Careers: Education

Will Adams 2010

I am currently a licensed high school Chinese teacher in Denver public school at North high school. 

Throughout my career being bilingual has brought me multiple different advantages. When i was working in insurance i was able to get a bilingual stipend because i spoke a critical need language, where as my coworkers that only spoke Spanish did not qualify since it is not a critical language. In addition i now use Chinese in my every day life teaching inner city students in Denver Chinese at North high school. 

Studying Chinese at Grandview truly changed my life for the better. I was able to learn about an incredible culture and language that i truly knew nothing about before walking into Chinese 1. In addition it brought me friendships that have lasted a lifetime, not only from my teacher and mentor, but also my fellow classmates, and Chinese speakers that i have meet along the way.