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# Kim Chaloner

##### Kim Chaloner has been an educator for over twenty-five years. She is currently the Dean of Faculty for Grace Church School, and a leader of the NYC Sustainability Educators Group. While working as an administrator, Kim has also been a science teacher and environmental educator since 1994 and has collaborated in conducting research with neurologists at New York University about teaching and learning since 2016. Kim continues to find ways to foster conversations about teaching and learning, neuroscience, belonging, and sustainability in her community and around New York City.

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### [The Lifeline to Why I Love Teaching: How Grace Church School Transformed End-of-Year Conversations](https://blog.foliocollaborative.org/the-lifeline-to-why-i-love-teaching-how-grace-church-school-transformed-end-of-year-conversations)

April 28, 2026

 Content for this piece comes from the March Folio Spark Session, Deepen End of... [Read More](https://blog.foliocollaborative.org/the-lifeline-to-why-i-love-teaching-how-grace-church-school-transformed-end-of-year-conversations)

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