What region or area do you provide services in?

Central Ohio.

How and when did the organization get started? 

In the summer of 2016, Derek Burtch and Amelia Gordon met in Vermont at the Bread Loaf School of English. They didn’t know that they lived three miles away or that they taught less than 20 miles away from each other, but when Derek showed up wearing a Cleveland Cavaliers shirt, Amelia said to him, “Well, you’re from Ohio.” They struck up a friendship throughout the summer and decided to partner on a classroom exchange project as part of their Bread Loaf Teacher Network fellowship. Many of the exchanges other grad students were doing happened to be long-distance (California to New York, Ghana to Massachusetts), and they realized if they partnered, they could craft an exchange in which students could eventually meet in person. Planning in the summer and fall, they eventually launched their learning exchange in January 2017 focused on narrative exchange, shared learning, and in-person collaboration. Their students met in late May, and 100% of them responded in their reflections that Mr. Burtch and Mrs. Gordon should try the exchange again.

How many employees do you have? 

We have 3 employees.