Category: Life at Saga

As the school year comes to a close, it’s a great time to sit back, add up all the memories created and sum up the year. Who doesn’t love a good math pun, am I right?

Saga Education is thrilled to welcome our newest and 13th board member, Phyllis Lockett. Phyllis is a serial social entrepreneur who has led transformation efforts in education, government and the civic arena.

 Jayoni Roman, a 9th grader at Roberto Clemente Academy in Chicago, IL, stops by the Saga Education’s Math Lab every day just to say hi. “I love this class period. Math Lab is my safe space,” she said.

Meet Goodie. Actually, her name is Gudelia Collins, but everybody calls her Miss Goodie. She’s one of the Saga Fellows, serving scholars remotely. She’s also one of the bilingual Fellows who tells the story of a very special student in South Carolina.

When 9th grader Valentino Santana talks about Saga Math Lab, the first word he uses is “comfortable.” Why comfortable?” “Miss Weiss greets me in the morning, she asks me how I’m doing, I trust her,” he said.

Saga Education is proud to welcome Melanie Dukes, Associate Program Director, K-9 Education at Overdeck Family Foundation, to its Board