My favorite part about working at the Academy is seeing the students come into school every morning — I love seeing their happy faces when they enter the building.
Marisol Martinez, originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, serves as the Academy’s first-grade teacher assistant and helps with H.E.R.way, a student group that provides fifth-grade girls with unique learning opportunities outside of the classroom that will contribute to greater academic success while developing social and emotional growth.
Read on to learn more:
Why did you choose to work at the Academy?
I wanted to work at the Academy at Middle Fork because the staff works together to provide a better education for our students. I enjoy working directly with the students and knowing that I am making a difference in their lives.
What's your favorite part about working at the Academy?
My favorite part about working at the Academy is seeing the students come into school every morning — I love seeing their happy faces when they enter the building.
How are you impacting education in your community?
I share with my community that the Academy is providing a great education for our students — that our students learn together each and every day.
What was your favorite subject when you were in elementary school?
Reading
The Academy has a reading literacy focus. What is your favorite book?
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
“Learning together” is a core commitment of the Academy. What does "learning together" mean to you?
What learning together means to me is that everyone works together and helps each other out. I especially enjoy working in a small group to tackle a task and/or a problem that needs to be solved.
Just for fun, what is your favorite candy?
LIFE SAVERS® candy
Marisol Martinez
