HARRIET MCMILLEN JACOBS

109 EAST AVENUE

NEW CANAAN, CT 06840

(203) 249-3796

HARRIETJACOBS13@GMAIL.COM

EXPERIENCE
New Canaan Country School, New Canaan, CT
1st Grade Teaching Apprentice
August 2014June 2015
Teach 18 students alongside Lead Teacher to provide instruction in math,
language arts, and social studies with a focus on student differentiation.
Uses Bridges Math Program and Daily Five Literacy Program.
Led two reading groups and a spelling group; helped organize a creative Social
Studies unit on the school and larger community by incorporating skits, arts and
crafts, and literacy into the unit.
3rd Grade Teaching Apprentice
August
2015-Present
Co-teach 19 students
Teach Social Studies curriculum on the Peoples of America
The Village Learning Center, Pennington, NJ
August
2013-June 2014
Young Preschool- Head Teacher
Co-teaching 14 students
Responsible for daily lesson plans, monthly anecdotal reports, communicating
with parents, and age appropriate developmental skills and activities.
Stamford Yacht Club, Stamford, CT
Summer 2008
Summer 2015
Camp Director (Summers 2013, 2014 & 2015)
Responsible for camp management, organizing and designing camp schedule and
activities, communicating with parents, managing 11 camp counselors, ensuring
the safety of 50 campers.
Assistant Camp Director (Summer 2012)
Responsible for organizing camp events, maintaining communication with
parents, leading arts and crafts, and ensuring the safety of all campers.
Full-time Camp Counselor (Summers 2008-2011)
Full-time supervision of kids aged 4-8 and responsible for organizing games and
activities.
Grant Elementary School, Colorado Springs, CO
February 2013- May 2013
Aide in 3rd grade classroom for four hours each week
Led small guided reading groups and provided individualized attention to students
in math
Cross Cultural Solutions, Delhi, India
January
2011 - April 2011
Taught 3rd and 4th grade English at an NGO for low-income students
Responsible for working with the local teachers to develop the schools curriculum
Prepared lesson plans and created original worksheets
Two Together, New York, NY
September
2010 - January 2011
Tutor and mentoring program for at-risk students in low-income communities
Worked on all academic subjects with a fifth grade student once a week

HARRIET MCMILLEN JACOBS

109 EAST AVENUE
NEW CANAAN, CT 06840

(203) 249-3796

HARRIETJACOBS13@GMAIL.COM

EDUCATION
Colorado College, B.A. in Music
August 2009
May 2013
Graduated with a Distinction in Music
Recipient of Marie Clough Gillis Award for Excellence in Vocal Music (2013); David
and Karen Smith Cowperthwaite Award for Excellence in Music (2013)
Music Director, Co-Ed A Cappella singing group, Room 46 (2010-2013)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Private tutor, providing one-on-one instruction in math, reading, and writing

Oct. 2014-Present