CURRICULUM VITAE NAME Sophia Kin-Way Foo ADDRESS. PHONE FAX E-MAIL. DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH.. NATIONALITY.. LANGUAGES Native language: Chinese (Mandarin, Shanghaiese, and Cantonese) Other languages: English, Italian (active) and Japanese (passive) FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION: Education (with specialization in early childhood education 0-6 years) Teaching Chinese language Intercultural mediation and communication Training on Diversity (on discrimination) Organization of cultural exchanges and exhibitions Interpretariate and translation in Italian / English / Chinese
EDUCATION 1961-1966 High School Certificate St. Mary s Canossian College Kowloon, Hong Kong 1966-1967 Form VI St. Paul s Convent School Hong Kong 1968-1972 B.S. in Education (with specialization in emotional disturbance) Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, USA 1984 Doctoral Degree in Modern Literature Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli University of Naples Naples, Italy 1989 Diploma of tourist interpreter in English/Italian/Chinese Umbrian Regional Government 1993-1994 International Montessori Diploma Early Childhood Casa dei Bambini (3-6 years) Centro Internazionale Montessori May, Nov., 2001 Trainer Diploma Be Equal Be Different Transnational Diversity Training Netherlands 2004-2006 Italian Montessori Teacher Trainer Diploma (pending) Nusery School (0-3 years) Opera Nazionale Montessori of Italy Roma, Italy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006-2007 lst semester Professor on contract of course in Chinese language and literature, II year Degree in PLIM Promotion of Italian language and culture throughout the world and Professor on contract of course in Chinese language and civilization Specialization Degree (postgraduate) in ItICI -Italian for Cultural and of Enterprise Intermediation 2005-2006 Professor on contract of course in Chinese language and literature, II year Degree in PLIM Promotion of Italian language and culture throughout the world 2004-2005 Professor on contract of course in Chinese language and civilization Specialization Degree (postgraduate) in ItICI -Italian for Cultural and of Enterprise Intermediation 2001 Teacher/trainer of courses on Be Equal Be Different Transnational Diversity Training to teachers, social workers and psychologists in Italy 1993-2000 Assistent, tutor e translator for Chinese teachers of International Montessori Early Childhood (3-6 years) Course summer, 1997 May, 1997 Oct., 1966 Sept., 1996 summer, 1996 Docent of seminars for teachers on Montessori early childhood education in Tainan, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Coordinator and official interpreter of conferences and seminars during the offical visit by professors from the Yunnan Academy of Fine Arts, Yunnan, China to the Academia di Belle Arti Pietro Vannucci of Coordinator and official interpreter of cultural exchange between Academia di Belle Arti Pietro Vannucci, Perugia and (1) the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts, Shenyang, China; (2) the Yunnan Academy of Fine Arts, Yunnan, China; and (3) the Central Academy of Arts and Design, Beijing, China Coordinator and official interpreter of cultural exchange between the 3F School of Ellera, Perugia and (1) the Technical and Professional College of Shenzhen, China; (2) the Technical and Professional College of Beijing, China Organizer and coordinator between Science and Technology Exchange Co. Ltd., Beijing, China and GE. VI. Srl of Silvano Spada of an Exhibition on ART OF HEAVEN: Ancient Chinese Traditional Arts and Technology at the Todi Festival, Todi, Italy
summer, 1996 summer, 1995 Organizer and coordinator between Science and Technology Exchange Co. Ltd., Beijing, China and GE. VI. Srl of Silvano Spada of an Exhibition on ART OF HEAVEN: Ancient Chinese Traditional Arts and Technology at the Todi Festival, Todi, Italy Speaker and official Interpreter for Conferences on Montessori Education in Taipei and Tainan, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 1992-1994 CIDIS (Centre of Information, Documentation and Intiative for Development) of, in the quality of Cultural Mediator in the elementary schools; Co-editor of CIDIS multi-culture magazine SUQ 1986-1988 Teaching of Chinese language Association Italia-Cina Coordinator for the Centre of Experimental Health Education for work groups at the 2 Atelier di Educazione Sanitaria su FLUSSI MIGRATORI ed INTERCULTURALISMO 1984-today Freelance interpretariate and translation Italian/English/Chinese 1984 Organizer, coordinator and official interpreter for the Congress on Acupuncture organized by the Health Dept. of Umbrian Regional Government; Official interpreter for the Chinese medical doctors from the Chinese School of Medicine of University of Nanjing during practical demonstrations in various Umbrian hospitals 1984-1986 Teaching of Chinese language course Istituto di Scienze Storiche, Facolta` di Science Politiche Universita` degli Studi di 1978-1983 Teaching of Chinese language course Istituto di Glottologia, Facolta` di Lettere e Filosofia Universita` degli Studi di 1978-1980 Teaching of Chinese language course Association Italia-Cina 1982-1987 Teacher of the English language Montessori Elementary School Perugia,. Italy Sept.- Dec. 1973 Sept.- Dec. 1971 Voluntary teacher in University school Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, USA Teacher Internship University school (class of psychologically-disturbed children) Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, USA
PUBLICATIONS 1993-1994 Editing member of SUQ multi-cultural monthly magazine published by CIDIS (Centre of Information, Documentation and Initiative for Development) Article in Italian and English on Barry Unsworth s book, The Secrad Hunger, Hamish Hamilton Ltd., in SUQ Magazine 1993 I.S.I. School Information for Immigrants: Multi-language Guide to the Italian School System published by CIDIS, Perugia: pp. 87-107
SPECIFIC WORK EXPERIENCES IN MONTESSORI EDUCATION 2010-present Member of Maria Antonietta Paolini Montessori Association and occasional docent for 3-6 training course 2004-2006 Motessori Teacher Trainer s diploma for Nusery School Children (0-3 years) Opera Nazionale Montessori of Italy Rome, Italy 1993-2000 International Montessori Diploma of Children s House (early childhood 3-6 years) Centro Internazionale Montessori, Various working experiences at the Centro Internazionale Montessori of Assistent and translator in Chinese of International Montessori Children s House Diploma Course Superviser for practical exercises with Montessori materials Superviser of Children s House students observations in the classrooms of Maria Montessori School of Infancy Santa Croce, Correction of students papers, work albums and final examination papers Participation at congresses, conferences and seminars on Montessori education in Rome, Charavalle and Perugia Participation in the organization of two International Montessori Congresses 1995 Docent and official interpreter for conferences on Montessori Education in Taipei and Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C. 1997 Docent of seminars on Montessori Education for teachers of Children s House in Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.