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Hi, I’m Charleen O’Brien, a dedicated educator and musician. I currently teach at a Secondary School, where I plan Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate units across Irish, Music and Geography, and I create inclusive learning environments through differentiation and technology. I was musical director for a school broadway production of The Lion King Jr, April 2026. In addition to teaching, I perform as a pianist/violinist and sing with choirs and ensembles within the community. I enjoy connecting music through innovative projects and bringing energy to school productions and extra-curricular activities.…Hi, I’m Charleen O’Brien, a dedicated educator and musician. I currently teach at a Secondary School, where I plan Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate units across Irish, Music and Geography, and I create inclusive learning environments through differentiation and technology. I was musical director for a school broadway production of The Lion King Jr, April 2026. In addition to teaching, I perform as a pianist/violinist and sing with choirs and ensembles within the community. I enjoy connecting music through innovative projects and bringing energy to school productions and extra-curricular activities.

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Hi, I’m Charleen O’Brien, a dedicated educator and musician. I currently teach at a Secondary School, where I plan Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate units across Irish, Music and Geography, and I create inclusive learning environments through differentiation and technology. I was musical director for a school broadway production of The Lion King Jr, April 2026. In addition to teaching, I perform as a pianist/violinist and sing with choirs and ensembles within the community. I enjoy connecting music through innovative projects and bringing energy to school productions and extra-curricular activities.…Hi, I’m Charleen O’Brien, a dedicated educator and musician. I currently teach at a Secondary School, where I plan Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate units across Irish, Music and Geography, and I create inclusive learning environments through differentiation and technology. I was musical director for a school broadway production of The Lion King Jr, April 2026. In addition to teaching, I perform as a pianist/violinist and sing with choirs and ensembles within the community. I enjoy connecting music through innovative projects and bringing energy to school productions and extra-curricular activities.

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Hi, I’m Charleen O’Brien, a dedicated educator and musician. I currently teach at a Secondary School, where I plan Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate units across Irish, Music and Geography, and I create inclusive learning environments through differentiation and technology. I was musical director for a school broadway production of The Lion King Jr, April 2026.

In addition to teaching, I perform as a pianist/violinist and sing with choirs and ensembles within the community. I enjoy connecting music through innovative projects and bringing energy to school productions and extra-curricular activities.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Experience Level

Microsoft Office

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Irish

Advanced

Work Experience

Music/Geography Teacher at Sandford Park Secondary School, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

August 1, 2019 - Present

Planning units of learning for Junior Cycle Irish, Music and Geography; developing Leaving Certificate schemes; resource teaching with differentiation; SEN collaboration; peer observations and team-teaching; established Sandford Park’s Irish Traditional Music ensemble; organized inter-schools events and centenary gala; created Microsoft Classroom Notebook for remote learning; used Kahoot, Padlet, Edmodo, Mentimeter, Teams and Forms for assessment and feedback; supervised extra-curricular activities including musicals, choir and orchestra; organized Model United Nations club and Green Schools projects.

Geography Teacher at Geography SWAN Training Institute, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

February 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020

Teaching the Cambridge accredited IGCSE Geography course to Italian students; participating in field trips (Coastal, Urban, River studies); preparing students for IGCSE final examinations.

Teacher (Music and Geography) at Mount Anville Sacred Heart, Mount Anville Road, Dublin 14

August 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

Participated in organising and working with Transition Year musical production ‘Little Shop of Horrors’; developed schemes of work for Music and Geography; member of Transition Year meetings board; organized Geography Week; assisted in supervision/teaching during exams and trips; introduced active learning and differentiation methodologies; worked with SEN team; prepared term reports; supported performances and ICT demonstrations at open day.