by Chris | Jan 15, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí I see dance as a language. I want to inspire students to have the confidence to express themselves and to find their voice through movement. I work with 750 elementary students at four different schools, which stretch from downtown LA to Sylmar in...
by Chris | Jan 15, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí The student was sending text messages that read like final farewells, and one of his friends alerted the student’s sister, who then told her mother. The parent, who just two days before had attended one of my workshops on suicide and depression,...
by Chris | Jan 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Chris | Jan 10, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí “I’m not a babysitter and you are not babies.” That’s one of the first things I tell my students, because I want them to know we are here to learn. Early childhood educators focus on cognitive development, literacy, arts, math, logical thinking,...
by Chris | Jan 7, 2020 | We Are Public Schools 2020
Lea en español aquí She was a bright, inquisitive student—but when I asked about her plans for college, her face went blank. Growing up in the foster system, she never thought to dream of college. Through a project for foster children, we got her on the road to...