Laura Quade

Experience

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  Venetian pools community association

  May 2007 - Sept 2021

  Swim Coach

  - Schedule and execute daily practices- Oversee and train young and new coaches working with the same swimmers as I do- Organize and conduct parent and team meetings- Working primarily with beginner swimming levels, ages infant to eight. - Coaching intermediate to expert athletes in stroke technique and speed improvement.- Coordinating team building exercises among all age groups and coaches.

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  Oakhurst Community Garden Project

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2012

  Assistant intern to head gardener

  - Weekly gardening with the community at Spring Pointe Apartments- Assisting in home-grown produce courses- Assisting in the direction of advanced and alternative garden planning.

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  Independent Hire

  Dec 2011 - Sept 2021

  - Work with swimmers of various ages, comfort levels, experience, and abilities to enhance their aquatic skills.- Communicate clearly with swimmers regardless of prior understanding or experience in the water. - Teach parents of new and young children to be knowledgeable and positive enforcers of their child's developing aquatic skills and comfort. - Caring for children ages infant to 15 years for multiple households while parents are absent from the home- Includes multiple jobs working as a nanny which required 8-12 hour work days, as well as overnight care for traveling parents/guardians. - Meal preparation, tutoring, and peer socialization guidance, assistance, and support.-Arbiter for personal and social growth in relation to familial fortitude. - Care for an only child from the ages of seven until twelve in Decatur, Ga while his mother travels abroad on business- Transportation to and from school, extracurricular activities, and social events- Supplying and preparing meals and overseeing of school requirements- Overnight and day care for time periods ranging from one to three weeks.

  • Private Swim Instructor

    May 2007 - Sept 2021

  • Familial, Household, and activity Facilitator

    Aug 2004 - May 2016

  • Single Child Guardian

    Dec 2011 - Mar 2016
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  Decatur Housing Authority

  Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Food and Nutrition Intern and teacher

  - Nutrition courses with Pre-K through 5th grade students in afterschool program- Assistant garden instructor for 4th and 5th grade classes- Teaching young children the benefits of living sustainable lives and providing for themselves the necessary foods to acquire proper nutrition.- Directing classes based on the nutritional and economic benefits of maintaining a vegetable garden.

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  St. Anne's Day School

  Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Intern- Documentation facilitator

  - Photo, video and written documentation of student-teacher interaction- Independent work and instruction with students ages one to five years in explorations of the natural world.- Help guiding students’ self-directed curriculum in the Reggio Emilia inspired learning approach

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  Cultural Entrepreneur

  May 2014 - now

  Cultural Entrepreneur

  - Creating a mutually beneficial network by making connections within my own personal and professional networks to assist in the progress of local and international communities.

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  Independent artist

  Aug 2014 - now

  Independent artist

  - Utilization of an already highly connected artistic community within Atlanta to promote social advances.- Expand my own artistic abilities through conversation and exploration with other local artists- Use art as a means of joining people, through social media platforms such as instagram, twitter, and facebook, as they promote enhanced personally professional network building.- Utilize the stress-reducing factors of creating through developed social connections and art, in high-stress environments Show less

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  Kirkwood Feed and Seed

  Feb 2017 - Sept 2021

  Sales Clerk

  - Responsibilities include establishing customer-clerk relationships;- Developing a well-versed understanding of inventory, product use, and availability;- An understanding of the sales software, shopkeep, along with multiple other technologies used around the store.

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  The Solarium at Historic Scottish Right

  Feb 2017 - Sept 2021

  Facilities Manager

  - Provide assistance, information, and aid to event organizers during the course of various events; from setup to breakdown.- Ensure that safety and respect are maintained for both persons and the event space.- Establish clear communicative relationships with clients and their guests, ensuring the rules and expectations of The Solarium are understood and respected.

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  Decatur CoWorks

  Sept 2018 - now

  Member Relations Specialist
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  Freelance

  May 2020 - now

  Childhood Coach, Consultant

  "Play is the highest form of research." - Albert EinsteinIn a perfect world, play would be prioritized by adults, as it is by children, learning would hold higher value to teaching, and age would not be so fundamental to our cultural heirarchy.