Teacher at Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle School starts faith-based school program [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo — An after-school program is providing students at Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle School a safe place while supporting their mental health.

Alana Washington has always had a passion for teaching, but that didn’t start until after praying and asking God for signs. Soon enough that sign became evident.

I was reading about the fruit of the spirit and I saw teaching and I saw how Jesus literally taught children like the gospel and then I thought about when I took a semester off of college and I was a preschool teacher and I fell in love,” Washington said. “Then I was like I think I want to be a teacher.

From being a teacher, Washington has played many roles.

“My day as a teacher is a lot because not only am I teaching content, I feel like I’m also being a counselor. I’m also being a mom. I’m being a sister and aunt,” Washington said.

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