Stephanie Marcus Email & Phone Number

Agoura Hills

Provide educational programs for Las Virgines Unified School District, which focus on their watershed. Students get a chance to observe plankton, test pH, learn about food webs, endangered species, and observe a watershed model.

Calabasas

Assistant for a summer nature camp offered for children ages 8 to 12. Program has a strong science and environmental focus.

Los Angeles

Lead school children on a guided tours of the wetlands,grasslands,oak woodlands, and chapparal while discussing the flora and fauna-assist students in monitoring water temperature and pH-use binoculars to observe behavior and habitat of migratory and resident birds-teach ethnobotany of Chumash

Malibu

Developed curriculum and taught biomimicry inspired lessons to students.

Studio City

Worked with 5th grade classes to teach them about their watershed through a series of lessons. The project concluded with a brainstorming session where the students contributed ideas for a permanent art fixture at a restoration site near their school.

Woodland Hills

Substitute teacher for Ivy League Charter Schools in San Fernando Valley.

Thousand Oaks

Led groups on interpretive walks through Wildwoods Park

Malibu

Led school children on educational hikes that were taught to California state science standards. The program offered students the opportunity to experience the outdoors, often for the first time, by camping and hiking while learning science and team building.

Wellby Way Elementary School

Worked as a teacher's aide in a kindergarten class- developed and led math lessons during group work-monitored the children during recess.

Welby Way Elementary

Worked as a teacher's aide in a 2nd grade class

Peoria, IL

Tutored in a program which provided help to students looking to improve their scores for the college entrance exams – worked with the student in areas in which they considered themselves weakest (math and writing)

Skokie, IL

Assisted teacher during morning lessons in 3rd through 5th grade class – led various group activities

Urbana, IL

This program provided short term emergency care for families under stress – worked to alleviate children’s anxiety and mediate between children if need be – provided meals for children, played games with them or read stories during their stay, and helped them get dressed in the morning and fall asleep at night

Champaign, IL

Dictated test material for students – transcribed written answers for students – assisted students with exams as needed per disability

Skokie, IL

Worked in Daycare and Kindergarten room as an assistant

Skokie, IL

Checked on hospital patients – communicated with vets and technicians regarding animal care