Curriculum vitae
- Surname: Di Rienzo
- First name: Santina
- Date of birth: March 3rd 1963
- Town: Montelongo (PV) Molise
- Country: Italy
- Residence: Pavia (MI) Lombardia
- e.mail: dirienzosantina@gmail.com
Study experiences:
- 1990: Erasmus Programme at Saint Etienne University (France)
- 1994: degree in Languages at Pavia University
- 2001: postgraduate degree (SISS) for teachers of English
- 2009: on line post Lauream Course: foreign language pedagogy
- 2010: on line post Lauream Course: foreign Language didactic and new technologies
- 2011: on line post Lauream Course: teaching English to people with learning difficulties
Seminars I have attended:
- Since 1998 I have attended British Council seminars, Oxford seminars for teachers
- Erickson seminars on Didactic approaches for dyslexsic learners
- ACLE seminars every year from 1997 to 2012 on how to conduct a city camp in English
- Many seminars for counselor ad persona organized by Rome IACP to learn how to manage difficult group dynamics
Job experiences:
- From 1991 to 1993 teacher of French in a Private school in Pavia
- 1994 and 1995 group leader for the Italian Touring Club (Milano). I took children to Dublin (Republic of Ireland)
- 2001: teacher of English in the Pavia Prison and in a scuola media in Pavia
- Since 2010 and so far I have organized 7 city camps in schools and Parish centers
- In Pavia and the suburbs: I have also attended a First aid course (when you work with children you must be always prepared …you never know… )
Hobbies:
- my name is mentioned on the site of Pavia among the tourist guides https://www.visitpavia.com/it/guide-turistiche?field_lingue_tid=All&page=8
- I sing in Amadeus Choir of Pavia
- We are usually asked to sing for Marriages and concerts of Opera such as Carmen, Nabucco, Mme Butterfly and so on.
- Theatre: in 2016 after having attended three years school at the University of Pavia in collaboration with Teatro Fraschini I got a certificate as Operator of Social Theater.
- Brain gym: I have attended different seminars of brain gym (26 movements which help to relax muscles to improve attention and to face different problems).
- Biodanza Toro methode
- I have read a lot of books such as the ones written by Thomas Gordon, Mario Polito on how to face difficult group dynamics
- I have attended seminars organized by Erickson (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edizioni_Centro_Studi_Erickson) during which I have learned how to use the circle time https://www.circle-time.co.uk/ to face difficult group dynamics
- I have attended seminars organised by I.A.C.P.: it is a school that prepares people as councelor ad personam to solve relationship problems between couples or groups of people who have to work together (https://www.iacp.it/home.htm)