An initiative to revamp college admissions criteria presents an opportunity for K-12 educators to highlight academic achievement and caring for others at the same time.
Cecile joined Teaching Tolerance in August 2014 as an administrative assistant, bringing with her extensive experience in customer service and administration. Before coming to TT, she worked as a product support coordinator at VT Miltope in Hope Hull, Alabama, and as an administrative assistant at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. At TT she provides support to the entire team, helping with any administrative duties and providing customer service support.
Extra attention and mentoring before first-generation students attend college can give them the tools to feel comfortable, confident and welcome when they start their higher education journey.
No student is too young to participate in conversations about equality and social justice, but words are not the only means through which students can imagine a better future.
Hannah Sachs is a theater director, activist and educator. This summer, she is teaching and directing at Theatre Lab in Washington, D.C., prior to moving to the Czech Republic as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. She recently graduated from Smith College, where she studied theater directing with a minor in religion and a concentration in community engagement and social change. Hannah has previously taught third grade at East African Community Services in Seattle, Washington, and facilitated theater workshops at Kensington International School in Springfield, Massachusetts. In addition to
TT’s Teaching and Learning Specialist Jarah Botello offers some classroom discussion prompts and activities that can help students process the horrific tragedy in Orlando and move toward healing.
Kelly Hannon is a life coach and teacher at The Excel Center University Heights, a high school for adults in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in urban education at Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis. Kelly's interests include critical literacy, social justice and student activism. In her spare time, she loves to go hiking and camping, and is currently attempting to complete the 52 Hike Challenge by the end of 2016.