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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Actress, Director
Additional Information
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Visaka Dee Jayaweera

Visaka Dee Jayaweera

Brampton,ON

Summary

Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Award Wining actress and director/ creator - theater and drama (Television and Cinama) engaged in assisting and directing international productions and british aclaimed directors who came through British council to conduct workshops.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Aleathea International School Inc
09.1999 - 12.2001
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering supportive learning environment.
  • Conducted evaluations to measure performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas requiring improvement.
  • Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had equal opportunity for success.

Teacher

Preethi Pre School
06.1997 - 08.1999
  • Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.
  • Continuously pursued professional development opportunities such as workshops or conferences to stay current in educational trends.
  • Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
  • Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.

Warden/ Manager

Boys Industrial Home
Colombo, Sri Lanka
01.1993 - 04.1997
  • Managed daily operations, including students processing, housing and bedding, health, food service delivery, medical care provision, and recreational activities scheduling.
  • Streamlined operations with effective budget management and resource allocation strategies and income generation.
  • Optimized existing resources for creation of vocational training programs supporting students skill development.
  • Supervised dining hall, outdoor recreation area, vocational workshop,
  • Supervised 12 employees and performance of tasks and managed 50 students
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

Trainee/ Teacher

Little Lambs Montessori School
06.1985 - 12.1992
    • Increased educational expertise and knowledge by participating in instructor-oriented workshops.
    • Facilitated small group activities and one-on-one instruction to meet individual student needs.
    • Promoted positive and productive learning environment to increase engagement and rapport with students and teachers.
    • Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.

Education

Music, Body Movements, Voice Modulation

Trinity Collage of Music
London, UK
06.2017

Theater And Drama

RADA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
London, UK
06.2006

Workshop Leader/ Theater And Acting

British Council
Colombo Sri Lanka
10.2005

GED -

Management For Development-MDF South Asia
Colombo, Sri Lanka
06.2001

Play Activities For Children

Family Rehabilitation Centre
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Child Evangelism Fellowship
Warrenton, Missouri
01.1988

High School Diploma -

University of London
Colombo, Sri Lanka
01.1987

Skills

  • Social-Emotional Learning training
  • Motivating students
  • Positive Role Model and Mentor
  • Classroom Management
  • Community involvement
  • Assignment Grading
  • Elementary Education
  • Student evaluations
  • Organizational Skills
  • Classroom Technology
  • Student Engagement
  • Group and individual instruction

Languages

English
Professional Working

Actress, Director

EXTRA HOBBIES AND PROFFESSIONAL ENGAGMENTS

I am the Director and founder of a non-profit foundation named the “Deepthi Visual Arts Foundation” which engaged with children and young adults developing their skills, inherent abilities to express themselves and engaged in developing life skills for leadership. 2017 – 2022 over 20 years of Experience with Youth and Children.


National recognition- Sri Lanka

Best Supporting actress at National Drama Festival 2012

Best supporting Actress at National Children's Drama Festival 2015 (Open category)

Best Actress National Drama Festival 2015 (Open category)

Best Actress Runners up National Drama Festival 2016

Best Supporting actress Nominated Local National Drama Festival 2021


Toured with Toby Gouge, with his UK team to England and Edinburgh- Scotland theater Festival “Children of the Sea” that won “Fringe light award” at the festival 2006 – I was acting and in charge of the matron of the young girls.

I am a performing artist/theater artist who has performed in many Local and International productions and aided in producing/ directing for renowned British directors who came through British Council - Sri Lanka; Namely William Scott Richards, Sue Watson, Toby Gouge and John Martin.


State all detailed information is true and correct, if you need references will be provided at request.

Thanks and best regards

Visaka  Dee (*Deepthi) Jayaweera


Additional Information

Presently working part time work at Toronto Mission home as "Attendant" and I work 2 days and 3 days per Bi weekly roaster.


Church Callings:

Brampton Ward ; Relief Society; 1st Councillor

Toronto temple; Ordinance Worker from 2023 till it was closed for renovation.


Timeline

Teacher

Aleathea International School Inc
09.1999 - 12.2001

Teacher

Preethi Pre School
06.1997 - 08.1999

Warden/ Manager

Boys Industrial Home
01.1993 - 04.1997

Trainee/ Teacher

Little Lambs Montessori School
06.1985 - 12.1992

Music, Body Movements, Voice Modulation

Trinity Collage of Music

Theater And Drama

RADA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Workshop Leader/ Theater And Acting

British Council

GED -

Management For Development-MDF South Asia

Play Activities For Children

Family Rehabilitation Centre

Child Evangelism Fellowship

High School Diploma -

University of London

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