YES Stories

“What I love about teaching is how much kids challenge you to see the world through their eyes,” Carigan says.

Mariah’s capstone centers the role relationships play in the college “experience” and how they significantly impact marginalized students’ success.

“The world needs more teachers who care deeply!” 

Manning represents the long history of Black Yale alumni who have pursued careers in education.

A camp Teacher’s Assistant, Creed’s program spent their time outdoors, fostering self-discovery, teamwork, and environmental awareness through play.

Over the summer, Lynn interned for All Our Kin, a New Haven-based nonprofit seeking to train, support, and sustain family child care providers.

In a recent guest opinion essay in Education Week, Ahmad and Ng discuss strategies for students to feel and do better in school.

Janae-Rose will begin her senior capstone in the fall, focusing on developing “culturally conscious methods for teaching self-advocacy to children.”

Yale will spend $10 million supporting the Yale Teaching Fellowship training teachers in shortage areas for New Haven Public Schools.

Her interest in EDST is “deeply rooted” in the varied educational experiences in three different cities—Oklahoma City, Chicago, & Portland.