BRONWYN LESLEY PEACE

* I facilitated the following activities for various wards at

Valkenburg Psychiatric Hospital for recovering individuals aged 19 – 50 plus years old.

* Facilitated drumming circles and talking circles whereby each session would begin or end with talking about emotions and naming one thing each to be grateful for.

* Incorporated within the drum circle sessions, song singing and dancing in the middle of the circle as a way of self expression, using songs to infuse a state of joy, improve memory, encourage team work and individual expression as well.

* Encouraged students to speak, sing and interact with each other and with myself. Encouraged each person to take part in the talking circle and in using creative skills in answering questions, choosing songs to sing , learning the songs as well as learning simple to complex drum techniques that benefited both cognitive and physical and emotional aspects during their process of healing at the organization.

* Worked closely with the management and social workers.

* Monitored the improvement of each person in terms of group work, interaction, and self expression.

* Offered the following activities for the mentally and physically challenged students aged between 18 - 50years:

* Facilitated singing and dancing sessions.

* Facilitated speech learning via talking and singing circles (games)

* Assisted each person on an individual and group level.

* Maintained indoor and outdoor activities that focused on speech development as well as physical development.

* Coordinated end of year Xmas show whereby each person had the opportunity to showcase their speech and movement improvement through a song and dance either individually or in pairs or groups.

* Work For You Centre. Mentally challenged students ages 19- 30.

* Facilitated drum circles, dancing and singing circles, voice warm ups, and speech work as well as stretch and balance lessons.

* Provided a safe platform or group for the individuals to all receive individual as well as group work.

* Identified each persons strength and weakness and worked towards a medium and long term goal for individual improvement regarding skills and abilities.

* Worked closely with the management and parents.

Offered creative hands on activities ( drumming and music)

* Facilitated music, movement and speech sessions with mentally challenged students ages 19- 30 years, in the following specific ways:

* Held drum circles sessions that focused on motor skill and cognitive functioning.

* Facilitated voice warm up exercises, and speech exercises focusing on helping students with pronunciation, memory, everyday language ability and improving self confidence.

* Facilitated singing circles, and talking circles that helped the students with their memories, speech ability, musical and speech improvisation as well confidence in individual and team work efforts.

* Held movement sessions where basic breath work and body stretch and tone exercises improved posture, strength and overall well-being.

* Identified each persons strength and weakness and worked towards a medium and long term goals for individual's improvement.

* Worked closely with the management to consider each person's individual needs - especially where new students arrived.

* Offered the following skills at Oasis Centre for mentally and physically challenged people.

* Facilitated singing and art lessons.

* Facilitated speech learning via talking (games).

* Assisted each person on an individual and group level.

* Coordinated indoor and outdoor activities that focused on speech development as well as physical development.

* Coordinated end of year Xmas show whereby each person had the opportunity to showcase their speech and movement improvement through a song and dance either individually or in pairs or groups.

* Work For You Centre. Mentally challenged students ages 19- 30.

* Facilitated drum circles, dancing and singing circles, voice warm ups, and speech work as well as stretch and balance lessons.

* Provided a safe platform or group for the individuals to all receive individual as well as group mediation.

* Identified each persons strength and weakness and worked towards a medium and long term goal for individual improvement regarding skills and abilities.

* Worked closely with the management and parents.

* Offered creative hands on activities ( drumming and music) and various other activities that worked specifically on body work (balance, strength, confidence, posture and on intellect (memory, creative expression), emotional (talking circles,), speech improvement (talking circles voice warm ups and vowel and word games, learning songs), and learning actions to songs.

• Helped move clients who were in wheel chairs, or those in walking rings, to the designated place where I offered foot massages, neck and back massages as well as manicures, pedicures and foot massages.
• Moved around to those ladies who were bed ridden to do their nails and massages.
• Maintained relationships with each lady. Having conversations with those who could speak or non verbal communication with those who could not speak. Speaking ability was of a level 10, no matter thae age of the client. Clients ranged between mid 30's till into their 80's.

• Coordinated the post production tasks related to the informational programmes on AIDS and HIV that were made in order to be played on the screens in public health facilities around the country.
• Coordinated and supervised each team member to ensure the consistency and constant timely role out of each episode.
• Created timetables and production call sheets for in studio presenter driven inserts.
• Worked with the camera crew, and editors to ensure all aspects were correctly completed.
• Took instruction from my Producer and worked closely with her to ensure I knew exactly what tasks I was to carry out.
• Contact the relevant radio station that had a presenter, reading and relating the information within the informational documentaries to the public.
• Researched content and arranged for translators of Xhosa and Zulu, to translate all written scripts for each of the documentaries to be systematically translated into said African languages.
• Created production schedules for shoots when extra footage was required for various episodes.
• Addressed issues and situations on a daily basis to ultimately ensure a good end product.

* Directed the production of weekly episodes that were about esoteric and community kindness that were implemented or offered by people in Cape Town that had at its core, a positive impact on society and the interviewees themselves had a strong affinity for spirituality, compassion and love for all human and animal kind.

* The episodes were created for local Television Broadcast and as one of the directors, I had the following responsibilities:

* Researched potential content for weekly documentary episodes plighted on local television station.

* Interviewed potential featured persons, compiled an insert reports of various potential stories for the Producers to select from.

* Organized and compiled a shooting schedule, that includes address and contact details of interviewee, a time schedule, equipment needed, duties of the team, questions for myself to ask the interviewees (off camera) and "cut aways" that will be essential for the editor in post production.

* Worked closely with editors to create each episode and present the final producer to the Producers before sending them to the broadcast studio.

* Worked as one of the Assistant Producers. Urban Brew Studios 2008-2009

* Taught Sudanese filmmakers the basics of documentary filmmaking in order for them to successfully create and maintain their second television station in Sudan.

* Helped the students write successfully compile lesson plans in English (their native language being Sudanese / Arabic)

* Taught the students how to present themselves successfully as presenters for the various programs.

* Taught and facilitated the learning of filming presenter dialogues in the studio.

* Facilitated and worked with the editors to compile initial episodes of footage filmed in Sudan, that need to be added to "cut aways" for the in studio filmed presenters / voice overs for each of the various types of programs.

* Worked closely with the Producer and team as well as the Sudanese team, in order to create 5 different programs each with their own graphic intro, outro and Presenter driven content.

* Director of a 36 part series on various herbal plants used for various ailments. The episodes were broadcast once a week on our local Television Station. My responsibilities included:

* Researched content, contacted potential interviewees, researched and recorded relevant information that would apply to each of the episodes.

* Work together with colleagues to map out the 2 month travel shoot. This involved making sure all interviewees and people involved in each town, in all three Provinces were well informed regarding all the questions they would need to answer on camera, and all team members and people involved would be well informed as to the shooting schedule times of each days filming.

Wrote the voice over script for the Presenter of each of the episodes and was in studio during the filming thereof.

* Worked closely with the Producers and all the team members, including the editor, in order to create the final product.

* Second Language English and Afrikaans teacher for native Xhosa and Zulu students. My responsibilities were as follows:

* Provided English and Afrikaans L2 Academic Teaching as well as provided Guidance lessons to students aged 14-17 years (Grades 7 & 9).

* Facilitated outdoor learning experiences in nature.

* Followed school policies and regulations regarding safety and school procedures.

* Encouraged learners and facilitated physical, mental and emotional well being during and as a result of the Guidance lessons.

* Monitored and recorded the progress of students related to academic subjects as well as assisted students in terms of Guidance related issues that came to light.

* Maintained positive relationships with parents and family members and created plans for improvement for each student.

* Provided various interactive activities to promote group work, critical thinking skills.

* Classroom teacher for children aged 9-11 years (grade 4). My responsibilities were as follows:

* Provided optimal care as well as Academic Class Subject teaching to mentally and physically challenged children.

* Created and implemented lesson plans based on the outcomes based education model, that emphasized child-based needs, interests and abilities.

* Ensured each learner received their daily medication on time.

* Assisted each learner individually and also as a class, so that the syllabus could be successfully completed.

* Maintained organized files for each student containing documents indicative of their progress and well-being.

* Created and maintained positive relationships with parents and family members of the learners.