Fun with Amee

Profession: ESL Private Tutoring
Education, English Language Instruction, Teaching
I am a private ESL tutor teaching English through reading, writing and conversations. I currently teach students of all ages. I help fill the gaps in their phonics, grammar and vocabulary. I am running summer reading camps. (01/2021 to present)

Private Business and Life Coach
Education, Mental Health, Writing and Journalism, Training and Development
I do training-enhanced coaching via videos, in person, and online. I co-coach individuals and groups about conversational leadership as well as personal development. I am an author, writer and podcaster. (2018 to present)

Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship
Persnickety Princess Cleaning Contractor
Edmonton, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada (Jan 2008 to April 2012)

Owner/Director of Club Hollywood Gemz o/a A Star Is Born Party Adventures in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Entrepreneurship, Hospitality and Tourism, Mental Health, Performing Arts
In this entertainment facility, I produced workshops for 500+ customers in the performing arts, inspiring their creativity and increasin their confidence and self-expression. I facilitated groups of 5 - 40 students from ages 4 yrs to adult. (2005-08)

Food Microbiology QAQC laboratory technician for Lilydale Foods Cooperative
Manufacturing, Training and Development
Technician - microbiology testing and inspecting food products in the chicken and egg industry. I trained staff about health and safety (WHMIS). Wrote SOPs for the lab. FT/PT position while attending NAIT. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (2000 to 2002)

Technician at the University of Alberta Microbiology Lab in Biological Sciences
Research
WHMIS technician in the microbiology research laboratories at the University of Alberta. I maintained glassware for experiments. Part-time position while attending University. (1999 to 2000)

Interests: This is Amee here. I am a mom of 4 adult-kids. I am an artist. Essentially I was raised by a palette of wild acrylic paints and a shareholders stock in crayons! (Ha Ha) I paint landscapes with acrylic and watercolour paints. I draw with coloured pencils. I digitally illustrate pictures using them for the children’s books I write. So, I am an author. I also write personal development books. I have been teaching, mentoring and coaching children and adults over the course of 6 years, about how to increase their self-esteem and confidence in themselves. I owned a business that combined the experiences I enjoyed most when visiting Disneyland. I designed and created it in New York City, then brought it to Alberta, Canada. So I had a very large store that contained animatronics like a talking tree and toucan, and dancing dolls and stuffed animals. It was like an enchanted forest with a karaoke castle and dance floor, a Tudor Glen Village for hair design and face painting, costumery and create a bear activities. There was an animatronic and live puppet theatre narrated by the 9 foot by 5 foot talking tree. The entire enchanted forest was covered in flowers and fairy lights and faux trees. There was a 16 foot wishing pond bridge with animatronic dancing fairies, with a coloured water fountain and fish. There was a mad science laboratory and a spa section for crafting spa products, as well as a gift store. I held fun themed parties for children, dance classes, craft parties, cheerleading events, daycare teddy bear picnics, the performing arts schools, and corporate Christmas and Halloween parties. We were featured on TV, magazines and we never missed a parade. Throughout my time owning this wonderland adventure store, I had the pleasure of working with hundreds of children to increase their confidence and self-esteem through role-play acting, dance and singing, and crafting. We even had a group of women have a party wearing their wedding dresses. Some of them had to be duck taped on! As well, I had a wedding proposal and catered dinner booking. In fact, all the puppet theatre shows (pre-recorded in New York by a play I wrote) were served up dinner theatre style by the pink dressed chefs. I never lost that desire to encourage people to follow their dreams and live their best life. For the last 3 years, I have been a business and life coach, in addition to being an ESL teacher this year. Currently, I teach through distance learning summer reading camps for children and adults. By now, you may have noted that I like to have fun with kids. During the school year, I support children to help them with English classes online after school. I have a five year education in genetics and the biological sciences. I learned how to clone cells and make them glow in the dark! At school, I learned how to make artificial scents for soaps and candles, make pantyhose. I also studied cancer research. I have a number of hobbies. I once was given a 8 inch crystal-lined rock that was molten when discovered. I was told it was a piece of a meteorite but I don’t believe that. I gave it to my daughter. I make detergent free triple butter soap and whipped bath butter and sell them online and at marketplaces. I sew quilts in the winter. I love to kayak on the lakes and rivers. I have travelled through 6 provinces in Canada and through a major part of the United States, and Mexico. I drove to central Mexico and stayed there for a short while when I was younger, living amongst the people in a small town. I learned basic Spanish and continued to learn it in university afterwards. However, I am out of practice. That goes for my French as well. I am quite creative and I sometimes have a quirky sense of humour. Ok, most times. I love poetry and I am a writer on social media and for my business websites. That’s all I can think of, but I’m wondering, what do you do with your time, and what are your interests?

Education: University of Alberta, Bachelor of Sciences Program (1994 to 2000)
Research, Education, English Language Instruction
I completed 3 years studying Biological and Physical Sciences. I also studied critical reading and writing and English. I studied Spanish for 2 years. I majored in genetics and cellular biology. I minored in organic and inorganic chemistry.

NAIT, Biological Sciences Technology Laboratory Research Program (2000 to 2003)
Research, Technology, Writing and Journalism, Education
I studied a 2 year program at this technology school, studying biological sciences and research. I majored in many science fields, and minored in computers, technical communications, writing, and presentations, project management in cloning.

International TEFL/TESOL Certificate (2021)
Education, English Language Instruction
Grade A with Distinction. Overall attained score: 100%. 140-Hour TEFL Certification. 20 Teaching Hours Taught Onsite and Online. I specialized in teaching English to young and younger learners, and teaching business English.

Spoken Languages: English (Native), French (Basic), Spanish (Basic)

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