Sarah Feigelson '14 Receives Fulbright Grant
June 2, 2014
Communications Staff
Sarah Feigelson 鈥14 has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Italy. Feigelson double majored in politics and Third World studies, and she has studied Italian for six years in addition to a semester of Italian language study at 91直播.
During her Fulbright year, Feigelson says she wants to learn more about Italian approaches to education, with a particular focus on the early childhood education years. She is especially interested in researching the Reggio Emilia method -- named for the city in southern Italy in which it was founded -- and she plans to visit the schools there.
鈥淚鈥檓 also looking forward to eating and cooking a lot, and practicing the language,鈥 says Feigelson, who is from Tarrytown, New York. After the Fulbright year, she plans to return to New York to pursue a master鈥檚 in early childhood education at Bank Street College.
鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled beyond words to accept the Fulbright scholarship. It鈥檚 an unbelievable privilege, and I am so fortunate to receive this award.鈥
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