Sara-Maya Kaba Email & Phone Number

Calgary, AB, CA

• As the largest school district in Western Canada, the CBE offers a depth and breadth of programs and supports to meet the unique learning needs and interests of an increasingly diverse population. The CBE focuses on.
• Implementing lesson plans for various subjects and grades as a regular guest teacher.
• Facilitating effective classroom instruction by utilizing management techniques, individualized attention, and adapting to different learning styles.
• Communicating student progress, behaviour, and special needs to parents and guardians professionally.
• Maintaining accurate attendance and record-keeping in accordance with school policies and
• procedures.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• FFCA is a K-12 school, in multiple locations (7), offering a wide variety of learning experiences for a culturally diverse population across the City of Calgary and surrounding areas. FFCA's innovative approaches to.
• Implementing lesson plans for various subjects and grades as a regular guest teacher.
• Facilitating effective classroom instruction by utilizing management techniques, individualized attention, and adapting to different learning styles.
• Communicating student progress, behaviour, and special needs to parents and guardians professionally.
• Maintaining accurate attendance and record-keeping in accordance with school policies and
• procedures.

• The Centre for Studies in Religion and Society (CSRS) is a community of academics dedicated to the scholarly study of religion in relation to all aspects of human society, from law and politics to family and culture to.
• Conducted secondary research on affective warfare in Kashmir under supervision of Dr. Omer Aijazi
• Co-authored a research paper (forthcoming) to be published about the impact of sonic warfare on the culture, traditions, and communities of Indian Occupied Kashmir.
• Assisted in the curation of a book (forthcoming) that preserves Kashmiri recipes and familial stories.

District Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

• Guftagu is an 8-day program created by staff at Parindey, a Karachi-based Non-Governmental Organization that works to increase mental health awareness and resiliency among marginalized youth in Pakistan. I was brought.
• Implemented week-long series of mental health sessions for youth in remote, mountainous regions in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan in response to high suicide rates
• Planned and delivered sessions for 70 secondary students on creative expression, confidence building, and the role of imagination in times of crisis
• Practiced emergency mental health first aid, and identified students in need of further counselling
• Using a trauma-informed model, facilitated conversations to ground mental health in local contexts, and helped students identify resources in their community for trauma support

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Completed Bachelors of Education, specializing in Artistic and Community Arts Education. Graduated with GPA of 4.0.Completed Bachelors of Arts Honors in International Development Studies. Graduated with Distinction, Deans's Honor List Award, and Cumulative GPA of 4.0.

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

• Fostered development of relationships and a sense of community among 45 first-year residents
• Counselled and advised first-year students on academic and personal challenges, and providing referrals to other campus services
• Mentored students through the transition from high school into university
• Created and delivered programming to increase academic success, mental resilience, pluralism and personal development
• Functioned as first response for all mental health and physical health concerns
• Applied conflict resolution skills to mitigate conflicts, roommate-disagreements, and staff concerns

• As an initiative of the Global Encounters (GE) Alumni Association, the GE Internship Program exists to assist alumni on their trajectories towards a life characterized by competent leadership, pluralistic.
• Worked in a team of five to design and implement the highly competitive, international Global Encounters Alumni Internship Programme
• Contacted potential internship site partners including Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Pamir Energy, DJI Poverty Elimination Strategy Team to create terms of reference, objectives, M&E framework and timeline of internships
• Adjudicated applications and conducted weekly professional development sessions for 24 internsAs a Supervisor:
• Designed and developed an internship position focused around creating an accessible database of Ismaili oral history stories for the global body of the highly competitive Global Encounters youth alumni
• Independently created the terms of reference, requirements, framework and timeline of the internship and larger Oral History project

• CONNECT is a virtual, international youth summit for student leaders aged 14-17 to explore topics related to climate change, arts & cultural heritage preservation, and cross-cultural learning in the 21st century. Born.
• Interviewed and selected staff, providing feedback and supporting individual goal setting
• Mentored a staff team of 15 individuals across 9 countries to lead a camp of 70 participants across 15 countries
• Trained staff in content creation, facilitation & delivery, and cross-cultural competency for a week-long youth leadership summit
• Designed and executed a 5-day workshop for youth on cross-cultural storytelling through dance

Shafique Virani Research Team

• Championing the cause of pluralism and understanding across cultures and disciplines, the Shafique Virani Dream Team is the University of Toronto's largest and most expansive humanities research program, striving to.
• Selected to participate in the highly competitive research team supervised and by internationally renowned Professor of Islamic Studies, Shafique Virani
• Conducted research concerning how to bring marginalized Muslim voices and histories into mainstream understandings of Islam
• Collaborated with fellow researchers to rectify false or Islamophobic sentiments in 40+ Wikipedia articles
• Created content for mass dissemination regarding Muslim contributions to science, history and literature

Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

• The Aga Khan Education Services is a branch of the Aga Khan Development Network, operating over 200 schools across the Middle East, Asia, and African with a particular focus on bringing education to those living in.
• Collaborated with teachers to implement an English language curriculum for staff and students in grades 4-10
• Designed and delivered daily English language workshops
• Developed and facilitated a mental health workshop for teenage girls at the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, requiring extensive research about local attitudes towards mental health, contextual nuances, and cultural.
• Gained experience and understandings of the challenges both on the ground and at an institutional level that may arise in delivering education to students in rural, low-income settings

Sonora, Mexico

• AIESEC is an international, youth-run non-profit that strives to provides youth leaders with the opportunity to engage in meaningful development and teaching work while providing education about positionality, history.
• Developed and implemented lesson plans targeting basic English acquisition in both a primary school and an all-boys care home
• Interacted with and learned from locals to create material that was culturally sensitive
• Contributed to efforts to train and inform staff team of risks and outcomes associated with international teaching/learning expeditions

Calgary, Canada Area

• Fannie May Fine Chocolates is the Canadian Brand of Fannie May Confections. Priding itself in the highest quality of chocolate, candied, and other confectionery products, Fannie May is one of America's largest and most.
• Greeted customers and guided them to find desired products
• Independently opened and closed store
• Sorted, recorded and shelved new stock
• Balanced till and handled all money transactions
• Kept store neat and organized

Bachelor'S Of Arts, Bachelor'S Of Education, Global Development Studies And Primary Education

Global Development Studies And Primary Education