Llacey Simmons ’07, interdisciplinary studies, knew she wanted a career that would help people. After graduating from UMBC, she took an office job and spent her evenings tutoring high school students. She worked primarily with high school students in math and science from some of the top-ranked high schools in Montgomery County. In working with several students, Simmons became concerned by what she saw as a recurring problem — a lack of critical-thinking skills required to really excel as leaders. “I pretty much dedicated my whole life to this educational field and found out that this was a passion that I really liked and I wanted to pursue that further,” Simmons said. Now, Simmons has teamed up with Alexander Madrid to develop Leading Start Kids. The preschool program aims to help young children develop the skills Simmons saw lacking in the high schoolers she tutored.
The article, “Business Rx: Preschool program seeks knowledge to grow by,” ran Monday, June 21, in the Washington Post.
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