“facilitator” (noun):
someone who helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision
Our environment and friends can facilitate our learning...
We're grateful for volunteers, guests, and parents who facilitate offerings!
And our team of Agile Learning Facilitators (ALFs) coordinate our day-to-day flow!
Isa Frost (she/her) joined our team, bringing her background as an artist, art educator, and youth adventure facilitator out and around the city. She hosts a photography class as well as many playful park and museum trips.
Caitlin Rosen McCormick (she/her) first joined us for a few summer gatherings before following her awesome kid into the community as a full-time facilitator. An artist and maker, she loves tinkering and welcoming young people into our Makerspace to experiment and build. With a background as a learning specialist, Caitlin offers hands-on math groups where learners explore patterns, logic, and the conversation between math and art. She also spends much of her time alongside teens as they set goals, plan next steps, and connect with resources and opportunities across the city.
Arthur Velwest (they/he) joined us to host a once-a-week game and then stuck around. And we’re so glad they did! Arthur is a fantastic game master who facilitates table-top games, live action role-playing games, online game time, and outdoor adventures.
Ryan Shollenberger (he/him) has been a central figure at ALC-NYC since day one. Ryan’s background includes a masters of education from NYU Steinhardt and time teaching in a variety of environments.
He hosts history, geography, astronomy, “How to talk to AI,” and the community Minecraft server. He loves sharing about philosophy, fitness, baseball, astrology/archetypes, and (especially ancient) history.
Ryan has been a co-director since 2016 and admissions coordinator since 2018.
Abby Oulton (she/her) joined ALC-NYC when the school first officially opened as the flagship ALC in the fall of 2013. Starting in 2015, she took on a bunch of administration and community building work. In 2016, she assumed co-directorship of the school and started organizing trainings. Since 2017, she has served as vice president of the ALC Network, doing work that very much echoes what she does locally in NYC, and consulting for other organizations. She’s nerdy about systems and about how learning happens, in machines and societies as much as in individual living beings. She loves working directly with groups of self-directed kids, but she does more writing and behind-the-scenes work these days.
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