Co-Founder/Co-CEO

Jon earned his undergraduate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and French, with a minor in International Affairs.

After working as an ESOL teacher in both South Carolina and in France, he worked as a researcher for FCRR’s Childhood Literacy Study. He then returned to school, receiving his Master’s in Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) at the University of Edinburgh.

Jon is passionate about linguistic justice and the revitalization of Indigenous/Minoritized languages. He’s also passionate about localizing education, and the school as a community-building tool.