Meet The Poet's Society Teachers

Content Areas: Social Studies, Outdoor Education and Environmental Science

Eli was born and raised in a small ski town in Vermont, where his family has lived for eight generations. After graduating high school, Eli enlisted in an Americorps Program called City Year, where he served as a teacher's assistant and after school program leader in an elementary school in the Jackson Square neighborhood of Boston. From there, he attended both Keene State College and Champlain College, where he is currently studying Secondary Education with a concentration in Social Studies.

After graduation, Eli plans to move closer to the coast of Maine, and teach in a private school or an Outdoor Education facility.

In his free time, Eli loves to read, hike, play rugby, and spend time with his friends and five year old yellow lab, Kivu.

Content Areas: Math

Julie has lived in Vermont her whole life. She is originally from southern Vermont, but just recently moved to North Hero. She ended up staying in Vermont to stay close to her family. Julie is pursing a degree in elementary education with a minor in mathematics allowing her to teach grades K-6. She is also working towards getting a degree in Middle School math to broaden her ability to also teach 7th and 8th graders.

Julie hopes to continue teaching in Vermont once she graduates. She hopes to teach at a public school and be able to make the students feel comfortable and provide them a safe community.

Some things that Julie enjoys doing includes going for hikes, being outside, baking, painting, and hanging out with her three dogs. Although she's lived in Vermont her whole life, she never got the opportunity to learn how to snowboard, so this is something she hopes to pick up this winter.

Content Areas: English, Writing

Sarah was born and raised in New York, moving to Vermont in 2020 to pursue a career in education; experiencing the state’s education system first-hand spurred her onto the teaching path. While currently specializing in English for 7th through 12th grade, they would love to be able to teach world history for 5th and 6th grade as well. They feel as if their credentials, overall academic achievements, and desire to teach would make this possible.

Although she has come to love Vermont, Sarah would like to return to New York and take up a position in New York City at a public high school. It is here, she feels, that would best fit her own hopes and goals as a professional educator.

Over the years, she has spent time writing poetry and fiction pieces, and has submitted multiple to literary magazines in both New York and Vermont. However, she enjoys reading just as much as writing and you can often find her hidden somewhere with a story. On top of their own personal goals, Sarah hopes to be able to share a love of literature with their students; she hopes to give her students the opportunity and skills to thrive both in and out of the classroom.