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Greetings! My name is Alison Brown and I will be journeying to Africa to share the gift of teaching with the people there. I want to tell you a little bit about myself and what has led up to this trip for me. I was born in Augusta, GA, but graduated high school in Daytona Beach, FL. I then studied Business at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. After two years there I transferred to Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL to focus my studies on Entrepreneurship. I graduated in 2002 with Bachelors degrees in Marketing as well as Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (ESBM). After earning my business degrees I chose to volunteer for Teach For America in Atlanta, Georgia from 2002-2004. Once I began my work teaching in a Title I school in 2002, I realized my love for the profession. Following my teaching for Atlanta Public Schools I moved to the DeKalb County School System to another Title I school where I taught from 2004 to 2008. While at Knollwood Elementary in DeKalb County, I wrote and received a grant for a four year Drama Residency of which five teachers would benefit, modeled health/wellness lessons that were broadcast nationwide on CBS’s Early Show, and obtained my Masters degree in Urban Teacher Leadership. As the only white homeroom teacher in a 99% African American school I became very interested in my students’ heritage. While working toward my Urban Teacher Leadership masters degree from Georgia State University I had the chance to study African Psychology under Dr. Asa Hilliard III. He spoke about his travels around the continent of Africa. He would host trips to Kemet and I had hoped to one-day travel with him. Unfortunately Dr. Hilliard passed last August, but I think he would be proud to know my plans to teach in Ghana through the IFESH program to learn more about others and myself. I invite you to view my video interview about my trip by clicking on the link on The School Box homepage (www.schoolbox.com) under Alison’s Adventure! You can also follow the link there to my blog to read updates on my journey and e-mail me questions about my teaching adventures!
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