About+your+teacher





My name is Wooldridge and this is my fourth year teaching at Voyager Academy. Since graduating from the University of Montevallo in 2003 I have sought out communities of active,engaged educators and learners. From science based experiential education to my work with "at risk" teens in the mountains outside of Asheville, I have tried to develop an approach to education that places the learner at the middle of the experience. Only when what we are doing has personal meaning do we make it our own. I am an active cyclist, rock climber, traveler, farmer, soccer coach, spoon maker, story teller and lover of all things worth doing. I have been a musician most of my life and play many instruments. I am a big proponent and active member of the local food movement. I have a passion for being connected with the people and places that grow our food. I hope to bring my love for all of these things to Voyager in any way I can. = = __Places I have grown as an educator:__ = = ===The __Well Program__ was developed by Voyager's own Tiffane Land and is designed to assist high school students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in becoming independent, happy, and productive members of their community https://wellprogram.wikispaces.com/===



The United States Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG) is a non-profit organization that works as a voice for citizens in a legislative system so often dominated by corporate representation. [|www.uspirg.org]

==The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is dedicated to the legacy of the many brave men and women whose courage, determination and sacrifice to challenge racial discrimination and bigotry in American society, and the advancement of Civil Rights in many other parts of the world. [|www.bcri.org] ==

==The McDowell Environmental Education Center is a non-profit educational organization that provides one to five day outdoor, science based learning experiences for school groups. [|www.campmcdowell.com/cmec] ==

==Longacre Leadership program is an international summer leadership program, located on Longacre Farm in Central Pennsylvania. Longacre is dedicated to creating a youth-led community based on open communication and growth through farming, raising animals, and some serious fun==

[|www.longacre.com]
==SUWS of the Carolinas is a wilderness therapy program for at risk youth set in the Pisgah National Forest of western North Carolina.[| www.suwscarolinas.cm] ==