Welcome to Brilliant Stars
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Jamie M. Lindahl Head Teacher/Director
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OBJECTIVE
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To utilize my knowledge, education, and skills to their full potential. To be a role model to children by meeting their needs socially and emotionally and providing them with knowledge that they can carry with them throughout their life.
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My credentials and experience:
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EDUCATION
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St. Cloud State University, Associate of Arts, 1997-1999
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North Dakota State University, Bachelor of Science, Child Development and Family Science, 1999-2001
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Bookkeeper. Cashwise Foods, Fargo, ND; 1999-2002.Balanced Checker’s cash drawer with consistently high level of accuracy. Accurately balanced deposits and answered phones. Processed and encoded checks and trained new employees. Greeted customers and answered all their questions and concerns.
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Student Teaching. NDSU Center for Child Development, Fargo ND; 2001. Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate activities. Created environmental settings for the center. Supervised play of preschool and toddler age children.
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Preschool, Pre-Toddler, and Toddler Teacher. Daily Discoveries Learning Center, Moorhead, MN; 2001-2003. Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate activities for toddlers, preschoolers, and Pre-toddlers. Communicated daily with parents, teachers, and Director. Researched information for parents when they had concerns on certain behaviors or if they needed housing or health insurance. Conducted child assessments and parent conferences. Parent presentation of their children’s growth and development through the use of a photo story for our holiday program. Pre- Toddler teacher for seven children, lesson plans, daily sheets, parent communication, parent activities with their children in the classroom. Attended training hours to improve knowledge of child development.
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Preschool Head Teacher. Small Wonders Preschool and Childcare Center, Fargo, ND: 2003-2005. Head teacher of 11 four year olds. Planned and implemented lesson plans to integrate each child’s learning style. Taught English, reading, math, science, music, and daily devotionals for Christian center. Took field trips to enhance the children’s learning with real life situations. Conducted parent teacher conferences twice a year. Held many Parent activities so they were able to be involved with their child’s learning. Communicated with other teachers and teacher’s aides in the classroom to incorporate different teaching styles and activities so children would have an all around learning environment.
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Childcare Provider. Provide part time home childcare for a 3yr old child, Plymouth, MN; 2005-2006. Designed activities with the goal of furthering the development of the child. Developed long- term, meaningful relationship with the child.
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Home Childcare Provider. Provide full and part time care to children ages 6weeks to 10 years. Belle Plaine, MN; 2006-current. Developed lesson plans appropriate for age. Provided parent conferences, holiday program, monthly newsletters, and field trips. Educational focus on the subjects of English, Math, Writing, Science/Geography, and Music.
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LANGUAGES
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Able to understand some Spanish, from working with Hispanic children and families. I recently taught basic Spanish words to the children in my classroom.
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AWARDS RECEIVED
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Golden Key National Honor Society
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Phi Kappa Phi
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Deans list , Maintained a 3.5 GPA throughout College
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Peer Advocate in High School 1997
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National Deans List 1999- 2001
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I thought I would also share a little about myself and my family.
I live with my Husband that I have been with for 11 years. We have 3
children; Tristan (7), Alyana (5), and Isabella (2). We have 2 cichlid
fish that the kids love to watch. I have a passion for music and have been
singing since I was a young child in different contests, talent shows, and weddings.
I also play piano, French Horn, and Tenor Saxophone. So your child will hear a lot of
music at my house. I enjoy playing basketball, running, and taebow. A part-time hobby of
mine is running half and full marathons.
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I would like to welcome you to my home and hope it is a rewarding experience for your
children. Feel free to contact me by phone (763-229-5842) or email (hillfan3@yahoo.com)
on any questions or concerns you may have.
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