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How Fellows and Coaches Are Bridging Divides
January 3, 2012
NEW HAVEN – I’ve always lived in divided cities. First, Washington, DC: a city broken in two by Rock Creek Park and the Anacostia River, bounding two polarized and disjointed socioeconomic communities. I attended Woodrow Wilson High School in upper northwest, where 1500+ students filed into two sets of classrooms—AP classes for those with families of means; basic courses for…
Who Will You Inspire?
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Future Coach, NH
Stefan Keller
Stefan is a dynamic and proud member of Team TTT–the Transforming Tornado Thinkers. He describes himself as “organized chaos.” Stefan’s noble purpose is to help people in whatever way possible, no matter how small the action. Stefan spent the past year building a community-service student organization at Southern Connecticut State University, geared to involving undergraduates in the New Haven community.
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Future Fellow, NY
Timothy Lord
Timothy is a skateboarder who wants to guide people to do right rather than wrong. He imagines a world in which there’s more peace, more organizations making a difference, and more structures to support people. He plans to build a Summer Skate Program to give students something positive to do instead of gangs or drugs.
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Future Coach, NY
Hunter Jack
Hunter is a member of Team Fresh to Death. His noble purpose is to swim upstream, holding hands with everything, investigating even the littlest tributary. He dreams of a future where the betterment of the world is valued over short-term gains, the creative market is as robust as heavy industry, and passions are paramount, not ignored. He’s currently working on building a modular, sustainable, scalable home.
The students in this program are constantly talking about what excites them. This focus on inspiration can only create a more engaged, socially conscious and happy society. With programs like The Future Project, we have a very inspired future to look forward to.
Rachel Kessous, Teacher, Richard R. Green High School of Teaching, NYC