Teacher Appreciation Day: Exploricans thank their favorite teachers

It’s Teacher Appreciation Day, and we would like to thank all of you teachers out there for all the hard work you put into changing young lives every day. To show you all how much we appreciate what you do, we wanted to say thank you to all the teachers who impacted our lives.

Bryan Ouellette Explorica Program Consultant	“One of my favorite teachers was Senora Swenson. She always made the class interesting and her teaching style was unlike anyone else. She is the teacher who influenced me to travel, and for that I thank her!”
Elias Tapley Explorica Program Consultant	“Professor Rassias, you made language come alive. You got us on our feet and helped us realize that French had a beating heart and should never be seen as stagnant words on a sheet of paper.”
Elise Edmonson Explorica Program Consultant	“I want to thank a former colleague of mine who used to teach with me, Ms. Walts. Not only was her happiness contagious, but she was a great role model for not only our students, but the other faculty in our school! She still remains one of my closest friends today—I don’t know what I would have done without her for the past 2 years!”
Cara Bolin Explorica Program Consultant	“I will never forget Mrs. Kapp from 5th grade. She decided to become a teacher after working as an accountant for 20 years, and her passion for educating children was evident in everything she did. Thanks for being such a great teacher, Mrs. Kapp!”
Laurie Donovan Explorica Program Consultant	“My Classics teacher, Mr. Gibson, was a new teacher with a very young family, yet he decided to take on the additional work of planning a Greece trip to enhance our learning. That trip is what opened my eyes to the world and made me into the global citizen and travel addict that I am today, and I am eternally grateful to him for that experience!”