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Camilla Paruolo

Camilla Paruolo

Bologna

Summary

Passionate Teacher provides students with focused, useful and exceptional learning opportunities. Skilled implementer of diverse Educational (and Life!) Tools for cultivating fruitful learning environment for all. Positively motivates students with individual guidance and empathetic mentorship.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Spanish & English Teacher

Freelance At Classgap.com
07.2023 - Current
  • Personalized teaching, classes prepared on students' needs, reasons and goals of learning the language
  • Managed 6 (1-hour) classes per day
  • Current students are from 12-years-old to 35y

Outdoor Facilitator

Green Energy Camp
05.2022 - Current
  • Cultivation of the Self TOGETHER WITH the other, through the direct contact with oneself, the group and Mother Nature
  • Main target: 10 to 17-year-old youth
  • Outdoor education
  • Team-building, intergenerational living, autonomy and responsibility
  • Increased participant engagement by incorporating interactive activities and group discussions into sessions.
  • Contributed to improved team performance by facilitating workshops on communication, collaboration, and problem-solving techniques.

360°-degree Service at Retreats

ButterflyWorks, Kmelot, NayaritWild, FSI
01.2017 - Current
  • Co-created and co-leaded experience-based workshops
  • Shared circles and retreats with the purpose of Self-cultivation and Body, Emotional, Psychic and Spiritual Awareness

Talent Farmer (Upgrading Babysitting)

Private
03.2008 - Current
  • Increased self-knowledge in 4 to 12-year-old children in a learning path which integrates school and aims to learn about and develop talents, interests and languages unique to each of them
  • Learning process (not results!) documented and sent to parents / relatives

Special Educator

Semiresidential Educational Community Altreidee
04.2021 - 09.2023
  • Improved emotional and educational care for minors with special needs certificate and/or certified disabilities
  • Supported the development of social skills in minors (coming from fragile family contexts) through group activities, creative labs and peer interactions.

Aàgile Facilitator

El Panal
01.2023 - 03.2023
  • Employed the ALCs (Aàgile Learning Centers)' educational tools within the self-directed learning community El Panal
  • Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
  • Intentional teaching and learning

Yoga, Acroyoga & Artistic Gymnastics Coach

Ginnic Club, Sports Gym
09.2009 - 02.2020
  • Target: children, parents & daughters/sons, adults, couples
  • Developed consciousness of one's body and the effects on mind, emotions and Spirit; all this by also having fun!
  • Boosted the trust and confidence in the relationships with oneself and the other

Atelierista of Arts

Centro Infantil Rocotin
08.2017 - 09.2019
  • Studied and employed educational philosophies Reggio Children & Emmi Pikler
  • Focus on a constant training of the interdisciplinary team & on the children's learning processes and languages
  • Leverage made on the Hundred Languages of Children (Loris Malaguzzi)

(Substitute) French Professor

Leonardo Da Vinci Secondary School
09.2016 - 11.2016
  • Italian traditional schooling;
  • 11 to 14-year-old students.
  • Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans, enhancing students'' critical thinking skills.
  • Managed classroom behavior effectively, ensuring a safe and respectful atmosphere for all students.

English Facilitator

Minerbio Pallacanestro
06.2016 - 07.2016
  • Educational approach: hands-on, learning-by-doing, interactive
  • Experimental sports & English day-camp for children aged 4 to 12 years old
  • Increased participant engagement by incorporating interactive activities and group discussions into sessions.
  • Increased inner motivation in students of learning a different and useful language as English.

Circus Initiation to 2-6 Year-old Children

ASBL ECV, Ecole De Cirque Près De Chez Vous
08.2015 - 07.2016
  • Boosted children's confidence through play-based and hands-on training sessions.
  • Improved team cohesion by organizing regular bonding activities and fostering a supportive environment.

Internship & MA Thesis

Musée Des Enfants
03.2015 - 07.2015
  • Assisted in the guidance of the exhibition “Time to Wonder”, specifically catered to 4-12 y
  • Learning-by-playing & playing-by-learning. Hands-on approach
  • Facilitator in training, participant observer and stake holders' interviewer for the purposes of my MA thesis.

Private Teacher

Private
04.2008 - 03.2013
  • Target of tutoring: primary, middle and high school students;
  • Subjects: foreign languages and scientific subjects;
  • Boosted academic achievement by providing one-on-one tutoring and support for struggling students.
  • Improved student comprehension by utilizing various teaching methods and adapting instructional materials to address diverse learning styles.

Tutor for People With Disabilities

ANFFAS Bologna
06.2008 - 08.2008
  • Assisted adult people with disabilities on summer vacation
  • Served as an ongoing resource for users and colleagues, providing collaboration and guidance related to daily habits, social skills, and more.

Education

Survival And Outdoor Experiential Training - Survival And Outdoor Education

Green Energy Camp
Tuscany
05.2022

Experiential Workshop - Self-directed Learning And Intentional Culture

EduCambiando
Xalapa, México
11.2019

Certificate - Reggio Children & Emmi Pikler Edu Approaches

Red Solar
Ecuador, Colombia
2019

Certificate - Teaching English As A Foreign Language

ACDL
Distance Learning
05.2016

Master of Arts - Social, Cultural And Artistic Changes

Maastricht University
Maastricht (NL)
01.2016

Bachelor of Foreign Languages And Literatures - Spanish, English & Italian Languages & Literatures

Alma Mater Studiorum Di Bologna
Bologna (Italy)
03.2013

High School Diploma -

Niccolò Copernico High School
Bologna
06.2009

Skills

  • Online Teaching
  • Student Motivation
  • Child Development
  • Student-Centered Learning
  • Team spirit, teamwork and team building
  • Critical Thinking & Power of Enchantment
  • One-to one and Group Facilitation
  • Creative problem-solving approach
  • Simplicity
  • Active Listening & Observation
  • Emotional Intelligence & Empathy
  • Big Picture Thinking and Feeling

Languages

Italian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Upper intermediate (B2)

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 03/29/90
  • Nationality: Italian

Additional Information

In possession of B driving license (June 2008) and licensed to drive Wheeled Agricultural Tractors (2021)

+ Willing to travel for business

+ I collaborate with friends and professionals from various parts of the world in bringing educational, community, creative and evolutionary projects to life. Two examples: we co-wrote an Italian-Ecuatorian docufilm on the importance of the plant Bursera Graveolens & we've been co-creating illustrated books for (0 to 108-year-old!) children

+ I currently climb, walk, practice yoga and Animal Flow
+ I consider the Empowerment of every human being, very much connected to commitment and responsibility, and Education as keys to this time.


Timeline

Spanish & English Teacher

Freelance At Classgap.com
07.2023 - Current

Aàgile Facilitator

El Panal
01.2023 - 03.2023

Outdoor Facilitator

Green Energy Camp
05.2022 - Current

Special Educator

Semiresidential Educational Community Altreidee
04.2021 - 09.2023

Atelierista of Arts

Centro Infantil Rocotin
08.2017 - 09.2019

360°-degree Service at Retreats

ButterflyWorks, Kmelot, NayaritWild, FSI
01.2017 - Current

(Substitute) French Professor

Leonardo Da Vinci Secondary School
09.2016 - 11.2016

English Facilitator

Minerbio Pallacanestro
06.2016 - 07.2016

Circus Initiation to 2-6 Year-old Children

ASBL ECV, Ecole De Cirque Près De Chez Vous
08.2015 - 07.2016

Internship & MA Thesis

Musée Des Enfants
03.2015 - 07.2015

Yoga, Acroyoga & Artistic Gymnastics Coach

Ginnic Club, Sports Gym
09.2009 - 02.2020

Tutor for People With Disabilities

ANFFAS Bologna
06.2008 - 08.2008

Private Teacher

Private
04.2008 - 03.2013

Talent Farmer (Upgrading Babysitting)

Private
03.2008 - Current

Survival And Outdoor Experiential Training - Survival And Outdoor Education

Green Energy Camp

Experiential Workshop - Self-directed Learning And Intentional Culture

EduCambiando

Certificate - Reggio Children & Emmi Pikler Edu Approaches

Red Solar

Certificate - Teaching English As A Foreign Language

ACDL

Master of Arts - Social, Cultural And Artistic Changes

Maastricht University

Bachelor of Foreign Languages And Literatures - Spanish, English & Italian Languages & Literatures

Alma Mater Studiorum Di Bologna

High School Diploma -

Niccolò Copernico High School
Camilla Paruolo