Introducing Grace Jolliffe, Stage II Associate Teacher

I am a Stage II Associate Teacher, supporting Kathryn! I’ll be teaching phonics lessons to small groups of students in our classroom.

 

One highlight was my time at Kenyon College, I studied English and Drama and made friends with lovely people. This time in my life is feeling like a highlight too! I play soccer, make theatre with all kinds of people, and spend time with family.

 

I would share a house with my siblings in Detroit! I love Detroit’s public art, food, neighborhood gardens, architecture, and music. That said, I would also love to try living in New York City- I have loved ones there that I miss! 

 

I am the youngest of three kids, and all of us like to perform: comedy, opera, plays, musicals. We grew up in West Bloomfield and went to WB public schools and enjoyed taking dance classes, playing soccer, and doing community theatre as a family- including my parents! I have a lot of memories with family and extended for holidays, weekends, summer vacations. My siblings and cousins are close to me.

 

I play adult recreational soccer in Detroit. I also love to sing, read, and write. I’m really interested in performance; I like to go to live music shows, puppet shows, and theatre. Theatre has taught me a lot about cooperation, and I love figuring out how groups (teams, classrooms, neighborhoods) grow into communities.

 

I love to share stories and teach reading skills based on the Science of Reading approach. I also had a lot of fun assisting math instruction in my first year at Roeper. It’s exciting to watch students interpret problems and stories using methods you’ve shared with them.

 

I think Roeper brings families together to work on how we can treat children with more dignity. I love that the Roeper model of learning trusts students to pose questions and trusts teachers to guide rigorous investigation; through Roeper I’ve met people of all ages who can solve problems with a sense of compassion, and it gives me hope!