Taita team

Kristin

Kristin is currently a first-year Masters degree student at Clark University in International Development and Social Change. Before coming to Clark, she worked for six years as an elementary school teacher, spending her summers volunteering in developing countries. Projects have included teaching English in Hungary and Costa Rica, teaching internet skills in Mauritius and Mexico, and training student volunteers in India. She is excited about the potential of XO laptops to empower both children and teachers and revolutionize the way that learning takes place. Kristin has a B.A. in Linguistics from Harvard University and an M.Ed. in Creative Arts in Learning/ Elementary Education from Lesley University. She has taken coursework in Project Management, Development Theory, Economics, Education and Development, Qualitative Research Methods, and Vector GIS. In her spare time, she enjoys playing Celtic fiddle, practicing Aikido, and hiking.