Katherine Saul

Throughout her career, Katherine has complemented her classroom experience with extensive professional training in curriculum design, literacy instruction, project-based learning, and creative facilitation. She is a Certified Creative Facilitator through Inward & Artward, and her work reflects an ongoing commitment to designing meaningful educational experiences that engage students intellectually, creatively, and personally.

Katherine’s teaching has been shaped by four enduring passions: project-based learning, environmental stewardship, social justice, and supporting neurodiverse learners. At French Broad River Academy, she designed interdisciplinary projects that connected students with the natural world through backpacking, whitewater canoeing, skiing, international travel, community service, and place-based learning. These experiences encouraged students to build resilience, empathy, and a deeper sense of responsibility for both their communities and the environment while developing strong skills in reading, writing, and critical thinking.

As curriculum director, Katherine led schoolwide curriculum development, coached teachers, and developed literacy initiatives centered on thoughtfully selected literature, independent reading, mentor texts, and writing workshop. She also co-founded the school’s DEI committee, created faculty professional development, and helped guide initiatives that encouraged students and teachers alike to engage thoughtfully with diverse perspectives. Across every school where she has worked, she has designed flexible, individualized learning experiences that honor students’ strengths while supporting executive functioning, confidence, and student agency.

Most recently, Katherine served as a humanities expert, curriculum designer, and advisor at Sora Schools, where she developed interdisciplinary humanities curriculum for middle school students while mentoring learners through personalized, project-based education. Whether designing curriculum, facilitating workshops, or working one-to-one with students, Katherine is passionate about helping young people become thoughtful readers, confident writers, creative problem-solvers, and compassionate members of their communities. Outside the classroom, she enjoys designing writing workshops, exploring rivers and trails, tending her garden, and reading widely, believing that the best teachers remain lifelong learners and that every student has a story worth discovering.