We are proud to share that Chris Lin, Assistant Principal at our Belmont Campus, is one of three recipients of the inaugural Gradient Learning School Leader of the Year Award. Read more online here and below:
Assistant principal Chris Lin is a smiling, positive presence as he walks around Intrinsic Schools’ Belmont Campus in the Hermosa neighborhood of Chicago. He stops to chat with students, collaborate with teachers, and provide a genuine moment of connection with whomever happens to need it.
“Chris really ensures that he has a strong relationship with every staff member in the building,” Principal Michelle Trojan said. “Chris is the guy that we lean on to inspire our staff.”
Lin said that working in a collaborative and innovative environment—filled with passionate educators—is what drew him to Intrinsic Schools. Who he works with is equally as important as the work itself.
“Education is really serious because what we do every day affects kids’ lives. Every interaction has the potential to be life-altering. It is serious work, but it doesn’t have to be somber work. We can have fun, too.”