Layal Abou Mrad Phone: 70 842 740 - Email: [email protected] \ [email protected] Gender: Female - Address: South of Lebanon, Jdedit Marjayoun - Nationality: Lebanese Age: 25

Objective Holding a challenging job that requires specific tasks is a door that helps me to expand my horizon and my educational borders. It gives me the chance to enhance my knowledge and insure my career improvement.

Education 2012 to date 2007 to 2011

2004-2007

1992-2004

Studying Masters in Educational Administration Lebanese University - Faculty of Education - Main Branch - Tahweita License in Teaching English for Elementary Classes Minor: Teaching Arabic for Elementary Classes Lebanese University - Faculty of Education - Branch 2 - New Rawda Lebanese Baccalaureate Humanities Certificate Secondary 1 - Secondary 3: Marjayoun National College - South of Lebanon, Marjayoun Brevet Certificate Nursery - Grade 9: Greek Orthodox School - South of Lebanon, Marjayoun

Professional Experience December 2012 May 2014 September 2011 September 2012

August 2009 September 2009

Professor Research Assistant At The Lebanese University - Faculty of Education - Main Branch - Tahweita The primary purpose of this team is to work on a research that shows The National Evangelical School – Nabatieh English Language Teacher Class: KG2 The Association of Volunteers in International Service (AVSI Organization) - Marjayoun The primary purpose of this organization is to help poor families and work on the Soutient ὰ distance (SUD) project. My responsibilities were divided into three main domains: A. Educational work 1- Preparing different subjects to discuss with kids 2- Helping kids to write letters 3- Visiting the children adapted by AVSI from Italy B. Social Work 1- Visiting the SUD children “Soutient ὰ distance” adapted from Italy families. 2- Visiting the families who are working in the agricultural project 3- Working on creating a group of teenagers

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C. Agricultural Work 1- Working on the gender questions list 2-Visiting the agricultural families 2- Filling excel data Responsible for a youth group in AVSI Organization in Marjayoun The primary purpose is to have a volunteer group who can work on creating social, educational and sportive activities basing on their countries needs and different occasions. My main responsibilities are: 1- Preparing meetings for the youth 2- Putting plans 3- Writing reports and organizing activities

July 2009 July 2011

Professional Training April 2013 May 2014 November 2013 April 2014 December 2013 May 2014 March 2011June 2011 September 2010October 2010

December 2010 March 2010 to date March 2010May 2010

Greek Orthodox School - Marjeyoun Administrative work with the principal and the administrative team Zahrt Al-Ehsan School - Achrafieh Administrative work with the principal and the administrative team Achrafieh Secondary II School - Achrafieh Administrative work with the principal and the administrative team Teaching Arabic Training in Antonine Sisters School - Dekwaneh Cycle 1: Grades 1, 2 and 3 Cycle 2: Grades 4 and 5 Teaching English Training in Greek Orthodox School Marjayoun Cycle 1: Grades 1, 2 and 3 Cycle 2: Grade 4, 5 and 6 Teaching English Training in Grand Franco Lycee - Achrafieh Cycle 2: Grade 5 Teaching English Training in Sagesse High School - Ain Saadeh Cycle 1: Grades 1, 2 and 3 Cycle 2: 4 Teaching English Training in Adventist Bouchrieh Secondary School Cycle 1: Grade 2 Cycle 2: Grade 5 and 6

Conferences & Workshops March 2012 March 2011 January 2011 May 2010 May 2005

Attended a Language and Technology Workshop – Haigazian University Attended a Teaching Vocabulary For Elementary Classes Workshop British Council Participation certificate in a Teaching Writing Workshop - British Council Participation in ATEL conference (Association of Teachers of English in Lebanon) – UNESCO Participation certificate in Junior Achievement Lebanon/Personal Economics - Marjayoun National College 2

Skills Administrative Skills

Computer Skills

General skills

Language skills Teaching skills

Good communication skills, able to work under pressure, proficient in managing and organizing, able to organize personal work priorities, can work independently and as part of a team, can do research and analyze data effectively Active Inspires, MS Word (2003-2007-2010) MS PowerPoint (2003-2007-2010), MS Excel (2003-2007-2010), MS Acess (2003-2007-2010), adobe photo shop, movie maker, forming sites, Internet surfing Able to communicate with others, organize data, manage time, work in a team, organize groups, organize work and work under pressure English and Arabic read, written and spoken fluently Aware of the different learning/teaching styles and strategies, aware of the different learning activities, able to write plans and reports, can give quick planning ideas when needed

Miscellaneous November 2010

September 2010 September 2010

July 2010

May 2010

Teachers of English Alumni T.E.A. is a space for teachers of English and student-teachers to discuss teachers' careers and experiences. It is a closed alumni in the Lebanese University - Faculty of Education - Second Branch Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages TESOL is a global association for English language teaching professionals United Nations Development Program Youth UNDP Marjayoun Youth is a group that seeks to prepare different types of social and sportive activities in the country. Marjayoun Youth M.Y. is a group that aims to gather and heritage the Marjayoun youth to work on different types of social, historical, traditional and educational projects. It is a group supported by the Marjayoun municipality. Association of Teachers of English in Lebanon ATEL “aims to stimulate the professional development of English as a 2nd language teachers in Lebanon and raise the level of education and language fluency in Lebanon”

July 2009

The Association of Volunteers in International Service-Marjayoun AVSI aims to have a volunteer group who can work on creating social, educational and sportive activities

July 2007

Marjayoun National School Alumni Association MNSAA aims to keep in contact with the graduate students. It also aims to feel in the generation gaps by attending different meetings with those who graduated from a long period of time

References 1- Dr Maissa Mahfouz, Doctor at the Lebanese University, Faculty of Education, Second Branch, New Rawda - Cell: 00 961 70 585 828 2- Dr Munther Antoun, Professor at the Saint Joseph University - Cell : 00 961 3 761

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