Carolyn Gillespie

Carolyn Gillespie graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s in education. Prior to Athlos she had over 33 years of experience with New Orleans and Jefferson Parish Public Schools.

Her top goal as an educator is to build situations of mutual respect between herself, students, and colleagues. When asked her best quality she says, “I never give up on a student! It is important to me to provide success for each student, no matter what their skill level is!” She looks foward to teaching at Athlos because, she appreciates the class size, which is smaller than the classes she was used to in the public school system; she can have much more individual interaction with students to meet their needs. She was drawn to the Athlos model becuase she values the emphasis that is placed on staff and students being healthy and maintaining strong interpersonal skills, as is outlined in the Performance Character curriculum.