First Impressions Workshops

Out of the Blue Arts and Education Trust, Leith, starting September 2007
       *Pilot scheme of bi-monthly Saturday workshops             catering to children ages 3-6 and their                             parents/carers and children ages 7+ attending             independently
Byre Theatre, St Andrew's, starting September 2007
       *Workshops running as part of Byre's new "Teenies"         programme, catering for children from 18mos and         their parents/carers. These workshops are all about         fostering creativity and basic techniques
North Edinburgh Arts Centre, Muirhouse, January 2004 - September 2007
*Regular Saturday workshops catering to children ages 3-6 and their parents/carers and children ages 7+ attending independently
*One-off intensive craft workshops for older children and adults (Mar 2007 & May 2007) *Afterschool arts workshops for local children (Sep 2005-June 2006)
*Pilot scheme of morning workshops for pre-schoolers and carers (Sep-Dec 2005)
*Intensive week-long summer school catering to children ages 3-6 and their parents/carers and children ages 7+ attending independently (July 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
*Pilot scheme of evening classes for adults (February - March 2005)
Edinburgh International Book Festival, August 2006 and 2007
      *Children's workshops on the art of familiar picture           books and illustrators, including Maurice Sendak,         Eric Carle, Lauren Child, Jan Pienkowski, and                 Jeannie Baker
Juniper Green Primary School, Edinburgh, October 2005 and March 2006
*Japanese street fashion workshops for Creativity Week (March 2006)
*Islamic patterned tile workshops for Multicultural Day (October 2005)
Tollcross Primary School, Edinburgh, June 2005
*African tribal mask workshops for Multicultural Festival
Adult Learning Project, Edinburgh, May 2005 - June 2006
*Weekly arts sessions for Tollcross Primary pupils focussing primarily on World Art
Howden Park Centre, Livingston, April 2004 - April 2005
*Regular Saturday morning workshops for children ages 2-6 years and carers
*Summer school week tailored to the centre's Joan Eardley exhibition catering for young people ages 7-14 (August 2004)
Afterschool Arts Network, West Lothian Council, March 2004 - April 2005
*Inservice morning for afterschool care staff on good practice in doing art with children (March 2004)
*Pilot scheme (phase one) leading workshops in twenty afterschool clubs around West Lothian (October- November 2004)
*Pilot scheme (phase two) working intensely with two clubs over four weeks, culminating in a public exhibition at Howden Park Centre (February - March 2005)
Canonmills School Leavers Programme, January - March 2005
*Twelve week programme of weekly workshops based at North Edinburgh Arts Centre as part of an alternative education programme for teenage school leavers
Historic Scotland, February 2005 - present
*Big Draw at Edinburgh Castle (October 2005)
*Midterm workshops at Edinburgh Castle (February 2005)
*Workshops for school groups at selected properties (June 2005 - present)

Childcare Experience
Private Nanny, Part-time, August 2001- June 2006
Black Community Development Project, Kids Around the World Playworker, April 2004
Organising daily routines and activities for 5-12 year old children during the school holidays
North Edinburgh Childcare, Sessional Worker, September 2002-March 2004
Providing childcare in nursery and afterschool provisions as well as temporary creche provisions for community groups
Family Circles Recruitment, Supply Nursery Nurse, Aug-Dec 2001 and June-Sep 2002
Private Nanny, Part-time, December 2001-May 2002
Private Nanny, Part-time, April 2001-July 2001
Butterfly Personnel, Supply Nursery Nurse, January 2001-April 2001
Noah's Ark Day Nursery (now closed), Nursery Nurse, May-December 2000
Happitots Portobello Nursery (now closed), Assistant Nursery Nurse, Mar 1998-May 2000

Education 
Training for Care, Edinburgh, September 1998-March 2000 SVQ III, Early Years Care and Education Ellsworth Community College, Iowa, United States, August 1993-May 1994
Courses include Art for Elementary Education, Art Interpretation, Painting, Printmaking and Children's Literature
Indianola High School, Iowa, United States, August 1990-January 1993
Courses include Painting, Ceramics, Sculpture and Drawing

Further Training
Creating Contacts, June 2007, Cultural Enterprise Office
The Artist in the Classroom, April 2007, Cultural Enterprise Office
Child Protection, April 2005, North Edinburgh Arts Centre
Disability Awareness, May 2004, Edinburgh Inclusive
Child Protection, April 2004, North Edinburgh Childcare
Using Anti-Discriminatory Resources, November 2003, North Edinburgh Childcare
Equal Opportunities, February 2003, North Edinburgh Childcare
Supporting Young Bilingual Pupils in the Classroom, February 2000, City of Edinburgh Council Promoting Literacy in the Nursery, February 2000, City of Edinburgh Council

Awards
Art Scholarship, 1993-1994, Ellsworth Community College
Academic Scholarship, 1993-1994, Ellsworth Community College
Letter, 1992, Indianola High School (Awarded for dedicated service in art club)
Letters, 1990-1993, Indianola High School (Awarded for academic excellence)
First Place, Acrylic & Oil Painting, 1992, Central Iowa Metropolitan Conference Art Show
Second Place, Acrylic & Oil Painting, 1991, Central Iowa Conference Art Show