Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Additional Information
Timeline
Janeel Boitumelo Vista-Hinze

Janeel Boitumelo Vista-Hinze

Early Years Educator
Gaborone

Summary

To build a long-term career as an Early Childhood Development Teacher with opportunities for career growth and to keep up with the cutting edge of the teaching technologies. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
20
20
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Reception Teacher

Northside Primary School
Gaborone
01.2018 - Current
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion.
  • Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
  • Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
  • Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Ran errands and provided general office support in a professional environment.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
  • Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.

Year 1 Class Teacher

Northside Primary School
Gaborone
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
  • Introduce challenging, engaging ideas that inspire student questions.
  • Establish routines and structures in my classroom that support inquiry.
  • Have fun with my students.
  • Demonstrate genuine love of inquiry, of learning, and of a content area.
  • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
  • Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
  • Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
  • Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
  • Attend staff meetings, and serve on committees as required.
  • Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
  • Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
  • Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.

• Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.

Class Teacher 3-4 Year Olds

REWA- Little Einstiens
Gaborone
05.2015 - 12.2016
  • Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play
  • .Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers and potty training.
  • Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.
  • Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
  • Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
  • Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems, and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
  • Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
  • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to children.
  • Demonstrate activities to children.
  • Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
  • Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.

Teaching Practice

Broadhurst Primary School
Gaborone
01.2015 - 05.2015
  • Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs, and recordkeeping.
  • Graded assignments and reported individual progress to teacher.
  • Helped teachers decorate and organize classrooms with age-specific decor and organization prior to classes starting.
  • Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.

Telecommunications Technician

Bytes Tehnology Group
Gaborone
03.2013 - 12.2014

Administrator

As We Grow Preschool
Gaborone
01.2010 - 12.2012
  • Collected, validated, and distributed information to employees.
  • Entered and maintained departmental records in company database.
  • Over see the financial statements, keep records of accounts payable and receivable.
  • Run errands, make sure bills are paid.
  • Purchase school equipment.
  • Keep an eye on everything to make sure things are running smoothly.

Education

Certificate in TEFL - Teaching English As A Second Language

BYU Pathway Worldwide, BYU Idaho-ONLINE Learning
01.2023 - Current

Pathway Connect Certificate - Life Skills, English, Algebra And Personal Finance

BYU Pathway Worldwide, Idaho- ONLINE Learning
01.2022 - 12.2022

Certificate of Completion - Mathematical Minds

Stanford Center For Professional Development, 408 Panama Mall, Stanford CA
05.2019 - 03.2022

Certificate of Completion - Playful Literacies: Honoring Children's Agency

Professional Learning International, Online Course
02.2021 - 03.2021

Certificate of Participation And Completion - Education

IB Professional Development, Online
06.2017 - 07.2017

PYP Happen in the Early

Diploma - Early Childhood Education

Gaborone Universal College of Law, Gaborone, Botswana
01.2013 - 09.2014

Botswana General Certificate in Secondary -

Gaborone Senior Secondary School, Gaborone Botswana
01.2006 - 12.2007

Junior Certificate JC Certificate -

Nanogang CommunityJunior School, Gaborone Botswana
01.2003 - 12.2005

PSLE Certificate -

Tlokweng Dayspring School, Gaborone, Botswana
01.1994 - 12.2002

Skills

AdaptabilitySelf-MotivationTime ManagementAbility to work under pressureCreativityQuick Learner

Parent-teacher relations

Parent-teacher collaboration

Teacher observations

Teacher training

Affiliations

I am the head of the Northside Action Group . We work in collaboration with the ,Botswana-Baylor Children’s Clinical Centre of Excellence Trust (Botswana-Baylor Trust). Our mission statement as the Northside Action Group Northside Action Group aims to assist and collaborate with organisations around our society, with the focus of advancing the learning of students in the process of service engagement and to increase our school community impact.

They are known as national general care and treatment facility that provides services in Gaborone, Botswana. They serve children, adolescents, and young adults and their families from around the country. Their services include treatment for HIV and associated infections and now extend to oncology care and treatment for patients nationally. Also, act as a major research hub contributing valuable information to the international HIV and oncology communities.

The Action Group also works with the BSPCA (Botswana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty- The organization exists to serve and protect all animals in Botswana against cruelty, to uplift their welfare and that of the communities they live in by educating the public about essential animal care and welfare. The organization also ensures that the protection animals have under the Botswana law is upheld and respected.

The Northside Action Group runs charity drives for these two organizations annually.

Additional Information

I head the Wellness Committee for Educators in my school community. A school wellness committee is an action-oriented advisory group that focuses on the health and well-being of staff. I have an amazing team who work together to support our educators through practices and strategies for mental, physical, social, and emotional health and wellbeing.

Timeline

BYU Pathway Worldwide - Certificate in TEFL, Teaching English As A Second Language
01.2023 - Current
BYU Pathway Worldwide - Pathway Connect Certificate, Life Skills, English, Algebra And Personal Finance
01.2022 - 12.2022
Professional Learning International - Certificate of Completion , Playful Literacies: Honoring Children's Agency
02.2021 - 03.2021
Stanford Center For Professional Development - Certificate of Completion, Mathematical Minds
05.2019 - 03.2022
Reception Teacher - Northside Primary School
01.2018 - Current
IB Professional Development - Certificate of Participation And Completion, Education
06.2017 - 07.2017
Year 1 Class Teacher - Northside Primary School
01.2017 - 12.2017
Class Teacher 3-4 Year Olds - REWA- Little Einstiens
05.2015 - 12.2016
Teaching Practice - Broadhurst Primary School
01.2015 - 05.2015
Telecommunications Technician - Bytes Tehnology Group
03.2013 - 12.2014
Gaborone Universal College of Law - Diploma, Early Childhood Education
01.2013 - 09.2014
Administrator - As We Grow Preschool
01.2010 - 12.2012
Gaborone Senior Secondary School - Botswana General Certificate in Secondary,
01.2006 - 12.2007
Nanogang CommunityJunior School - Junior Certificate JC Certificate,
01.2003 - 12.2005
Tlokweng Dayspring School - PSLE Certificate,
01.1994 - 12.2002
Janeel Boitumelo Vista-HinzeEarly Years Educator