Valo
Dana Anderson is an experienced education professional currently serving as the Executive Director of Valo Maine since May 2013, where the organization focuses on helping teens develop emotional wellbeing through retreats that foster community engagement. Prior to this role, Dana worked as a High School English Teacher at Freeport High School from September 1999 to August 2013 and co-directed The Main Idea at Camp Walden between April 2007 and December 2012. Dana holds a Master of Education in Secondary Education with a focus on Experiential Learning from Harvard Graduate School of Education, obtained in 1999, and completed a Bachelor’s degree in both English and Education at Middlebury College in 1994.
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Valo
Valo guides teens to cultivate emotional wellbeing. On our weekend and school retreats we create a space where teens from a cross-section of communities come together. Time at Valo means: - unplugging from devices - connecting in real conversations - playing epic games (from sardines to spoons) - sharing meals - walking in nature - seeing others and being seen - cultivating lasting friendships It's tranformative.