LORRAINE CONNELL

Working to Support Student Leadership

PEERS NOT FEARS

ABOUT ME

Your guide to leadership

I have spent 20 years teaching chemistry.  I have  inspired over 2000 students to see themselves as something more than just a kid in my class. It’s funny, as a teacher you know you are working to impact the lives of the students you teach, but did you know that students actually influence our lives too?

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I have a strong desire to empower students, the students we don’t necessarily see as leaders - to find their voice to develop their leadership skills. 

What fills my cup for this business is when I get to customize a program to satisfy your specific needs.  I also enjoy working with educators, to help them see barriers, and helping them remove them one by one.  

We hired Lorraine to work with our paraprofessional staff. We wanted to present them with something current, relevant, and thought-provoking. Mission accomplished.  Lorraine’s topics of discussion helped build our team of educators into a team of learners where trust was developed, vulnerability showed, and our teachers walked away stronger for it. And the best part is that when they signed off from the PD, it didn’t end there. All of the topics are relevant enough so that they still come back around everyday and have us reflecting differently on how we see the world and each other.

Donna Furlong, M.Ed.
Upper Elementary Principal, Grades 3-5
Hillsboro-Deering Elementary School

The course The Ingredients of Being Human is a life-changing experience.

Sometimes, it's uncomfortable, but it has to be. I look forward to more change in my life and my teaching!

Jackie
Special Educator

We, as educators, are mostly in this profession because of our love of children. Teachers can become jaded because of what they are faced with daily.  After a long time, those difficulties layer up, like an onion.

This class helped remove those layers and got to the root of why we are here for our students and a great reminder of being there for them.

We discussed topics where we were all vulnerable and not judged. 

Jen, High School Educator

Lorraine is an excellent writer who offers powerful insight to the challenges in education today.  She weaves in historical components, debunking narratives and challenges racial ideology.  Plus being vulnerable to share her own reflections, she models the importance of authenticity to the relevance of what's happening today.  All in a short simple read.

Shanti Scott

Lorraine Connell finds and cultivates the leadership potential in some of the most traditionally overlooked students: the shy kids, the class clowns, and everyone in between.  She encourages her students to cast away their labels and empowers them to embrace their differences.  She creates positive change by leading through example.  It is truly inspiring.

Sara Pearl

Lorraine strives for positive change and for the betterment of our program and for our students, by encouraging student leaders to make frequent visits to the Alternative Program and integrating students from the main campus with the alternative students.  Through her actions, our students have made positive strides both academically and personally.

Christina Shaughnessy

Lorraine Connell is a teacher even outside of school, it is not just her job title or career choice, it truly is her lifestyle.

Lauren Z.