1. 123 Luyben Hills Rd Kingston Spring TN 37082
Ghene’t Lee-Yong
Profile
Motivated Experienced Education Professional Offering:
 Experience with the Emergent Curriculum and Project Approach
 Nurturing guidance for young learners
 Empowering children to think critically
 Positive reinforcement and guidance through difficult behavioral patterns
 Attentive care for the needs of children and their families
 Organizational skills and attention to classroom/home details
 Punctual and effective time management
 Strong parent/teacher communication both written and verbal skills
 Strong collaborative skills
 Strong leadership skills
Experience
2013-Present A new Leaf Nashville, TN
Lead Teacher / Assistant Director:
Responsiblefor:
 Modelling Reflective Teachingand daily use ofConstructivistLearning
Techniques
 Modelling Reggio-Style documentation to capture not only developmental
milestones but also interests of the children and progress of critical thinking
and experimentation
 Environmental setup ofbothIndoorand Outdoorclassrooms
 Implementing Emergent Curriculum and Co-Researchingchild lead project
ideas
 Planning unique field trips to further student interests and rouse curiosity
and inquiry
 Creating extensive, in-depth documentation of daily experiences, student
interactions, interests, and development
 Participating in Parent/Teacher conferences

2.  Participating in “A Child’s Guide To The City”- an event in which other
Reggio-Inspired schools come together to work with community partners to
make learning visible to the larger community
 Lead Staff/Faculty meetings
2013-July 2013
KLA Pembroke Pines
Lead Teacher Nido B
 Worked as part of a collaborative team of three Nido Classrooms
 Worked in tandem with parents to implement an Emergent Curriculum
 Collaborated with Co-Teachers to develop age appropriate experiences,
provocations and activities
 Created extensive documentation of each day’s events through daily picture
journals (using PowerPoint), paper portfolios, and digital portfolios in order
to demonstrate student learning and cognitive development, which in turn
inspired parent participation and awareness
 Encouraged problem-solving skills amongst children through democratic
modeling of good citizenship
 Used extensive research to create a rich learning environment based on real
world knowledge
2012- Present GrowingBaby Doula Care Pembroke Pines,
FL
Start up business providing antepartum/postpartum doula care.
Including:
 NewbornCare
 Breastfeedingand lactation support
 Continued Careincluding emotionalsupport and counseling foroldersiblings
and mother and father in a time ofcontinuous change
 Part-time nanny assistancewhenmom is readyto go out

3. 2006-2008 North Palm Preschool Miami, FL
4-K Lead Teacher/ Aftercare Supervisor:
 Schedulingand lessonplans using intensive Abeka curriculum
 Built excellent rapportwith parents, fosteringanenvironment of open
communicationin orderto improvechildren’s academic performance.
 TaughtASL
 Oversawfree-playand centers
 Headed aftercareprogramincludingarts and crafts and homeworkhelp for
olderafter-schooler’s
2000-2004 Learning Adventures Preschool Coral Springs, FL
2-K Lead Teacher:
 Created lessonplans and schedulingfor class
 Pottytraining
 Oversawfreeplay and centers
 Focusedonsmallmotorskills including name writing and blockstacking
Other Responsibilities
 Edited entire staffweekly newsletters
 Conductedfacility tours and worked directlywith parents to solvediscrepancies
and payment issues
 In 2003 was promotedto officemanager
Education
Broward College
Early Childhood Education 40hr certificate
Ashford University Undergraduate Studies
Major: Bachelor of Arts Cognitive Studies
Other Skills
Excel
Power Point
Google Docs
Prezi Presentations

4. Windows 8, 10
Mac Computers
References
Available upon request