As she teaches kids, Ph.D. student learns from them too
In a complex world, educating children about adult issues like climate change may present a daunting challenge. However, for iSchool Ph.D. candidate Itza Carbajal, equipping youth with the skills to understand these topics is second nature.This winter, Carbajal is spending her Saturdays teaching 3rd-5th graders about fashion and the environment through the University of Washington Robinson Center for Young Scholars. The Saturday Enrichment Program offers extracurricular learning opportunities for students in grades K-8. Now in her third year with the Robinson Center, Carbajal is teaching a cla