Meet April Boyce! Seattle educator, researcher, mother, and doctoral student April “AC” Boyce explores how children, families, and communities practice care, connection and belonging through the Filipino value of kapwa, the idea that our well-being is deeply tied to one another. Her research challenges individualistic approaches to education and highlights the relational intelligence children demonstrate every day through empathy, collaboration and community care.

Education Studies undergraduate, Johann Flores, moved from Mexico to Washington at sixteen, learning English, building community through soccer, and finding his passion for mentorship and education. Now pursuing a degree in Education Studies (Sports and Education), he’s committed to helping young people thrive. Read more about Johann’s journey.

For UW senior Felix Long, education is about more than academics — it’s about emotional growth, connection and impact. Majoring in Sociology and Education Studies (Wellness and Social Emotional Learning), Felix brings his passion for supporting youth into everything he does, from coaching an after-school pickleball program to studying the role of SEL in student wellbeing.