We are so pleased to announce the beginning of our 5th cohort of CivicTREK Service Learning here in Alexandria City Public Schools. It has been wonderful to watch this program grow and adapt to our changing times. We continue to develop resources for implementation from Kindergarten to Grade 12. As well as welcome back alumni to serve as mentors for our new cohort members. Please join us in congratulating the following teachers for being accepted into the 2021-2022 cohort.
| Diana | Arja | George Washington Middle School |
| Carmen | Canales | Alexandria City High School: King Street Campus |
| Richard | Clemmons | George Washington Middle School |
| Paulina | Colon Gonzalez | Alexandria City High School: Minnie Howard |
| Peggy | Discipio | Alexandria City High School: Minnie Howard |
| Sean | Fredericks | Alexandria City High School: Minnie Howard |
| Karla | Kaplan | Charles Barrett Elementary School |
| Jennifer | Lay | Alexandria City High School: King Street Campus |
| Sameen | Mansoor | George Washington Middle School |
| Kaitlin | Opie | Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School |
| Sean | Perin | John Adams Elementary School |
| Justin | Redpath | Alexandria City High School: King Street Campus |
| Phoebe | Riegle | William Ramsay Elementary School |
| Matthew | Ross | George Washington Middle School |
| Elizabeth | Sayan | Alexandria City High School: Minnie Howard |
| Arlette | Yonkers | Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy |
We are looking forward to meeting in person on Wednesday, September 29th to begin to get to know each other and to launch this year’s Changemakers projects. If you are new to service learning and the CivicTREK program, please read a bit more about who and what we are here. During our time of remote and hybrid learning we learned that having three suggested topics for students to consider when making change in their community led to more focus and more success. This year’s three themes are:
- Responding to Racism and Injustice
- Community Wellness and Equity
- Climate Change and Environmental Justice
Keep checking back for more news about our cohort.
