Spotlight: Kara Segal
Current Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Education Studies, Brown University
Experience
Kara has been involved in the field of youth education for more than six years. As a student-teacher in a charter school in Jackson Heights, she worked with students in English Language Arts classrooms to foster critical thinking skills and to develop writing style. In the 11th grade classroom at that school, Kara helped students improve their college admissions essays. Kara comes from an extensive background in informal education. Serving as the director of a summer camp for two summers, she created a curriculum and compiled resource binders to support the camp’s educational programming. Additionally, Kara has done research on positive, non-punitive discipline at an afterschool program in Providence, RI.