Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 18th, and to all who continue to support Teach With Africa. It was an evening filled with both urgency and hope – reminding us that quality education can change the trajectory of a child’s life, and is a pathway out of poverty and toward university and beyond.
We were especially honored to celebrate John Gilmour, whose vision and commitment to educational equity have shaped and strengthened this work over the years. John’s leadership is rooted in a deep belief in the potential of every child and the power of education to transform lives.
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Host Committee
Believer
Frank York, W.L. Butler Construction
Dreamer
Chip Collins
Michael & Kaitlyn Kreiger
Maureen Murphy
Larry and Marjorie Schlenoff
Jane Weil & Ric Fink
Leader
Michael Adler
Jeffrey Chow
Jay Davidson
Wendy Everett
Elisabeth Fullerton
Wanda Marie Holland Greene
Town School for Boys
Patron
Jessica Boualavong
Baumel and Margaret Clark
Colin Hartke
Michelle and Ned Lawton
Rachel and Dave Hollister
Christl Kasler
Emily Karem
Flora Mugambi-Mutunga and David Mutunga
Kobus Nolte
Daisy Pellant
David Pelzner
About John Gilmour:
John Gilmour is a South African educator and social entrepreneur who founded the first LEAP Science and Maths School in Langa, Cape Town, in 2004, growing it into a network of schools serving township communities and later establishing the LEAP Institute to extend this work into community hubs, teacher development and systems change. He was also a founding force behind the Global Teachers Institute, which arose from LEAP’s teacher development work and was supported by Teach With Africa from concept to full establishment as an independent teacher development network.
In 2007, he worked with Margie and Larry Schlenoff as LEAP’s founding partner to help establish Teach With Africa, creating a reciprocal exchange of teachers and ideas between South Africa and the United States. Over the years, he has been shaped by working alongside Teach With Africa fellows and ambassadors in LEAP classrooms and communities, whose contributions have helped prepare a new generation of South African leaders, many of whom are alumni of these exchanges and now guide LEAP into its next chapter.