October 4, 2021

Humanists in K-12 Education engage in classroom teaching, program administration, and curriculum development. This session will give students who received a Humanities Engage Summer 2021 Immersive Fellowship an opportunity to speak about their work in a civic engagement program for young girls and femmes, a non-profit supporting refugee youth, and a micro-school.

Panelists:

• Courtney Colligan (Theatre Arts), summer immersive fellow with Women and Girls Foundation
• Sreemoyee Dasgupta (English), summer immersive fellow with ARYSE (Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education)
• Taylor Waits (English), summer immersive fellow with Single Seed Enrichment School

Full Panel

Courtney Colligan

Courtney Colligan (Theatre Arts), summer 2021 immersive fellow with Women and Girls Foundation, collaborate on a project informed by the Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) method.

Courtney Colligan on how the work of humanities students can inform a more just and equitable society by giving back to communities.

Sreemoyee Dasgupta 

As a summer 2021 immersive fellow with ARYSE (Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education), Sreemoyee Dasgupta (English), supported the facilitation of evaluation methods at their summer camp PRYSE Academy.

Sreemoyee Dasgupta on the necessity of circulating humanistic education in society and the power of literature to build futures.

Taylor Waits

Taylor Waits (English) supported the research, development, and implementation of teacher trainings as a summer 2021 immersive fellow with Single Seed Enrichment School.

Taylor Waits on finding their path in curriculum development and the humanities.