Deans

Sis. Kadesha Nurse | Dean of Students

I truly believe in the value of family, as I teach holistically to every aspect of our children. I believe in engaging families in my teaching inside and outside of my school house. I whole heartedly believe in the saying “it takes a village to raise a child”,which led to my choice in naming my schoolhouse Ilola (ee-loh-lah) derived from  Lesotho in South Africa and means “Becoming Strong”. My practice requires strength, vulnerability, and patience to become a  thoughtful teacher that has the ability to be impactful.

The Dean’s Team

Neuropedagogy

As a department of the Dean’s Team and a Framework at Ember, we utilize our unique experiences in Educational Neuroscience and Research, to inform best practices in addressing the Socio-Emotional-Learning (SEL) needs of our students. Our relentless drive and commitment is to ensure that all members of our Ember community are systematically and scientifically informed on cutting-edge methods and research in order to be empowered. We focus on Trauma-Informed Approaches to be utilized for teaching and all interactions with all our learners and community in order to influence our stakeholders in their exercise of informed self-agency. We consistently strive to guide students in taking command of their self-actualization and the responsibility of being the architects of their futures with full influence and service to their communities.