Madeline Haakenson

Madeline haakenson

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location of Madeline HaakensonSuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Public Primary School Teacher at Shanghai U-Learn Education Group

  • Education

    • Hecua cila, ecuador

      2013 - 2013
      Community internships in latin america
    • St. olaf college

      2011 - 2015
      Sociology and anthropology, latin american studies
  • Experience

    • Acdemocracia

      Feb 2013 - May 2013
      Intern

      Selected to work with this non-profit organization that organizes events and workshops to educate the community on issues revolving around exploitation of women and girls.Operated workshops in local Spanish-speaking high schools by guiding discussions and activities on gender roles and female exploitation.Launched a campaign, “Tu Plata Maltrata” raising awareness of sexual exploitation and the negative effects of the consumption of prostitution.Demonstrated the ACDemocracia’s influence on high school students by recording data from the workshops.Aided and advocated for Cascos Rosa, a network of local boys revolutionizing gender roles.**Internship as part of Hecua CILA Show less

    • Private families

      Jun 2013 - Aug 2014
      Summer nanny

      Primary care-giver of children between the ages of six and nine years old for two different families.Acted as a role model and created art projects and opportunities for outdoor activities.

    • Haakenson hardwood floors

      Jun 2013 - Jul 2015
      Technician

      Learned to install, sand, and finish hardwood floors in Minneapolis.Developed team building and worker-client relationship skills.

    • Generacion

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2014
      Volunteer/student intern

      Worked as caretaker and counselor of vulnerable, neglected, and marginalized children.Mentored and acted as a companion for youth suffering from consequences of poverty, homelessness, abuse, and trafficking.Observed, analyzed, and summarized in a paper the challenges faced by the organization’s youth.

    • Common hope

      Mar 2014 - May 2016
      Volunteer, letter translator

      Helped support the effort of Common Hope by translating letters between United States sponsors and Guatemalan students.

    • Lake country school

      Jun 2014 - Jun 2014
      Chaperone, junior high bike trip

      Led junior high groups on bikes, setting good speed for designated group, encouragement and motivation of students through conversation and games and song etc, oversaw preparation of mealsDeveloped effective communication with fellow chaperones, routes, student safety.5 days, 4 nights camping, 30 miles per day.

    • Minnesota lice lady

      Jun 2014 - Jul 2016
      Lice technician

      Solved lice infestations of individuals through a multi-step lice-removal processConsulted with patients and educates them on lice-prevention techniques.

    • Explo

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      Intstructor/residential advisor

      Developed three distinct curricula centered around student involvement, in creative writing, ceramics, and world cooking.Applied the curricula to classes of up to 14 fourth through seventh graders from diverse backgrounds.Supervised and mentored 7-10 sixth and seventh grade female residential students on social and academic matters.Filled programming assistant roles including tasks such as making posters for theme days, filling water coolers, moving canoes across campus, hanging up streamers and balloons, and driving 15ft moving trucks. Show less

    • Shanghai u-learn education group

      Sept 2016 - now
      Public primary school teacher
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cambridge english: celta (certificate in teaching english to speakers of other languages)

      Cambridge english language assessment
      Feb 2016
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Madeline Haakenson
      Rotary Youth Exchange Scholarship Recipient, Colombia Rotary International Sep 2010 Lived with three different host families while attending school at a local high school, Colegio Calasanz, Cúcuta.Participated in Rotary meetings, events, and community service.Became familiar with the country, it’s culture, and it’s people.Developed spoken fluency through complete immersion.Learned to be a good representative of the United States.