In the Classroom

Elana Anderson

New York, NY 

Dean of Community Engagement & Social Justice at The Abraham Joshua Heschel School  

Elana incorporated the I Wish to Say project into her school's curriculum during the 2020 school year. 

Robert Rose

Art teacher at RJ Reynolds High School

Winston-Salem, NC

Robert first worked with Sheryl Oring in 2016 as a project assistant during a large-scale version of I Wish to Say in New York City. As an art teacher in North Carolina, Robert has incorporated Sheryl's project into his classroom curriculum with both middle school and high school students.

North Carolina student messages.

The kids approached this as a truly honest open forum that let them speak as who they are in a really genuine way just like they did in Sheryl Oring’s official project,”
— Elana

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Teachers interested in incorporating I Wish to Say into their classroom may contact Sheryl for more information below: