Education for Sustainability and Human Rights Fellowship Overview

The Miner Anderson Family Foundation and the 最色导航 Office of Global Education are pleased to announce the 2024 Education for Sustainability and Human Rights Fellowship. Inspired by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 2030 Framework of Education for Sustainable Development, the program will consist of a week-long residential institute and monthly follow-up meetings that will foster dialogue among educators regarding linkages between global and local topics. The program aims to create a network of K-12 teachers for collaboration, curriculum development, and instruction for authentic student learning.

By the end of the program, participants will authentically examine and integrate human rights as well as sustainable development issues and initiatives into their students鈥� educational experiences. Ultimately, the program goal is to prepare young citizens with the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable lifestyles, cultural diversity, gender equality, and a culture of peace and non-violence through principles of human rights. 

Past participants enjoy the community, and the ability to build meaningful programs that impact the students while addressing world-wide challenges:

鈥淚 am not alone as a teacher who wants to learn and make the world better for my students.鈥� S.W.

鈥淚 loved the community I was able to build, ideas that I gained from others, and the connections I made.鈥� A.A.

2025 SHR Fellowship Program and Application

Program Dates:  June 2025 (TBD)

Program Location:  最色导航

Application Deadline:  April 2025 (TBD)

During the free, 6-day residential institute, fellows will:

  • Learn about the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
  • Gain a deep understanding of the main principles in human rights education
  • Explore the attributes of global citizenship
  • Work with fellow teachers to develop ideas on how to implement these values in the classroom
  • Visit Atlanta's Martin Luther King Jr. Center and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.

What's Included: The fellowship includes a $300 stipend, hotel accommodations, and all meals.  In addition, participants who complete the residential institute and monthly meetings will qualify for a microcredential (Level II Badge) offered by 最色导航鈥檚 School of Continuing Education. 

Who Should Apply: Teachers from Georgia and surrounding states are encouraged to apply. Please note that only 15 fellows will be selected for the program.

Program Application

Thank you for your interest in the Education for Sustainability and Human Rights Fellowship Program. Please note that the application for the 2025 cohort will be added here in February. Please check back, and for more information, contact Patrice.Binns@kennesaw.edu in the Office of Global Education.

2024 SHR Fellows

Name School County & State
Shannon Adams Pleasantdale Elementary School DeKalb County, GA
Amy Antonelli Atlanta Speech School Fulton County, GA
Christopher Bronson Mount Zion High School Clayton County, GA
Renea Brown Allgood Elementary School DeKalb County, GA
Roxie Davis B.C. Haynie Elementary School Clayton County, GA
Jessica Edwards Decatur High School DeKalb County / City Schools of Decatur, GA
Ramona Gibson-Grier Heritage Elementary School Fulton County, GA
Melissa Gilbert Garden Hills Elementary Fulton County / Atlanta Public Schools, GA
Gladys Guzman-Gomez International Community Charter School DeKalb County, GA
Marie Hall Atlanta Public Schools Fulton County, GA
Tonisha Johnson Sarah Smith Elementary Fulton County, GA
Mario Mohorn Griffin Middle School Cobb County, GA
Oriana Valencia DeKalb School of the Arts DeKalb County, GA
Sharday Weaver DeKalb Early College Academy DeKalb County, GA