Julia Wilkins

My name is Julia Wilkins. I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri; however, from a young age, I had a strong desire to explore as much of the world as possible. My mother grew up with very limited resources and opportunities. Despite this, she was able to put herself through college and become a teacher. Her biggest life regret was not seeing more of the world before she married. I took the opportunity to study abroad, and teach a largely refugee population in London, England. This sparked my desire to work in schools in both Honduras and Switzerland for the next eight years. Teaching at international schools provided me the opportunity to travel to over thirty countries, and examine the educational systems of schools across four different continents. Two years ago, I moved back to the United States, and teach at an Elementary School that welcomes families of very diverse backgrounds. I work to help my students learn the rewards of interacting with others who are different, even in our own little corner of the world.