATION

Languages

English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Reading