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Yerim Kim

North York,Ontario

Summary

Compassionate Early Childhood Educator with passion for teaching and supporting young students in setting foundation for life-long success. Proven to quickly develop rapport with children through friendly approach, patient demeanor and excellent communication skills. Able to co-operate by conceding with others and adjusting the needs of an individual in a specific situations.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Tutor

Private Tutor
North York, ON
03.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills, correct weaknesses and helped study for their exams.
  • Planned lessons for allotted time to strengthen their English skills by preparing books, questions made for those books and essay topics.
  • Responded quite immediately to the students questions outside of class time.
  • Updated the guardians on student's progress, weakness and the things the student has to work on to overcome those weaknesses every week after class.

Kumon Teacher

Riverdale and Chinatown Kumon
Toronto, ON
08.2019 - 04.2020
  • Taught and spent time with children from ages two to thirteen
  • Spent time helping toddlers develop gross motor skills by helping them hold a pencil while drawing together.
  • Taught the younger children the basics of math and English by doing basic math problems, going over their mistakes, reciting the alphabets and working on their sounds and pronunciations.
  • Taught the older children to develop deeper comprehension of English and better understanding of assignments to improve academic success by reading stories, answering questions and going over their grammatical errors.

Camp Volunteer

Youth KOSTA Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
10.2017 - 03.2020
  • Led groups of children safely through camp sites and through a variety of camp activities.
  • Set up facilities and equipment for activities, stored equipment after use and notified camp director of broken or unsafe equipment.
  • Monitored camper activities and children's well-being to establish a trusting relationship by consistently communicating and opening up towards the children.
  • Collaborated with other team members by actively engaging in staff meetings and consistently informing of the situations arose and may arise in the future.

Second Year Placement

Gerrard Resource Center
Toronto, ON
09.2019 - 12.2019
  • Developed a trusting relationship with the caregivers of the children throughout the duration of the drop-in programs at the community centre by having conversations and engaging with them during snack time and play time.
  • Educated students in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers, letters by giving access to explore different types of toys and materials.
  • Promoted sensory development by providing different textures such as sand papers and slimes.
  • Implemented eight learning plans for the children in the Early ON drop-in program, from birth to 12, to effectively engage with and support children’s learning through the arts that require their creativity and thinking.
  • Attended staff meetings and partnered with other colleagues to plan and implement lessons following the centre's curriculum, goals and objectives.

First Year Placement

Gerrard Early Learning Centre
Toronto, ON
01.2019 - 06.2019
  • Assisted and supervised roughly five to seven infants through the entire day.
  • Promoted sensory development by providing access to different textures and sounds.
  • Communicated positively with children and guardians by approaching them and opening up first.
  • Created eight learning plans consisting of a variety of activities that foster curiosity in children throughout the placement period to further provide support in their learning process.
  • Provided a safe and fun environment for the children by ensuring the classroom was clean, well-decorated and protected to prevent any injuries throughout the day.
  • Communicated with the educators consistently throughout the day to accomplish any responsibilities given, as well as asking for feedback and areas of improvement.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Studies

Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson)
Toronto, ON
09.2018 - 06.2022

Skills

Great adaptability skills

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Certification

FIrst Aid & CPR Level C

Timeline

Tutor

Private Tutor
03.2022 - Current

FIrst Aid & CPR Level C

10-2021

Second Year Placement

Gerrard Resource Center
09.2019 - 12.2019

Kumon Teacher

Riverdale and Chinatown Kumon
08.2019 - 04.2020

First Year Placement

Gerrard Early Learning Centre
01.2019 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Studies

Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson)
09.2018 - 06.2022

Camp Volunteer

Youth KOSTA Toronto
10.2017 - 03.2020
Yerim Kim