Zoë has taught in a variety of settings: as a museum educator, a one-on-one instructor, and an ESL teacher in South Korea.
Teaching
Upon graduating high school, Zoë started started tutoring middle- and high school students in all things writing. She continued working with her students while attending Smith College in Massachusetts, where she earned a B.A. in History. Meanwhile, she volunteered at the Children’s Museum in Austin Texas and worked in museum education at the Texas Natural History Center.
While applying for a Fulbright grant to teach English in South Korea, Zoë volunteered at the International Language Institute of Northampton, MA, tutoring ESL. Back in Texas, she co-taught weekly ESL classes for multinational refugees. Before leaving for her grant, she obtained a Certificate in English Language Teaching for Adults (CELTA).
Fulbright in South Korea
In Korea, Zoë taught at a Jeongmyeong Girls’ Middle School. She led and planned original lessons independently for 770 students per week, started an after-school debate club, and generally had a great time with her energetic, hilarious, and kind-hearted students.
Outside of school, she was her city’s Volunteer Coordinator for the North Korean Defectors English Education Program, serving as the Korean-speaking liaison between American volunteers and the Korean coordinator. She taught elementary English to mothers and children who had defected from North Korea. At the end of her year, she founded Fulbridge.org, a site that aims to connect Fulbright ETAs from different programs and facilitate cultural exchange.