Rethinking Education Documentary
Green School in Bali - Leslie A. Medema – High School Coordinator & Guidance Counselor
Leslie has been heading East (or West depending on your perspective) ever since leaving her home in South Dakota, USA. A graduate from the University of South Dakota 2000 (BA in History and Political Science) and Princeton University 2004 (Master in Public Affairs), she has spent the previous twelve years working as a School Bus Driver (her most difficult job to date) in rural South Dakota; a program assistant with the US Department of Agriculture and then as a Civics teacher in Washington DC; an ESL teacher in rural Vietnam; and as the Director of Programs and Asia Operations for Princeton in Asia, a century old not-for-profit based in the USA that places recent college graduates in service-oriented fellowships throughout Asia. In her role with PiA, she also established PiA’s first field office in Asia in Singapore. After six years with PiA, she took a vacation to Bali and met one of the incredible moms in the Green School network, who introduced her to the GS administration and the rest of the history is to be written. In Asia, she has lived in Vietnam, Singapore, India, China, and now Indonesia. Leslie joined GS in November 2011 to help develop the High School programs, advocate for students’ needs, and implement the foundational piece of our program; a system of Individualized Learning Plans (ILP) with the ultimate goal of teaching students how to set and achieve their own goals and aspirations and to grow into their role as a citizen of the world community.
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Green School in Bali - Leslie A. Medema – High School Coordinator & Guidance Counselor
Leslie has been heading East (or West depending on your perspective) ever since leaving her home in South Dakota, USA. A graduate from the University of South Dakota 2000 (BA in History and Political Science) and Princeton University 2004 (Master in Public Affairs), she has spent the previous twelve years working as a School Bus Driver (her most difficult job to date) in rural South Dakota; a program assistant with the US Department of Agriculture and then as a Civics teacher in Washington DC; an ESL teacher in rural Vietnam; and as the Director of Programs and Asia Operations for Princeton in Asia, a century old not-for-profit based in the USA that places recent college graduates in service-oriented fellowships throughout Asia. In her role with PiA, she also established PiA’s first field office in Asia in Singapore. After six years with PiA, she took a vacation to Bali and met one of the incredible moms in the Green School network, who introduced her to the GS administration and the rest of the history is to be written. In Asia, she has lived in Vietnam, Singapore, India, China, and now Indonesia. Leslie joined GS in November 2011 to help develop the High School programs, advocate for students’ needs, and implement the foundational piece of our program; a system of Individualized Learning Plans (ILP) with the ultimate goal of teaching students how to set and achieve their own goals and aspirations and to grow into their role as a citizen of the world community.
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