Jonathan Walker
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The great Dr. King said that "The ultimate measure of man is not where he stands at times of comfort and convience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Jonathan Walker is the CEO and founder of the JLWalker Project. The JLWalker Project is a non-profit organization created to build educational programs in schools that promote the non-cognitive skills that build stronger children. The project provides programming that includes a well balanced approach that infuses the arts, community service, technology, leclecture, and collaborative initiatives. Jonathan is currently in his third year teaching with the Mastery Charter Schools Network. Just in 2 years Jonathan has made terrific gains in his students, and as a professional. Building an in depth wealth of his content knowledge, and the skills needed to foster a consistent, safe, and rigorous learning environment, has pushed him to elevating in his class room performance. Jonathan will soon be the CEO and Founder of Achievement Charter Schools. "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." - Frederick Douglass