Kindness powered by K–12 learning
Join virtual school student Carlie Steele, her mother Melissa Steele, and moderator Jolie Rotar to explore how the flexibility of online school enables volunteer opportunities.
Join virtual school student Carlie Steele, her mother Melissa Steele, and moderator Jolie Rotar to explore how the flexibility of online school enables volunteer opportunities.
In this session, discover how virtual schools, such as Connections Academy, allow students like Carlie the opportunity to devote time and energy to their passions.
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About the speakers
Carlie Steele
Carlie Steele is a 14-year-old girl from Amity and a student at Oregon Connections Academy. She founded the non-profit, Carlie’s Kindness Campaign, when she was only nine years old. Since then she has planned dozens of worldwide events and projects, been nationally recognized, and partnered with corporations like Make-A-Wish, Our Military Kids, and Prudential. She’s very passionate about journalism, leadership, volunteering, and inspiring our youth.
Melissa Steele
Melissa is a mother of three, with Carlie being the youngest. Melissa is a fan of virtual school because it’s a safer environment, more comfortable, has fewer distractions, and provides far greater opportunities for Carlie to thrive as an accelerated student. The flexibility of online learning allows Carlie to do what she loves — spread kindness through her nonprofit, Carlie’s Kindness Campaign. Because Carlie has a flexible schedule she can participate in speaking engagements, philanthropic partnerships, and business meetings that are generally conducted during business hours. With online learning, there’s no such thing as a scheduling conflict.
Jolie Rotar
As marketing program administrator for Pearson Online and Blended Learning, Jolie Rotar supports marketing activities at the 38 Connections Academy schools. She joined the organization in 2012 and has been able to see the benefits of online learning firsthand. Jolie loves meeting the students that attend Connections Academy schools and seeing them thrive in the virtual school environment. She has a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Colorado State University Global Campus and a B.S. in Marketing from Iowa State University.
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