Kassondra Chappell
Founder and CEO, Dear Friends
Cary / United States
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About me
-Diverse Educational Background

-Proficient in Spanish and Japanese language with translation experience in both languages

-Certified IL state substitute teacher with professional experience in Spanish-English bilingual classrooms

-Professional teaching experience with both Japanese and English as a foreign language

-TEFL certified
Education
Kenyon College 2008 - 2012
Japanese & Spanish Language and Literature
Experience
Founder and CEO, Dear Friends 06/2014 - current
[Web platform currently under development]

- Dear Friends is a non-profit organization which aims to foster cultural and language exchange by allowing teachers to coordinate handwritten letter exchange between classes around the world. Dear Friends received a generous grant from Princeton in Asia to kickstart the service among PiA-affiliated educational institutions.
- My role is (1) writing grant proposal and refining concept, (2) developing curriculum for letter writing content, and (3) marketing to and coordinating with teachers involved internationally
Teaching Fellow, Princeton in Asia 09/2012 - current
-I split my time between three Japanese schools all located in the Chiba prefecture.
-My duties include (1) serve as English language instructor, (2) develop original English language learning curriculum, and (3) assist with and participate in extra-curricular activities at the schools

**Beginning from September 2014 I will serve as an English Language Senior Language Instructor and my duties will include (1) train incoming English instructors, and (2) English-Japanese translation
Assistant Teacher of Japanese, Kenyon College 09/2011 - 05/2012
Summer School Bilingual Assistant Teacher, Cary Community School District #26 01/2011 - 01/2012