Life Skills coming to LIFE!
Jay and I have been talking for about a month or two about trying to get a cooking club off the ground and today it took off! The...
In the Wake of the Quake
It has been such a gorgeous thing to watch our community come together in the wake of the quake. So many students have gotten involved in...
Literacy Week Guest Reading
After discovering Johnny's love for public speaking at Thanksgiving, I’ve been trying to find more opportunities for him to get in front...
Opening Night - The Witches
We did it again! Team Jodi, Dylan, and Vanessa! . I’m proud to say I have my second year as stage manager under my belt and even prouder...
Trip to Foundation Reina de Quito
When we asked one of our students what we should do with the money we raised at the coffee shop he replied, “Let’s give it to people on...
No One Eats Alone
A lot of my students really did a great job socializing at the beginning of the year. Alas, being friends with the kid that’s “different”...
Special Olympics Partnership
We are so excited to be building a partnership with Special Olympics Ecuador. We’ve even begun talking about having an event at AC. To...
My Best PD All Year... A Boy’s Message at Thanksgiving
Every year at AC we have a big Thanksgiving celebration. To newbies it seems like a bummer to have to work on Thanksgiving, but once you...
How to open a coffee shop? Collaboration.
Jerome Lingo arriving at Academia Cotopaxi was one of the best things that happened in my career. A partnership immediately formed and...
The Next Frontier: Inclusion
What a whirlwind Quito-->Atlanta-->Brussels and back in just 5 days. Who better to spend my time with than Tanya, our school...