Kim Annette Allen

Experience

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  The American School of Rome

  Sept 1992 - Aug 1995

  Teacher and Administrator

  Also: La Scuola d'Italia Gugliemo Marconi (NY, NY; 1995-1996)

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  St. Luke's School

  Sept 1996 - Jun 2011

  Grade 8 Homeroom, History and Spanish Teacher
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  Riverdale Country School

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2012

  Teacher

  History Faculty --Worked closely with administration on character education; featured in NBC news program about "grit." --Helped to rewrite the grade 6 history curriculum. --Fostered interdisciplinary connections in the middle school, including coordination of the Brooklyn Bridge Project, which involved English, history, math, and science teachers.

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  Avenues: The World School

  Nov 2011 - Aug 2016

  Director of Community Engagement

  Other roles:Curriculum consultantHumanities TeacherHead of AdvisoryAVENUES MISSION STATEMENTA New School of Thought"We will graduate students who are accomplished in the academic skills one would expect; at ease beyond their borders; truly fluent in a second language; good writers and speakers one and all; confident because they excel in a particular passion; artists no matter their field; practical in the ways of the world; emotionally unafraid and physically fit; humble about their gifts and generous of spirit; trustworthy; aware that their behavior makes a difference in our ecosystem; great leaders when they can be, good followers when they should be; on their way to well-chosen higher education; and, most importantly, architects of lives that transcend the ordinary." Show less

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  Brooklyn Friends School

  Sept 2016 - now

  World Language Teacher (Spanish)