Emily Sturges
(703) 459 – 0660 -- [email protected] -- http://artwithmssturges.weebly.com Education Virginia Commonwealth University 2011 – 2015 BFA in Art Education Minors: Craft and Material Studies and Art History Major GPA: 4.0; Overall GPA: 3.8 Falls Church High School 2007 – 2011 AP Scholar and Honor Graduate Overall GPA: 4.3 Teaching Experience Elementary Art Teacher: Prince George's Count Public Schools 2015 - Present Student Teaching: Deep Run High School 2015 Art II, Art III, Art IV, Art V, and Independent Study courses Supervising Teacher: Mr. Michael Guyer Designed and delivered a unit of instruction to each level over a period of eight weeks Student Teaching: South Anna Elementary 2015 Kindergarten through fifth grade art classes Supervising teacher: Mrs. Laurie Parfitt Designed and delivered one to two units to each grade level over a period of eight weeks Related Experience Club Coordinator: Portfolio Club and Printmaking Club 2016 & 2018 – Present Students in grades 4 and 5 developed a portfolio. Students in grades 2, 3, and 4 experimented in various forms of printmaking Dive coach for Woodley Recreation Association’s Dive Team 2009 - 2016 Trained children under ten years old up to eighteen years old, organized practices, and supervised meets Participant in the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program at VCU 2012 - 2013 Operated closely with university professor Michaux Dempster and guided her students in UNIV 200 and FI 112 as a teaching assistant Mentor at Carver Elementary School for the Carver Promise Program 2012 - 2013 Paired with a fifth grade student to assist his achievement in the classroom and in art Taught at Binford Middle School for an after school club 2012 Established a lesson plan and taught a technology club about digital art Participant in the Teacher Cadet Program at Falls Church High School 2010 - 2011 Two professional placements with an elementary art teacher and with a kindergarten teacher Other Work Experience Administrative Assistant for the Department of Art Education VCU 2014 Assisted the administrators and professors in daily tasks as well as long term projects Administrative Assistant for the Department of Social and Behavioral Health VCU 2013 – 2014 Assisted the administrators and professors in daily tasks as well as long term projects Employee at Woodley Recreation Association 2008 – 2013 Lifeguard of four years and assistant manager of two years Cooperated closely with patrons and board members Awards & Exhibitions Recipient of a Certificate of Merit for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for entire portfolio 2011 Participant in the 60x60x60 Film Festival 2011 Skills & Technology Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator American Red Cross CPR, First Aid, Lifeguarding, and AED certified \ |