Jen Araya

Internationalist - Peacebuilder - English Teacher

English Teacher

Intensa Language Institute | October 2022 - Present

Plan and prepare lessons, gathering materials, and developing activities to engage students (from ages 6 to +50) in learning.
Conduct classroom activities such as lecturing, demonstrating, or administering tests and quizzes. Monitor and evaluate students progress.

Teaching Assistant

University for Peace | January 9-27, 2023

Assist in the development of activities and discussions on the course "Tools for Conflict Resolution and Transformation” for the students of PCS Master Programmes.
Assist the profesor with Zoom management related tasks.

Human Rights and Gender Issues Coordinator

Diwo Ambiental | March - December 2022

Plan and coordinate workshops related to issues of interest within the threshold of human rights and gender.
Propose, coordinate and be responsible for the execution of projects related to children, youth, women and other vulnerable populations.

Conduct interviews and needs assessment analysis to help advocate for human rights and community needs.
Creation of institutional protocols for the NGO and their standards when working in and with the communities.

Interpreter: English <-> Spanish

TransPerfect Connect | May 2019 - August 2022

Telephone interpreting for various areas, from healthcare services, government and non-government institutions, to insurance, finance/banking and community.
Consecutively interpret conversations with ease and accuracy between speakers of two different languages.

Mentoring of beginner interpreters.

Master of Arts Degree in International Peace Studies

University for Peace | September 2021 - September 2022

Bilingual Bachelor's Degree in International Relations

ULACIT | May 2018 - June 2021

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Colegio Gregorio José Ramírez Castro | 2015 - 2017