Emily Benn

Emily Benn serves as the lead humanities teacher at The Windward School since August 2021, with prior experience as a Teacher In Residence. Previous positions include an 8th Grade ICT and SETSS teacher and Grade Team Leader at Brownsville Ascend Middle School, where responsibilities encompassed co-teaching social studies, differentiating curriculum, and administering reading assessments. Emily's career also includes roles as a 7th/8th Grade Middle School SPED teacher and 6th Grade ICT teacher. Earlier, Emily contributed as an Empire Fellow at KIPP Infinity Middle School and worked in various educational and mentoring capacities, including a writing consultant and teaching fellow. Emily holds a Master's in Special Education from Relay Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor's degree in English and Human Services from The George Washington University.