Each year, dozens of Smith students head for cities across the country – from LA to Boston, Houston to Chicago – to work alongside master teachers in urban classrooms during Smith’s January Interterm and “summer” break. This January the Smith Urban Education Initiative sent 45 students to apprentice alongside teachers in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Springfield, Philadelphia, Baltimore and more. This summer 35 students will work in urban educational settings in New

This profile is part of a series highlighting participants of the Urban Education Initiative, the umbrella program for Project Coach at Smith College. ​​​​​Mariama Jaiteh ‘20 completed her fellowship at Girls Prep Lower East Side, part of the Public Prep network of schools whose leadership team includes Janelle Bradshaw '00, who serves as superintendent, Josie Carbone ‘95, assistant superintendent and Jodie Lowe ‘18, executive assistant to the academic team, in New York City,