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Portrait of Susan Silva

Honor Society® member

Susan Silva

academic tutor at PAPER Online Tutoring

  • Education
  • Class of 2024
  • USA

Member since February 2024

About

My name is Susan Sophia Silva and I am currently 20 years old. I am a Student Intern practicing to become a teacher while acquiring my certification on the side, as I finish school. I love music and gardening-- an eye for the fine arts. I wrote a book called: Sensitive Solitude and it is on Amazon! My goals are to keep moving forward in education and career paths. I always strive to grow and advance in life.

Education

  • South Texas College

    Arts in Education

    2018 – 2021

Honors and awards

  • honor roll

    Maintained a yearly average of 90 or higher in core courses

  • 1st Place Impromptu Lesson

    Obtained 1st place for Practice-Teaching for my very first T.A.F.E. event

  • Student of the Month

    Maintained a good student performance all month round

  • T.A.F.E. Nationals Advancement

    Advanced to Nationals in T.A.F.E. for three years in a row regarding Educators Rising Moment (write an essay about what made you decide on becoming a Teacher), Ethical Dilemma (as a group of 4 create an argument about whether a teacher is right or wrong f

Goals and interests

Career goal

Teaching; Administration

Graduate school interests

YALE

Outside the classroom

My hobbies are: Music, Writing, Painting, Gardening, and Yoga. Additionally, I wrote a book that is published on Amazon called: Sensitive Solitude.

Experience

  • academic tutor

    PAPER Online Tutoring

    Dec 2022 – Mar 2024

  • substitute teacher

    Region ONE

    Sep 2022 – May 2023

  • customer service associate

    Kohl's

    Oct 2021 – Apr 2022

  • team member

    Dairy Queen

    Sep 2019 – Sep 2020

Volunteering

  • VAMOS Golf Tournament Volunteer

    Valley Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships

    Aug 2021 – May 2024

  • Judge

    UIL Judging

    Nov 2019

  • Donations Administrator

    TAFE Volunteering Service

    Aug 2019 – May 2020

Languages

  • Spanish Advanced
  • English (US) Advanced
  • Portuguese (Brasil) Beginner

Additional information