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Leo Rose-Levin teaches fellow classmates Livy Roberts, 16, Leo Rainey, 17, Harper Kendall, 17, Dryden Chenoweth Ewing, 14, and Ash Belyea, 17, about various types of fungi.
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he student quite literally becomes the teacher at Carolina Friends School, where Upper School scholars are invited to explore leadership roles by instructing a class of their own design. “We believe everyone has a voice and deserves to be heard, regardless of who you are, where you’re from and what you do,” says Erin Reitz Adams, digital media associate for CFS. “We develop our students to find their voice and learn to use it with confidence.” To teach a class, Erin explains, students must first take a rigorous course called “Teaching Methods,” in which students dive into the art and science of teaching and develop their own teaching philosophy. Students research and organize knowledge around a topic of their choice and propose to teach a class. “When approved, it is amazing to see how our students rise to the occasion and educate their peers,” Erin says. Senior Leo Rose-Levin, 17, is one of those student teachers who will lead his own class during CFS’ third trimester, turning a passion project into an unforgettable experience for his schoolmates. Leo, who has attended CFS since sixth grade, first became interested in teaching a class around the beginning of his junior year. At the time, the idea