Maria Zourari

• Supported diverse student groups, including those with disabilities, special educational needs and mental health issues.
• Enhanced student knowledge through targeted practical and theoretical teachings.
• Devised fun, informative learning programmes for maximised student engagement.
• Shared passion for art with students and encouraged personal skill development.
• Tailored assigned tasks to suit students' passions, interests and abilities.

• Maintained child safety, security and good behaviour during classroom and outdoor activities.
• Offered students personalised support during in-class activities and projects.
• Encouraged students to work together to complete projects and solve problems.
• Developed and nurtured excellent relationships with students and staff, enhancing positive learning environments.
• Helped teachers with lesson plan development, class preparation and student mentoring.
• Observed children during social interactions and encouraged positive choices for minimising and resolving conflicts.

• Checked work for correct spelling, grammar and punctuation to maintain professional, correct copy.
• Reviewed proofed documents to double-check work.
• Cross-checked cited reference sources to ensure details were correct and up to date.
• Maintained subject matter expertise to increase editing and proofreading accuracy.
• Met strict writing and editing deadlines to achieve publishing timeframes.

• Took direction well to perform parts exactly to requirements.
• Followed direction of production leadership and collaborated smoothly with fellow actors.
• Used body movements and purposeful voice control to convey emotions.
• Performed professionally in live performances.
• Engaged audiences through passionate, evocative storytelling.
• Projected voice clearly at live performances to reach entire audience.
• Demonstrated acting methods, techniques and performance skills to adapt to audition demands.
• Interacted with audience at key moments to maintain engagement.

• Adapted teaching methods and materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Created lesson plans and scheduled each day to promote maximum student engagement.
• Planned and organised classrooms that consistently facilitated positive learning experience.
• Worked collaboratively with other teachers to review data and develop instructional strategies to address student learning objectives.
• Developed, planned and delivered fun, safe and educational dance curriculum to students aged 3.5-5.
• Choreographed and demonstrated new routines to build dancer enthusiasm and enhance skill sets.
• Choreographed dance pieces for recitals and productions.
• Adapted teaching to suit students of varying ages and abilities.

• Planned, prepared, and delivered lesson plans introducing students to dance techniques.
• Planned routines for the performance.
• Organized and fully prepared the show at the end of the summer camp period. Made the choreographies of the show.
• Taught the choreographies to 168 students. Managed student groups and teach them.
• Chose and prepared the costumes of the dancers.
• Designed and prepared the stage setting, lights, sound etc. Found the music and the songs for each choreography.
• Adjust the story in order to be a musical.
• Cultivated a culture of team work and collaboration among the students.
• Cultivated the love for drama and dance to the students, as many of them had never taken part in a performance before.
• Worked with a dedicated pace and met deadlines.
• Utilized different styles of teaching to accommodate students of all capabilities.
• Created healthy and safe learning environment for all students by implementing class rules and promoting mutual respect and gentle discipline.
• Monitored student behavior to identify potential issues and address problems appropriately.
• Tailored each class to meet student needs and abilities and allow dancers to progress at comfortable pace.
• Provided constructive corrections to encourage students to learn steps and improve dancing.
• Covered safety and health guidelines to avoid injury and inform students fully on risks associated with dance.
• Taught and explained choreography by breaking down steps and demonstrating moves..

• Demonstrated confident, positive and upbeat attitude and high stamina during long work periods.
• Studied and learned scripts quickly using strong memorisation skills.
• Brought out character traits through body language, gestures and facial expressions.
• Rehearsed lines and improvisation for convincing performances.
• Took direction well to perform parts exactly to requirements.
• Used body movements and purposeful voice control to convey emotions.
• Memorised lines with care and in advance, avoiding excess takes.
• Interacted with audience at key moments to maintain engagement.
• Engaged audiences through passionate, evocative storytelling.
• Practised lines with fellow actors for enhanced group performances.
• Spoke clearly, controlled voice and delivered lines with proper tone and inflection respective to roles.

Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects

Research projects participated in:

• HNC:Hellenic National Corpus: (http://hnc.ilsp.gr) EGC: Educational Greek Corpus (http://www.xanthi.ilsp.gr/ethekinfo)
• POTHEG (Cultural Thesaurus of Greek Language: http://www.ilsp.gr/potheg.html ) Cultural Parallels: Study and promotion of the cultural inheritance of the neighbouring areas in Greece and Bulgaria through Internet technology
• EKFRASSI: Development of an innovative system for the writing support in Greek.