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Keedar Whittle; Dorchester, MA
 "Science
is an ongoing process and as long as students can critically think and
justify what they learn through theory and experiment, they can explain
and accept the changes this process may bring.”
School at a Glance:
Epiphany School
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 60
Students per Teacher: 10
Ethnicity:
37% African American
24% Cape Verdean
19% Latino
6% Haitian
5% Jamaican
Keedar Whittle is the science coordinator for three private schools in
Dorchester, MA, all of which are tuition-free and intended for
the children of low-income families in the Boston area. As science coordinator,
Keedar
is responsible for selecting and implementing new curricula,
and for building and maintaining materials for the inquiry-based program
in all the schools.
In addition to his responsibilities as science coordinator, he
teaches a 6th grade and an 8th grade science class at one of the three
schools,
the Epiphany School.
Keedar is a strong advocate of inquiry-based
learning. To drive home this point, he purchased lab coats for
the science teachers at his
schools and for the students as well. Explains Keedar, “Science
is an ongoing process and as long as students can critically
think and justify what they learn through theory and experiment,
they can explain
and accept the changes this process may bring.”
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