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Nicole Lalonde
403-894-9885 nicole.lalonde@uleth.ca 3-903 Cassils Rd. W, Brooks, Alberta, T1R 0E4

Education
UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE; LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA – BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
MAJORING IN ART EDUCATION WITH A MINOR IN ENGLISH EDUCATION (AFTER
DEGREE PROGRAM), 2015-2017
I have recently completed my final semester of the After Degree Program and currently
awaiting the completion of the documentation for my Teacher’s Certificate. I have taken
many classes focusing on language development in young children, ESL,
multiculturalism, and english. My cumulative GPA is 3.68.

UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE; LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA – BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

(STUDIO ARTS), 2012
Graduated with Distinction - Awarded for the completion of an undergraduate degree
program with outstanding academic performance, with a GPA of 3.56

Experience
FORT INTERPRETER, FORT WHOOP-UP; LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — MAY 4, 2016 –
SEPTEMBER 5, 2016
Developed, prepared and implemented educational, and public programs, as well as
led educational school tours and interpreted exhibits. Demonstrated excellent
interpersonal skills when interacting with the public and responding to visitor inquiries.

TUTOR, FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM, LETHBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY; LETHBRIDGE,

ALBERTA — OCTOBER 19, 2016 – DECEMBER 14, 2016
Tutored an elementary aged ELL students once a week. Focused on developing her
phonological awareness in order to promote the development of her reading and
writing abilities. Prepared fun, educational lesson plans and materials in advance, which
were geared specifically towards her learning needs.

LIBRARY ASSISTANT, BROOKS PUBLIC LIBRARY; BROOKS, ALBERTA — JANUARY

2015 – SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 & MAY, 2017 – AUGUST, 2017
Performed a number of library circulation duties (eg. checking out and re-shelving
books, membership renewals and registration, searching for items and/or placing items
on hold, opening and closing procedures, etc.). Developing programs aimed at serving
members of our community who are new to the English language.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON ENGLISH COORDINATOR, ADULT BASIC LITERACY
EDUCATION; BROOKS, ALBERTA — FEBRUARY 8, 2015 – MAY 24, 2015
Term position involving creating and teaching lesson plans targeting speaking skills for
new Canadians. Incorporated real life materials and situations into lesson plans.
Provided monthly reports to ABLE, including attendance, topics, and general feedback.

TEACHER'S ASSISTANT, BROOKS COMPOSITE HIGH SCHOOL; BROOKS, ALBERTA

— SEPTEMBER 2013 – JUNE 2014
Provided assistance for ESL students - both on an individual level and in groups - with
assignment completion and test preparation. Demonstrated ability to multitask in order
to meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of the students. Performed other
related duties as assigned by the teacher.

ART GALLERY ASSISTANT/PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

ART GALLERY; LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — SEPTEMBER 2012 – AUGUST 2013
Prepared, delivered, and developed hands-on art-making activities for adults and
children attending the Art Gallery’s Culture Vulture Saturday program, the YWCA's
Girlspace Program, and other events both on and off campus. Filled out program
reports and recorded attendance, as well as assisted with Art Gallery events.

EDUCATION ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE DISABILITY RESOURCE

CENTRE; LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — JANUARY – APRIL 2012; SEPTEMBER 2012 –
APRIL 2013
Assisted with test preparation and completion of course work. Duties included
transcribing important information from lectures, providing extra tutoring and
interpretation of important information, and editing course work as needed.

Community Involvement
GENERAL MEMBER & EVENTS COORDINATOR, WUSC LETHBRIDGE; LETHBRIDGE,
ALBERTA — JANUARY 2016 – PRESENT
Event Committee Member helping to develop and implement programs to raise
awareness about the WUSC and funds to bring a refugee student to study at the
University of Lethbridge in the Fall of 2016. Participated in Bake Sales and Member
Training Programs. This year we campaigned and succeeded in obtaining a student
levy of $2.00 at the University of Lethbridge in order to ensure the sustainability of the
Student Refugee Program (SRP). As Events Coordinator, this involved arranging for
various fundraising and awareness raising events including a bottle drive, Wheel of
Fortune event, Rise and Shine Together: Coffee Awareness Event, arranging a coffee
special at the Coffee Company to raise WUSCs on-campus profile, attending WUSC
and Students Union club meetings, as well as speaking in a number of classrooms
setting about the WUSC, the SRP, and the referendum.
TUTOR, READ ON FOR SUPPORTING SUCCESS PROGRAM, LETHBRIDGE PUBLIC
LIBRARY; LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA - OCTOBER 19, 2016 - DECEMBER 14, 2016
Tutored a kindergarten ELL student on developing her phonemic awareness and letter
recognition skills. Often used plenty of visual, alphabet books, songs with actions, and
letter sort games to help make learning both fun and meaningful.

SUNDAY AFTERNOONS CONVERSATION CLASS, LETHBRIDGE REFUGEE ACTION

GROUP, UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE; LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — APRIL 3, 2016 –
MAY 15, 2016
Tutored adult Syrian refugees in conversational english. This involved creating lesson
plans and arranging materials ahead of time. Other days I supervised and played with
Syrian children. This gave their parents the they needed to practice speaking english
with other tutors.

ART INSTRUCTOR, CASA; LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — AUGUST 2013

Designed and led four weeklong summer art classes for school aged children between
the ages of 6-9 and 9-12. These classes covered the basics of painting and drawing,
while providing the children the opportunity to experiment and have fun.

VOLUNTEER (PUBLIC PROGRAMMING), GALT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES;

LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — SEPTEMBER 2012 – AUGUST 2013
Provided Assistance for both Youth and Adult Public Programs. Duties included set-up
and clean-up, as well as program development and implementation.

Skills

• Familiar with both Macintosh and PC Computer programs (eg. Microsoft Word, Power
Point, Excel, etc.)
• Excel at oral and written communication
• Amiable personality and great interpersonal skills.
• Motivated self starter and work well on my own as well as in a group
• Great organizational skills
• Able to be on my feet for long periods of time, and lift heavy loads


References

TYLER POWELL SHANNON ANNE DYMOND

Vice Principal CARMICHAEL Chair of the Fine Arts -
Brooks Composite High Art Teacher Art Department
School Brooks Brooks Composite High University of Lethbridge
Brooks, Alberta School Brooks Lethbridge, Alberta
(403) 362-0169 Brooks, Alberta (403) 380-1853
(403) 362-0169