Jila

Getting creative in the classroom: English through lived experience Jila is a seasoned educator, arriving at CCI-LEX with over two decades of experience teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in her home country of Iran. Coming from a culture where women are often limited in how they can express themselves, Jila turned to teaching […]

Justin Lawrence

Learning to teach and teaching to learn: CCI-LEX as a place of self-realization As with many volunteer teachers in the LEX program, Justin came to CCI-LEX with little prior teaching experience. For him, CCI-LEX was the perfect place to explore his interest in education, providing all the how‑tos in a supportive environment. Here, Justin realized […]