Summary
Work history
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline
Interests
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Ivy Thomas

London
Ivy Thomas

Summary

As a current university student at the top school in Canada, I am an extremely diligent and organised person, with a strong work ethic and time management skills. I am also deeply passionate about the arts and creative expression, a contrast which reflects my open-minded and adaptive approach to tasks.

Work history

London

Babysitter
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Maintained consistent communication and updates with parents.
  • Provided flexible work hours and overtime. Arrived on time and offered overtime to relieve parental pressure.
  • Supervised children's homework assignments, engaged in social interaction and entertainment, and placed children in bed with stories.
  • Demonstrated strict yet approachable behaviour to establish appropriate control of children.
  • Followed parent's instructions to maintain routines and schedules.

School

Drama Scholar
09.2021 - 07.2023

Job overview

  • Lead role in all school productions, attending multiple weekly rehearsals year-round.
  • Assistant Director to the middle school play.
  • Attended specialised workshops to learn about the theatre industry.

School

Care and Respect Committee Member
09.2021 - 04.2023

Job overview

  • Helped establish a new school committee dedicated to destigmatising conversation on sexual harassment, sex education, womanhood and mental health.
  • Compiled agendas for and ran bi-weekly sessions with younger students to discuss chosen topics and build inter-year relationships.
  • Attended weekly meetings to communicate student feedback and brainstorm new topics and events.
  • Organised and attended cross-school events including a Q&A with 10 year old boys, social mixers and healthy debates across genders.

Project ReMAKE
London

Charity Volunteering
01.2022 - 03.2022

Job overview

  • Attended weekly discussions with formerly incarcerated individuals, lawyers and mentors to learn about the UK criminal justice system and the prison experience.
  • Partook in weekly songwriting sessions and composed an original song to be performed at a charity fundraiser.
  • Assembled an orchestra of students and organised rehearsals for the concert.
  • Created and presented a reflective report on my experience and findings in front of ReMAKE mentorship graduates and mentors.

School

Peer Education
09.2021 - 07.2022

Job overview

  • Mentored students bi-weekly on issues such as mental health and navigating growing up.
  • Underwent safeguarding training to deliver appropriate teaching and advice.

School
London

Fashion Magazine Photographer and Editor
09.2020 - 04.2023

Job overview

  • Devised and executed photoshoots.
  • Developed communication and compromise through working alongside another photographer/editor and models.
  • Attended weekly meetings to relay information and resolve creative issues.
  • Wrote a magazine article gender expression in the fashion space.

Nazareth House Hammersmith
London

Care Home Volunteering
01.2020 - 03.2020

Job overview

  • Engaged in conversation and entertainment with patients weekly.
  • Assisted in bringing patients to scheduled mealtimes.

Education

University of Toronto
Toronto

Bachelor of Arts from Social Sciences
09.2023

University overview

  • Howard Ferguson Academic Scholar
  • 3.88 GPA
  • Dean's List Scholar

St. Paul's Girls' School
London

A-Levels from Biology, Art, Drama
08.2016 - 07.2023

University overview

  • Drama Scholar Recipient
  • Biology A
  • Art A*
  • Drama A*

Skills

  • Enthusiastic leader and group member
  • Organised and on time
  • Detail-oriented
  • Sociable and welcoming
  • Open-minded and imaginative

Accomplishments

  • Middle School Drama Prize; St. Paul's Drama Prize.
  • Grade 8 Ballet with High Distinction; Intermediate Ballet with High Merit.
  • Grade 8 LAMDA Solo Acting with High Distinction.

Timeline

University of Toronto

Bachelor of Arts from Social Sciences
09.2023

Charity Volunteering

Project ReMAKE
01.2022 - 03.2022

Drama Scholar

School
09.2021 - 07.2023

Care and Respect Committee Member

School
09.2021 - 04.2023

Peer Education

School
09.2021 - 07.2022

Fashion Magazine Photographer and Editor

School
09.2020 - 04.2023

Care Home Volunteering

Nazareth House Hammersmith
01.2020 - 03.2020

Babysitter

London
01.2018 - Current

St. Paul's Girls' School

A-Levels from Biology, Art, Drama
08.2016 - 07.2023

Interests

Ballet

Acting

Oil painting and drawing

Singing

Ivy Thomas