Educator to use prize money to take class to Obama inauguration

[Hope And Change]

Educator to use prize money to take class to Obama inauguration

By D. AILEEN DODD

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Nina Gilbert, the head of the state’s first charter school for girls, has won a national award for showing visionary leadership in education. And she isn’t planning to spend her $10,000 prize money on a school trip to Disney World.

Gilbert’s plaid-skirted girls are heading north — to the inauguration festivities of president-elect Barack Obama Jan. 20.

The Norcross school principal figures her students and the presidential family have a lot in common. This is Ivy Prep’s inaugural year, too.

“Obama has a daughter (Malia, 10,) the same age as our students,” Gilbert said,. “Our girls feel so connected to Malia. They are excited about being a part of history. We really want these girls to have this experience.”

Ivy Prep is a school of 160 sixth graders from practically every continent. More grades will be added each year until the inaugural class graduates.


http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/11/19/Ivy_Prep_obama_inauguration.html">Full article here

[midnight]

1. What a wonderful decision and use of the prize money.

[babylonsister]

2. How awesome is this woman!! She will forever have a place

in these students' hearts. How nice.

[predfan]

3. Trip of a lifetime! Unfortunately, if she belongs to a union, the Republicans

would just as soon see her gone, kids or no.

[Cha]

4. Rec'd~ This is one of coolest

things I've read so far about the upcoming Inaugeration:bounce: