Sophie Lembeck

Sophie Lembeck is a Hampshire alum.

Biography

Sophie was born in New York City and grew up in Katonah, NY. She realized she wanted to be a writer when she was five years old, and at some point also wanted to be an astronaut, a ballerina, and/or a psychaitrist. She is not studying any of those things now, and is instead studying education and sociology (but she still wants to be a writer.) She came to Hampshire because she wanted pure academic freedom, and she got almost pure academic freedom, for which she is very grateful. She went to Chile for a semester, studied in Argentina for two weeks, hopped over to Uruguay for a day, and then spent about a month in Peru. For her Div III, Sophie facilitated a creative writing and art workshop with adult literacy learners, and wrote a (very long) critical paper about educational theory, high school dropout, social/economic/racial inequalities, and the power of pictures and words.

After graduating from Hampshire in S11, Sophie moved to New York City and is getting her MA in Sociology of Education at NYU.

Factoid: Sophie once horseback rode through the Andes Mountains.

Organizations Sophie Loves &amp; Supports

Let's Get Ready! Let's Get Ready's mission is to provide underserved high school students with free SAT tutoring and college application assistance. The coolest thing about LGR is that all of its tutors and directors are college students. Sophie is a former site director, where she began two startup programs, and is currently working at their New York office. Check out their website at http://www.letsgetready.org!!

The Juntos Collaborative The Juntos Collaborative is a Holyoke, MA based educational collaborative for children, youth, and adults. Their mission involves horizontal learning and student-teacher collaboration. Sophie did her Div III with a Juntos program! Check out their website at http://www.juntoscollaborative.org!!

Bridges to Community Bridges to Community is a community development organization that works on construction, health, and agricultural projects in Nicaragua. It stresses the importance of cross-cultural learning, acceptance, and love. Sophie has been on seven trips to Nicaragua with Bridges, and has participated in building twenty-one homes in rural communities there. She credits Bridges with changing her life outlook, getting her interested in literacy, and the scar on her left arm. Check out their website at http://www.bridgestocommunity.org!!

Camp Viva Camp Viva is a one-week sleepaway camp for families infected/affected by HIV/AIDS. Sophie has been involved with Viva for a long, long time and has been a counselor for four summers. Check out their website at http://www.fsw.org/our-programs/hivaids-services-partnership-for-care/camp-viva!!