I love to learn from every person that I come in contact with. Some lessons take a lifetime to learn. Others take thousands of teachers to teach. I actively engage in both types of learning.
Tanika Hawkins, originally from Springfield, Massachusetts, earned a B.S. in human services from Gardner-Webb University in 2015. She currently serves as the Academy’s Testing and Transportation Coordinator. Hawkins joined the Academy in 2021. She says, “I am still finding my ‘Hiking legs’ and as I do, I hope to provide valuable, innovative input to the school.” Read on to learn more:
Why did you choose to work at the Academy?
I love to watch things grow and change into something beautiful. The Academy is a place where this happens.
What's your favorite part about working at the Academy?
Being part of a family that is grounded in values that are important to me as an individual, such as the Academy’s core values of Honesty, Integrity, Kindness and Excellence (HIKE).
How are you impacting education in your community?
Standardized testing is important, but can be scary. I enjoy helping put students at ease as they enter the very necessary world of standardized testing.
What was your favorite subject when you were in elementary school?
Reading
The Academy has a reading literacy focus. What is your favorite book?
Mystery at Pemaquid Point by Mary C. Jane
“Learning together” is a core commitment of the Academy. What does "learning together" mean to you?
Learning together means: we are all teachers and we are all students.
Describe an experience where you "learned together" at the Academy.
I love to learn from every person that I come in contact with. Some lessons take a lifetime to learn. Others take thousands of teachers to teach. I actively engage in both types of learning.
Just for fun, what is your favorite candy?
Mr. Goodbar
Tanika Hawkins
