Experience

Crescent City Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Math Teacher

  • Nov 2022 - Present



HOMER A PLESSY COMMUNITY SCHOOL

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SEL Instructor and Drama Teacher

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2023



LOUISIANA KEY ACADEMY

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Drama Director

  • Jul 2017 - May 2018



Unabashed Idealists

• United States

• Executive Director, Founder

  • Jun 2013 - May 2015

  Interactive educational theatre company Interactive educational theatre company



Nati Hardin

• Chappaqua, NY

• Teaching Artist/Drama Specialist

  • Jun 2012 - May 2014

  Drama Specialist for Camp Wagon Road of Children's Aid Society in Chappaqua, NY. Drama Specialist for Camp Wagon Road of Children's Aid Society in Chappaqua, NY.



Camp Wagon Road of the Children’s Aid Society

• Drama Specialist

  • Jun 2012 - May 2014

  Develop drama curriculum to meet DOE Drama Blueprint requirements, incorporating various styles of drama including devised drama, musical theater, improv, and naturalistic drama • Create lesson plans for eighteen groups per 4-week session, ranging from ages 5-14 and adjusted lesson plans to meet each groups unique interests and abilities • Lead youth in adapting children’s books into short performances and original devised theater pieces Producing Assistant & Founding Company Member of The Play Tank November 2011 – June 2012 Performance Project @ University Settlement, New York, New York • The Play Tank is a performance ensemble composed of young adults who work in after school youth programs. offering youth workers the opportunity and mentorship needed to develop their creative process • Engage in weekly collaborate play and performance making, coupled with reflection on how creative environments for youth are most effectively promoted, cultivated and facilitated • Assist in scheduling and coordinating of space at the Performance Project • Assist in marketing and fundraising for Play Tank, while helping to devise and perform original material Show less



Broadway Bound Kids

• United States

• Teaching Artist / Musical Theatre

  • Sep 2011 - May 2014

  Co-teaching artist, and assistant teaching artist for musical theatre classes, grades 1st -2nd at P.S. 158, Cathedral School, Convent of the Sacred Heart • Create semester outlines and lesson plans meeting DOE Drama Blueprint requirements, fill out weekly site report, and coordinate with after-school director • Instruct students in elements of musical theatre through scene work and musical numbers Co-teaching artist, and assistant teaching artist for musical theatre classes, grades 1st -2nd at P.S. 158, Cathedral School, Convent of the Sacred Heart • Create semester outlines and lesson plans meeting DOE Drama Blueprint requirements, fill out weekly site report, and coordinate with after-school director • Instruct students in elements of musical theatre through scene work and musical numbers



Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children’s Theatre

• Actor-Teacher/Administrative Assistant

  • Apr 2011 - May 2012

  Actor in educational musicals that use the Participation Theatre model to engage large audiences • Plan and lead hour long pre-performance workshops of small to large groups of students, grades K-9; in the workshops, the students learn about the subject of the performance through theatre activities • Manage logistics of performing on the road, including coordinating with the school contact person and teachers, handling seating for the show, and generally ensuring that everything runs smoothly Show less



INTERNSHIPS

• Teaching Artist Intern

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Teaching Assistant for “Drama”, grades 5-7, in Beacon Afterschool Program at Ross Global Academy in East Village, where the students created an original work through Devised Theatre model • Assisted with curriculum development and planning classes • Lead warm-ups and theatre games • Directed students in small groups as they created original scenes Teaching Assistant for “Drama”, grades 5-7, in Beacon Afterschool Program at Ross Global Academy in East Village, where the students created an original work through Devised Theatre model • Assisted with curriculum development and planning classes • Lead warm-ups and theatre games • Directed students in small groups as they created original scenes



RELATED PROJECTS

• Director/Producer

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

  Managed a $1,800 budget for the annual Alum-Night Fundraiser • Organized most areas of production including: renting the theatre; hiring staff; and recruiting former students • Directed three staff members and 11 students • Conceptualized the show and directed students in creation of script through improvisation exercises • Improved students' acting and vocal technique during a two-week, intensive rehearsal process • Choreographed musical numbers Actor-Teacher April 2010 P.S. 3, NYU “Actor-Teacher I”, New York, NY • Collaborated with four actor-teachers in development of an educational theatre piece based on the teacher’s curriculum • Performed the piece for a classroom of 12 ESL students, grades 3-5 • Achieved our goal to involve children in the story-telling process using language, sounds, and movement while teaching the moral: “Though I’m small, I can do big things, too!” Show less



City Lights Youth Theatre

• Teaching Artist Intern

  • Sep 2006 - May 2007

  Assistant for two classes: “Creative Drama and Music” Grades 2-3; “All About Acting” Grades 6-8 • Facilitated drama, dance, and music warm-ups and activities • Worked individually on character development with “All About Acting” students • Assistant director for “All About Acting” production and responsible for coordinating parent involvement Assistant for two classes: “Creative Drama and Music” Grades 2-3; “All About Acting” Grades 6-8 • Facilitated drama, dance, and music warm-ups and activities • Worked individually on character development with “All About Acting” students • Assistant director for “All About Acting” production and responsible for coordinating parent involvement