Jim Irby ’16 (Seattle, MA Env. & Community) is the Social Enterprise Manager for One Step Away in Philadelphia, a trainer for Philly Thrive, and a contributor to social impact news site Generocity. He recently wrote a piece about organizations that are encouraging Philadelphia to become a leader in renewable energy.
Kate Sipe ’02
What if classrooms were envisioned as a small democracy? What if our students practiced democracy in their classroom year after year? Further, what if they knew they deserved it? Kate Sipe, ’02, Antioch University Seattle MA in Education with Graduate Teacher Preparation and an adjunct faculty who teaches Classroom Management courses, published a timely post in Medium in the wake of the 2020 Presidential election about the importance of democratic schools and teaching civics to our children: “Psst… Hey teachers… Let’s teach civics in our classrooms every single day.” Start today. Start small. Just start. Let your classroom be a microcosm