Heather Van Benthuysen

Heather Van Benthuysen is an educator, a youth advocate, and a National Board Certified English teacher at Alcott College Prep High School in Chicago, IL. She leads her school in developing its civic mission and advises individuals on the powerful relationship between standards-based learning and action civics. Heather regularly collaborates with youth-based organizations. Recently, her school was awarded Democracy School status by the McCormick Foundation and the Action Civics Award by the Mikva Challenge.