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Come Together
Kate’s Club book offers coping tips to grieving families
Kate’s Club, the Atlanta-based non-profit
whose mission is to empower children facing
life after the death of a parent, sibling or
caregiver, is now getting its message out via
a new book.
“We Come Together As One: Helping
Families Grieve, Share and Heal The
Kate’s Club Way” is based on the authors’
knowledge gained from working with
families that are a part of the organization.
Lane Pease Hendricks is director of
programs at Kate’s Club and Nancy L.
Kriseman is a licensed clinical social worker,
buddy volunteer, and ambassador for the
organization.
The “Kates’ Club Way” believes in
empowering children and teens as they
move through their grief process so they can
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The book builds on that philosophy
by providing suggestions and ideas so that
adult caregivers have strategies and tools to
best support their families. Plus, there are
several chapters dedicated to helping adult
caregivers cope with their own feelings
about the death as they create a new life for
themselves.
Kate’s Club was founded in 2003 by
Kate Atwood after losing her mother to
breast cancer at age 12.
The book is available at Amazon and
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— Collin Kelley
Teachers honored with
Innovative Educator Awards
Teams of students went on a scavenger hunt armed with spray paint,
challenges and a map. Freshman Caden Jenkins, left, and sophomore
Jayla N'diaye tag Krog Tunnel with a core school value, "Be Yourself.”
Atlanta-based nonprofit ImaginED
Georgia recently hosted the 2021 Innovative
Educator Awards to honor education
professionals in the state who continue
to drive innovation while navigating the
resource disparities exacerbated by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Twelve individuals working across the
education sector were recognized for their
resiliency during the unprecedented 2020-
2021 school year, continued commitment
to student success, and innovative practices
that encourage educational equity.
Awards were given in the categories of
educational equity, innovation in education,
design thinking, educator support, STEM
(science, technology, engineering, and
math)/ STEAM (science, technology,
engineering, arts, and math), and
community involvement.
Award winners were nominated by their
peers and members of their communities
and selected from a panel of judges. The
2021 recipients of ImaginED Georgia’s
Innovative Educator Awards are as follows.
For their contributions to advancing
equity across Georgia’s education landscape:
• Monique Nunnally, founder ofTeachX
• Rachel Willis, founder of Elevating
Equity
For creating new and progressive
technologies, institutions, or organizations
for educators and students:
• Ian Cohen, founder of TARA EdTech
• Mikala Streeter, founder and principal of
The Life School
For encouraging design thinking and
problem-solving in the classroom:
• Shaunice Sasser, instructional designer at
Rex Mill Middle STEM School
• Rajini Sundararaj, teacher at Martha
Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts
For providing instructional support to
educators:
• Erin Cottman, founder of Erinn
Cottman Teacher Development
• Claudine Miles, founder of Restore
More™
For promoting STEM/ STEAM in
educational programming:
• Andrea Miller, STEM instructional
coach
• Jason Paggett, founder of JJK
Innovations and teacher at Clayton County
Public Schools
For being involved in the community:
• Lillian Mitchell, teacher at Babb Middle
School
• Kacey Venning, founder of Helping
Empower Youth (HEY!)
To learn more about ImaginED Georgia’s
work, visit imaginedga.org.QD
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