Great Educators’ Circle
The Salem-Keizer School District employs over 5,000 great educators. It is our intent to honor them with the legacies of the great educators who have gone before them.
Inspired by the remarkable lives and influence of Albert Einstein, Socrates, Anne Sullivan, and John Hope Franklin, the Great Educators’ Circle inspires our community to greater depths of commitment to the education of our legacies…our children.
| $50-$500 | Einstein Circle |  |
Albert Einstein is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the modern era. Einstein was a theoretical physicist who transformed our understanding of the universe. His scientific career was a constant quest for the explanations of our physical world. Read More.
| $501-$999 | Anne Sullivan Circle |
Called “the miracle worker” by Mark Twain for her lifelong dedication to teaching the blind and eaf, Anne Sullivan Macy was a pioneer in special education. Overcoming extreme poverty abuse, and her own blindness, Anne Sullivan’s passion and tenacity led her out of a Massachusetts orphanage to demand her own education.
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| $1000-$4999 |
John Hope Franklin Circle |
An eminent American scholar, professor and author, John Hope Franklin graduated with distinction from Fisk University and earned his doctorate in history at Harvard. He has published works on history and race in America and is noted for his efforts to promote racial understanding and reconciliation. Read More.
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$5000+ |
Socrates Circle | |
The most influential thinker in the fifth century, Socrates’ dedication to careful reasoning transformed the entire enterprise. His willingness to question and his determination to accept nothing less than an adequate account of the nature of things make him the first clear exponent of critical philosophy. Read More.
Join the GEC Movement for Greatness.
