Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Honoursandawards
Recommendations
Activities
Personal Information
Hobbies and Interests
Training
Languages
Timeline
Hi, I’m

MILLICENT NANA YAA SOMAH

Summary

I am a highly experienced professional teacher with a remarkable teaching career spanning over 15 years. Throughout my journey, I have had the privilege of imparting knowledge and nurturing young minds in various educational settings, including Daycare Centers, Primary Schools, and Secondary Schools. In my extensive tenure as an educator, I have honed my teaching skills and cultivated a deep understanding of different age groups and learning styles. I take immense pride in fostering a positive and stimulating learning environment that encourages student engagement and fosters a love for learning.

Overview

25
years of professional experience

Work History

Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
Tema

House Mistress
01.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Ensuring a safe and conducive living environment
  • Addressing disciplinary issues
  • Supervising and caring for students' well-being

Chaplaincy Committee of Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
Tema

Financial Secretary
01.2019 - Current

Job overview

  • Record keeping
  • Budgeting
  • Financial reporting
  • Reconciliation of financial statements

Guidance and Counselling Committee of Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
Tema

Secretary and Programme Planner
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Manage and organize administrative task
  • Taking meeting minutes
  • Maintaining records
  • Developing and overseeing program strategies
  • Ensuring effective implementation of programs

Tema Methodist Day Senior High School
Tema

Teacher (Social Studies and History)
11.2017 - Current

Job overview

Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
Tema

Examination Commitee Member
01.2023 - 11.2023

Job overview

  • Mobilizing exams questions
  • Reviewing examination content
  • Invigilation and supervising exams
  • Addressing exam related issues
  • Setting examination policy
  • Providing recommendation

Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
Tema

Form Mistress
01.2018 - 12.2021

Job overview

  • Monitoring the academic progress of students
  • Keeping track of students attendance
  • Updating parents on their child's progress
  • Providing personal and emotional support to students
  • Managing classroom dynamics
  • Liaison with school administration
  • Resolving conflicts between students

Padmore Primary School
Tema

Head of Library Committee
01.2015 - 12.2017

Job overview

  • Overseeing library operations
  • Ensuring the smooth functioning of the library

Padmore Primary School
Tema

School Health Education Programme (SHEP) Coordinator
01.2015 - 12.2017

Job overview

  • Developing and implementing health education programs
  • Organizing health related workshops for teachers
  • Collaborating with health professionals to provide valuable resources to students
  • Work closely with school administrators to create a healthy and safe learning environment

Padmore Primary School
Tema

Head of Canteen Committee
01.2013 - 12.2017

Job overview

  • Oversee the operation of the school canteen
  • Ensure compliance of health and safety standard

Padmore Primary School
Tema

Class Teacher (Elementary)
09.2010 - 11.2017

Job overview

Goi D/C Primary School
Ada

Staff Secretary
01.2007 - 12.2010

Job overview

  • Organizing school records
  • Coordinating staff meeting
  • Taking and organizing minutes

Goi D/C Primary School
Ada

Class Teacher (Elementary)
09.2006 - 07.2010

Job overview

Ebenezer Day Care Center
Tema

Administrator
01.2000 - 12.2003

Job overview

  • Enrollment and Admissions
  • Staff management
  • Maintaining open and effective communication with parents
  • Providing strong leadership and direction to daycare staff

Ebenezer Day Care Center
Tema

Administrator and Teacher
01.2000 - 09.2003

Job overview

Education

La Plage Meta Verse
Nigeria

Executive Diploma from Advanced International Human Resource Management
08.2023

University Overview

World TESOL Academy
United Kingdom

120-Hour TESOL/TEFEL Certificate
05.2023

University Overview

University of Education Winneba
Ghana

MEd. from Educational Administration and Management
12.2021

University Overview

University of Ghana
Ghana

BA from History and Sociology
12.2015

University Overview

Ada College of Education
Ghana

Teacher Training Certificate
12.2006

University Overview

Institute of Information Technology
Ghana

Office Administration
12.2000

University Overview

Ghanata Secondary School
Ghana

SSCE
12.1996

University Overview

Star Basic School
Ghana

BECE
12.1993

University Overview

Skills

  • Planning
  • Organizing
  • Managing
  • Preparing lesson notes
  • Delivering lessons
  • Employee relations
  • Team player
  • Financial awareness
  • Problem solving
  • Identifying student needs
  • Fostering learning environment
  • Effective communication
  • Teaching mathematics

Honoursandawards

Honoursandawards
  • Favorite Teacher - First runner up, Tema Methodist Day Senior High School, 2021
  • Most Hardworking Teacher, Tema Methodist Day Senior High School, 2023

Recommendations

Recommendations
  • Mrs. Juliana Nancy Frimpong, (+233) 242844785, Tema Methodist Day Senior High School
  • Agatha Akpene Ablah Adrah, (+233) 548431917, agadrah3@gmail.com, Tema Metro Education Office
  • Prof Fanny Adams Quagraine, (+233) 208090916, GIMPA School of Business

Activities

Activities
  • Diocesan Superintendent, Methodist Church Ghana, Tema Diocesan Sunday School., 01/10/23, Current
  • Vice Superintendent, Methodist Church Ghana, Tema Diocesan Sunday School., 30/09/20, 25/08/23
  • Superintendent, Methodist Church Ghana, Tema Diocesan Sunday School., 09/2023, Current
  • Secretary, Methodist Church Ghana, Tema Circuit Sunday School., 09/2016, 09/2019

Personal Information

Personal Information
Nationality: Ghanaian

Hobbies and Interests

Hobbies and Interests
Reading, Watching movies, Listening to music

Training

Training
  • Teacher-Agents of Dissemination and Change programme on HIV/AIDS, 01/2007
  • Improving Teaching and Learning Outcomes, 02/2014
  • Training Workshop for cchool based Health Coordinators, 02/2017
  • BSBF Training-Oral Health, 06/2017
  • Lifebuoy School 5 Program, 08/2017
  • How to Manage and Support Learners with Learning Difficulties at the Senior High School, 06/2021
  • Teahing History in the 21st Century, 10/2021
  • Cyber Secuirity Training for Teachers(CTI), 10/2022
  • Leading Change in Teaching and Learning for a Digital World, 16/10/22 - 13/11/22
  • Blended Learning Practice, 15/01/23 - 11/02/23
  • Designing for Communities of Inquiry In Online Courses, 12/03/23 - 15/04/23

Languages

English
Advanced
C1

Timeline

Examination Commitee Member
Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
01.2023 - 11.2023
House Mistress
Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
01.2021 - Current
Financial Secretary
Chaplaincy Committee of Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
01.2019 - Current
Secretary and Programme Planner
Guidance and Counselling Committee of Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
01.2018 - Current
Form Mistress
Tema Methodist Day S.H.S
01.2018 - 12.2021
Teacher (Social Studies and History)
Tema Methodist Day Senior High School
11.2017 - Current
Head of Library Committee
Padmore Primary School
01.2015 - 12.2017
School Health Education Programme (SHEP) Coordinator
Padmore Primary School
01.2015 - 12.2017
Head of Canteen Committee
Padmore Primary School
01.2013 - 12.2017
Class Teacher (Elementary)
Padmore Primary School
09.2010 - 11.2017
Staff Secretary
Goi D/C Primary School
01.2007 - 12.2010
Class Teacher (Elementary)
Goi D/C Primary School
09.2006 - 07.2010
Administrator
Ebenezer Day Care Center
01.2000 - 12.2003
Administrator and Teacher
Ebenezer Day Care Center
01.2000 - 09.2003
La Plage Meta Verse
Executive Diploma from Advanced International Human Resource Management
World TESOL Academy
120-Hour TESOL/TEFEL Certificate
University of Education Winneba
MEd. from Educational Administration and Management
University of Ghana
BA from History and Sociology
Ada College of Education
Teacher Training Certificate
Institute of Information Technology
Office Administration
Ghanata Secondary School
SSCE
Star Basic School
BECE
MILLICENT NANA YAA SOMAH