Perfomance * Teaching/Directing * Social Work
Resume. Dawn Nilo
Education
1999 Waldorf Teaching Certificate (Art, Science and Spirit in Education). Center for Anthroposophy, New Hampshire, USA
1996 Bachelor of Social Work with honors. Univ. of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 1996
Training
2010 & 2011 Movement theater workshops at the Helikos School of Creative Theater , Italy
2009 &2010 Private and group mime work with Samuel Avital (student of Marcel Marceau), Colorado USA
2007 & 2008 Artistic and facilitator's workshops with the Nose to Nose School of Inner Clowning , USA & Canada
Performance
Court Fool
Philosophical & humoristic commentaries on proceedings:
2010 Fall “Freiheit im Unternehmen” (Freedom in Business) Leadership Conference; The Goetheanum, Switzerland
2010 Summer “Lead Yourself” Anthroposophical Conference; Reykjavik, Iceland
2009 Canadian Annual General Meeting of the Anthroposophical Societ; Vancouver BC
2009 US Annual General Meeting of the Anthroposophical Society; Spring Valley NY
2009 Conference on the Spiritual Mission of the North; Yukon, Canada
2008 festival.forum Youth Section Conference; The Goetheanum, Switzerland
2008 Western Regional Conference of the Anthroposophical Society of America, CA
2008 Association of Waldorf Schools of North America; Regional Conference, WA
2008 “Parsifal” Workshop, Ottawa, Ontario; Canada
2007 Anthroposophia in the World Conference; Emerson College, England
Festival Fool
Spontaneous play with festival participants and clowning performances:
2007 & 2008 Fall and Spring Community Arts Walks, City of Olympia WA, USA
2007 Michaelmas and St. Nicholas Fairs, Olympia Waldorf School, WA, USA
Prepared Scripted Work
Waking to the Dream: A 30-minute, two-person act combining Christian esoteric poetry, speech and the Art of the Fool. Performed with Christine Burke, speech artist, at the 2008 Western Regional Conference of the Anthroposophical Society of America in Sacramento CA.
Teaching/Directing
With children
Ten years of educating children, aged 3-14 through the integrated arts of clowning, singing, instrumental music, dance, percussion, speech, storytelling, drama, improvisation, set and costume design, painting, sculpting, creative writing, poetry, sacred geometry and formal academics.
1999-2009 Classroom teacher, grades 1–8; Olympia Waldorf School, WA.
2007/2008 Block lesson teacher & Art of the Fool workshops for Children; Parsifal Waldorf School, Ottawa Canada.
With Adolescents
2008 Clowning with inner city youth; Women’s Club of Hollywood, CA, USA (2008)
1995 Weekly drop-in integrated art sessions; Access Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program, Nelson, BC, Canada
With Adults
Art of the Fool Workshops:
2011 Simple fool workshop; Dornach Switzerland
2011 Art of the Fool Workshop; Hurum Norway
2010 &2011 Svanbo Course Center; Kungsberg Sweden
2010 “Lead Yourself” Anthroposophical Conference; Reykjavik, Iceland
2007-2009 The Simple Fool School drop-in classes and weekend workshop series; Olympia WA,
2008 Festival.Forum Youth conference; Dornach Switzerland
2008 Solvik School; Jarna Sweden
2008 Camp Indralaya; WA, USA
With Educators
Art of the Fool Workshops:
2011 Hurum Waldorf School, Norway
2008-2009 Olympia Waldorf School, WA, USA
2007 & 2008 Association of Waldorf Schools of North America, NW Regional Teacher’s Conference.
2008 Mulberry and Parsifal Waldorf Schools, Ontario, Canada
2008 Wilderness Awareness School, WA, USA
Presentations and classes on Waldorf Education:
2008 Course Instructor; The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.
1999-2008 Parent educator and workshop presenter; Olympia Waldorf School, WA.
2007/2008 Guest presenter to faculty on Waldorf education; Parsifal Waldorf School, Ottawa Canada
Social Work
2005-2007 Street Outreach Worker/Volunteer. Emma Goldman Youth and Homeless Outreach Project.Delivered food, clothing, hygiene supplies, and conversation to the homeless and street poor.
1995-96 Program Counselor. The North Star Center, Bend OR.
Worked with young adults aged 17–24 in individual, small and large group counseling. Provided wilderness skills training.
Independently supervised up to 16 students in the evenings and through the nights.
1994 Community Development/Youth Worker. Access Alcohol and Drug Programs, Nelson British Columbia.
Helped organize and run drug prevention activities for adolescents.
Provided individual counseling to a 14-year-old boy.
1991 Youth Worker/Wilderness Instructor. Maple Ridge Wilderness Program, for British Columbia Courts.
Responsible for the 24 hr. supervision of court ordered, nonviolent offenders aged 13-18.
Developed, ran and evaluated a 30-day pilot program for female offenders.
1990 Camp Coordinator/Counselor Training Instructor. British Columbia Forestry Association, Evans Lake Camp.
Trained and supervised summer camp counselors ages 15-18.
Planned daily activities and taught outdoor skills to children ages 8-14.
References available upon request