Conway Academy of Expeditionary Learning

This week the Escondido Education Foundation surprised our very own teacher, CJ August as the Caring Hearts Award recipient. Ms. August is an intervention teacher and our art teacher at Conway. She supports our students that are reading below grade level but goes above and beyond to make connections with our most at risk students. She makes time in her day for daily check-ins. She often takes her lunch time to invite students into her classroom to create art, but most importantly, to provide  students a space to feel safe, heard, and loved. Ms. August also supports our restorative practice structure known as Compassion Crew. This is a place we’re students visit when they’ve “lost” their compassion and she supports them in finding it. It’s also a place to receive compassion anytime a student just needs a hug or an ear to listen. Students are open to visit anytime during recess or lunch.