April Leavenworth considers herself to be a “lifelong learner.” She was hired by Sage Hill this summer and is one of the two new learning specialists this year.
Since her arrival at Sage Hill, Leavenworth has been helping students as Sage adjust to their schedules and supports students throughout all grade levels. Since she began working over the summer, she has settled and is grateful to meet all the new students and faculty members.
Leavenworth got her bachelor’s degree from Emerson College for writing and publishing and then her master’s degree from the University of Bridgeport in her home state of Connecticut. She went on to get her advanced graduate degree from UC Riverside in educational therapy. Now, she is currently pursuing her doctorate in educational psychology at Wichita State University, where she goes to campus once a semester for workshops and takes synchronous online classes in her hybrid program. Even though she loves to learn, she is looking forward to completing her doctorate in the next two years.
Before Sage, Leavenworth taught English for five years in a middle school setting and then became a certified educational therapist. Her previous job was at an all-boys boarding school in Virginia called Blue Ridge School.
“I really valued the relationships that I developed with her students when I was teaching English,” Leavenworth said. This prompted her to look for more opportunities to build relationships with students and be helpful for them on a personal level.
“When you work in public schools, you have so many students in a class who have learning plans or accommodations, and it can be hard when you’re teaching 80 students a day to really cater to those needs, so I wanted to make that shift,” Leavenworth said.
Leavenworth said that the coolest fact about her was that she worked for the Boston Bruins. She loves to hike and even hiked through the Grand Canyon by herself. She also enjoys spending time with her three rescue pets: two cats and a dog.
April Leavenworth is a friendly face to all members of the Sage Hill Community as well as a support to all students on campus.
