Here is what some of the ESS students in the Class of 2009 will be doing after they graduate.  If you are interested in any schools, services projects, or careers that they have chosen, please contact Nancy McAdams and she might be able to assist you.

Mary Catherine Conroy will be a graduate student at Northwestern University in the Department of Education and Social Policy.

Katy Janik has joined Teach for America (TFA) and will be teaching middle school math in New Orleans.

Kate Mattoon will be in Honduras for 2 years teaching and working with needy children at the Farm of the Child
(the Finca).

Kaitlyn Moran will be pursuing an M.A. in Higher Education at Boston College.

Tyler Orem is traveling to Kerala India to join the missionary work of the Presbyterian Church as a Young Adult Volunteer. Tyler will live and work amongst the people of the Kottayam district ministering to the needs of the elderly and young children.

Katie Palmitier will attend law school.

Francesca Pennino will be working at the Finca in Honduras for two years with Kate Mattoon.

Heidi Rocha has joined ACE (the Alliance for Catholic Education) and will teach 2nd grade in New Orleans.

Lyndsey Timpone will be starting graduate school in psychology.

Katie Wanserski will be teaching high school math in Dallas with the Teach for America program.

Rachel Wiehoff will be pursuing a Master's of Accountancy degree at Notre Dame.

Laura Wilczek will be joining the ACE community in Corpus Christi, Texas. Laura will teach middle school Language Arts.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL AND KEEP IN TOUCH!

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Career Opportunities

Below is a list of education programs, in which former ESS students are currently employed. Also included are the names and e-mail addresses of those involved. Please feel free to contact them for any additional information.

ACE and ACE Partner Programs
http://ace.nd.edu/

The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) is a two-year service program allowing college graduates to serve as full-time teachers in under-resourced Catholic schools across the southern United States. Graduates are awarded a tuition-free Master of Education degree from the University of Notre Dame. ACE teachers represent a broad variety of undergraduate disciplines, with a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences.

ACE teachers spend two summers (June-July) studying in the Master of Education program at Notre Dame and two school years (August-May) teaching in under-resourced Catholic schools. While teaching, participants live in small communities of 4-7 members and together share the many challenges
and rewards of beginning teaching. ACE participants are encouraged to develop their own personal spirituality and faith in the context of community, and to share with one another the journey of becoming committed Catholic school teachers.

Clare Kizer
Class of 2007
ckizer@nd.edu
Jackson, MS

LANCE Program (ACE Partner Program)
(LaSallian Association of New Catholic Educators)
Contact: Dr. Ellen Faith esfaith@cbu.edu
Chair, Department of Education, Christian Brothers University
(901) 321-3017

Educational Partners in Catholic Schools (EPICS) (ACE Partner Program)
http://education.shu.edu/epics/

Breakthrough Collaborative
http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org

Breakthrough: Students Teaching Students is a tuition-free program in which talented high school and college students teach middle school students with limited educational opportunities the academic, organizational and social skills they will need to succeed in competitive high schools. “Getting younger students into learning and older students into teaching.”

40 First Street, Fifth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 442-0600
Laura Pochop: Executive Director
lpochop@breakthroughcollaborative.org

 

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Jesuit Volunteer Corps
http://www.jesuitvolunteers.org/

New York City Teaching Fellows
http://www.nycteachingfellows.org/

The NYC Teaching Fellows is a highly selective program that mobilizes talented graduates and mid-career professionals to teach in New York City’s most challenging classrooms.

No previous teaching experience or coursework is required to become a Fellow. Key components of the program include:

• Regular teacher’s salary and benefits
• A subsidized Master’s degree in Education
• Intensive pre-service training with living stipend
• On-going school and district support
• A network of like-minded professionals committed to educational excellence for out city’s students

Response-Ability
http://www.holychildschools.org

Teach For America
http://www.teachforamerica.org

Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding college graduates of all academic majors and backgrounds who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to ensure that all children in our nation have an equal chance in life.

 

Transition to Teaching
http://www.indiana.edu/~t2t/

This address is the contact for the Indiana Transition to Teaching. For the Saint Mary’s contact, call Dr. Dale Banks 284-5630.