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February 21, 2019Christ the King Catholic School in its 12 th year of honoring a distinguished alumnus recently announced this year’s winner -- Jennifer “Jenny” Airington Richard.
Richard is a 1989 graduate of Christ the King. She attended Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School where she ran cross country and was on the debate team. She went on to earn a degree in English and communications from Trinity University in San Antonio in 1997, and married her husband, Rock, two months after graduating.
After the birth of her children, Julia and Atticus, she pursued Montessori certification and a master’s degree in early childhood education. She is in her fourth and final year of doctoral studies and is writing her dissertation on the Choctaw Nation Head Start program.
Richard worked with early childhood teachers through her work as a fellow with the Oklahoma A+ Schools Network. She has helped design professional development opportunities for early childhood educators in Oklahoma and beyond, helping teachers to find ways to incorporate the arts into their daily teaching practices. She had the opportunity to spend a month in Cape Town, South Africa, working with early childhood teachers there, which greatly expanded her perspective on early childhood education across the globe.
Richard founded the CK Green Team about three years ago as well as the student club, Knights of the Earth, which was created for students in 4 th grade and above. Her work with the Green Team has led to many green initiatives at Christ the King, including significant recycling efforts, free uniform exchanges for CK families, reductions in water bottles used on campus and plans for an outdoor classroom.
