Voices of Appian Way: Education — and the ideas that drive us is a video series exploring what drives HGSE community members to do what they do, and the positive change they aspire to make in education. The video asks HGSE students, alumni, faculty, and guests about their commitment to challenging and changing education.
Season 2 Ep. 02 - Mari Sawa, Ed.M.’22: Initially recruited as Earth Eight's founding English teacher, Sawa is now the director of English education and leads a team of foreign teachers living in Okayama, Japan. In this role, she oversees curriculum, heads parent-teacher programs, directs an afterschool program, and teaches a few classes. Creating community with the school's families continues to be at the heart of Earth Eight's mission. As a part of the original teaching team, Sawa's goal was to bring back traditional Japanese community involvement, which was lost over the years with increasing western influence. Read more: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/22/01/bridging-gap-between-home-and-school
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