Savannah Armstrong

Savannah Armstrong

Girl's Camp Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Vice Principal Esperanza Academy

  • Education

    • Universitat Jaume I

      2015 - 2017
      Master's degree International Peace, Conflict & Development

      Activities and Societies: Social Activism, Women Empowerment, Social Justice and Awareness building

    • Framingham State University

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Sociology & Minor in Psychology
  • Experience

    • Brantwood Camp

      Jun 2003 - Aug 2016
      Girl's Camp Director

      *Trained, led and evaluated 40 staff members throughout summer with an emphasis on peaceful communication, conflict resolution skills and a holistic approach to the growth and development of our younger staff & campers. *Created daily schedules based on program needs for the residential community of 200 campers, ages 10-15 from underserved communities.*Created and implemented activities, new games and team building activities to correspond with appropriate age groups.*Managed and itemized budget from each transaction, filed reimbursement forms as needed. *Communicated with parents/guardians/sponsors about their children’s status, both accomplishments and struggles. Created success plans in tandem.*Worked closely with Camp Nurse and Chef in order to maintain a healthy and happy camp culture. *Exemplified and enforced a community that strives for safety, respect, tolerance, openness, creativity and fun!*Oversaw daily activities including sports, hiking, swimming, arts & crafts, nature activities, & Ropes Course challenges including any and all emergency provisions and procedures. Show less

    • BPP International

      Feb 2017 - Jul 2020
      International Program Director & Associate Director

      International Program & Assoc Director: (Nicaragua & Mexico) *Supervised & managed all 4 sites of BPP International in Mexico & Nicaragua for high quality programming.*Trained & implemented all quality assurance methods for staff, student, parent orientations, all communications with donors, the Development Team and NFG.*Organized & executed fundraising events and continued new donor outreach and collaborations*Implement & maintain administrative organizational methods for budgeting and contracting and evaluating staff Program Manager-Nicaragua: *Oversaw all hiring, training, observing, scheduling and daily management of staff and volunteers of 3 schools.*Led enrollment and retention processes for all 3 student bodies (currently 300 students)*Facilitated the programming areas with the development branch, which led to creations of new and updated ESL curriculum, and other elective course programming all highlighting Peace Education themes and pedagogies.*Ran weekly management of all administration systems including attendance, incident reports, development plans, family communications as well as with the Executive Director and Board of Directors Teacher & Academic Coordinator: *Planned and implemented materials for grammar, game and conversation classes of ESL.*Lead the preschool program for English immersion and Cultural Exchange with local and foreign children*Developed the Cultural Exchange Preschool Program curriculum for BPP*Researched, developed & implemented the inaugural pilot program curriculum for Girl’s *Leadership & Empowerment class. Including planning workshops, excursions and surveys for evaluation to measure impact*Lead volunteers & teachers in integrating them within our daily programming for the benefit of more cultural exchange and smooth transitions to ensure consistent and sustainable development for students. Show less

    • La Scuola International School

      Jul 2020 - Oct 2022
      • Director Of Operations

        Jul 2022 - Oct 2022
      • Campus Director

        Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
    • Esperanza Academy

      Oct 2022 - now
      Vice Principal
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Early Childhood Education Consultant

      Ellis University
      Dec 2011
    • Facilitator

      Project Adventure, Inc.
      Jun 2012
    • TESOL/TESL/TEFL Certification

      Oxford Seminars Certification
      Dec 2016
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Self Defense Instructor

      Issued by Girls'​ LEAP on Jan 2011
      Girls'​ LEAPAssociated with Savannah Armstrong
    • Director/ Producer

      Issued by Vagina Monologues on Jan 2005
      Vagina MonologuesAssociated with Savannah Armstrong