Case Study Of Hero Zion's Joyful Noise Preschool

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Remembering always that each child is a unique individual, it is the educators responsibility and privilege to successfully help them obtains the skills necessary to reach their next step of development, and eventually their future potential.
EXPERIENCE
DIRECTOR Zion’s Joyful Noise Preschool 1998-2014 Zion Lutheran Church 2215 Brandywine Lane, York, PA 17404
• Established a safe and healthy environment for all.
• Formed positive relationships with students, parents, church and community.
• Created and implemented curriculum throughout school with both student and teacher directed activities correlating with researched developed objectives that were developmentally appropriate for each age group.
• Created policy, managed staff, responsible for everyday operations including communications, planning, finances, marketing and advertising, web design, maintenance, and fundraising.
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• Facilitated the establishment of foundations skills in the areas of social and emotional development, cognitive development, language development, and physical development.
• Developed and implemented a Creative Arts after school program that used art, music, and dramatics to strengthen or readdress these necessary

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