Helen Kennedy

Multilingual educator and content professional with a strong record of building relationships, mentoring and training others, and communicating effectively across cultures. Combines classroom leadership, freelance content and translation work, and international study/work experience in France, offering a well-rounded skill set in relationship management, recruitment/mentorship, professional communication, and cross-cultural engagement.

4th Grade Teacher at Austin ISD, Travis Heights Elementary (2025-08 – Present)

• Developed and executed data-driven lessons in a Title I classroom to support academic growth and standardized test readiness
• Built and maintained positive, identity-safe relationships with a diverse student population
• Collaborated with a grade-level team to maintain consistent instructional standards

Lead Teacher, School Age at Mes Amis French School (2024-06 – 2025-08)

• Planned and led daily lessons for a K–5 French immersion summer program
• Recruited, trained, and mentored an assistant teacher in classroom management, small-group instruction, and lesson planning

Premier Substitute at Normandale Elementary French Immersion (2021-09 – 2023-06)

• Delivered lesson plans across K–5 classrooms, adapting quickly to new groups and settings
• Fostered a positive learning environment while reinforcing French-language engagement

English Teacher at École Montessori de Neuilly-sur-Seine (2019-06 – 2021-07)

• Designed and delivered personalized English lessons for 20 students in a multilingual Montessori environment
• Partnered with fellow teachers to develop curriculum and classroom strategy

Bilingual Assistant Teacher at Arc-en-Ciel Preschool (2017-08 – 2018-06)

• Supported a lead French teacher in managing a classroom of 20 preschoolers
• Promoted language and social development in a bilingual setting

Freelance Content Writer at Strategy Mesh (2022-05 – 2022-08)

• Delivered engaging blog content across varied client industries, matching tone and style to each client's brand voice and audience to drive website traffic
• Manage client communications and deadlines independently as a remote contractor

Freelance Translator at Klett World Languages (2022-05 – 2022-06)

• Translated and data-entered 100+ language-textbook descriptions from French into English
• Edited and proofread English copy to preserve style, tone, and original meaning

Freelance Translator at Altai Consulting (2022-05 – 2022-06)

• Translated 100+ presentation slides for a West Africa cocoa-farming project
• Adapted language and wording for maximum clarity with a non-Anglophone audience

M.A. in Applied French – Middlebury College / Sorbonne Paris III (2018 – 2019)

B.A. in French Studies, Minor in Education – University of the South (2012 – 2016)