Experienced educator organizes graduation dinner for former students

June 07 02:12 2019
Experienced educator organizes graduation dinner for former students

Former elementary school teacher, Kenneth Koury, keeps his eight year promise and travels across the country to host his previous fourth grade students at a high school graduation dinner in New Jersey

Kenneth Koury has made a name for himself in the world of education after spending close to fifteen years teaching in New Jersey and other parts of the country. His goal has always been to help his students become the best they can, by creating lessons that connect to the real world so his students are better prepared in life.  Throughout his teaching career, Kenneth always made a promise at the end of the school year to take each fourth grade class to dinner once they had graduated high school.  Kenneth has traveled back to celebrate the successful graduations of his former students for over ten years, as a final lesson to show the power of keeping of promise.

Kenneth looks to continue this cause with his final graduation dinner organized for his last class of former fourth graders. “It’s a little sad that the yearly reunions with my students is coming to an end, but it has been amazing to watch how they’ve grown and exciting to see them move on to the next chapters of their lives,“ Koury said.  When asked if he thought his promise resonated with his students, Koury said, “Some lessons take longer than others to get the full value.  The idea of keeping a promise for such a long period of time will resonate with these students for the rest of their lives. Every year I have students who have been waiting to see if I would keep the promise, and even bring the small photocopied “Graduation Dinner” certificate that they’ve saved for eight years.” 

Now living in Phoenix, Arizona and a father of two daughters, who are the same ages of his former third and fourth grade students, Kenneth is also the owner of Innovative Education, an education company with the goal of “Empowering  All Learners”.  Kenneth’s promises have taken him back to graduations in such places as Michigan and New Jersey, and are his way of continuing to show his dedication to education no matter what the distance or cost.  It is evident that Kenneth goes beyond the classroom to inspire greatness in his students. 

Ken will be flying back to New Jersey to take his former class out in June after 8 years. He currently has it set up as a breakfast on Friday, June 28, 2019, at the East Hanover Diner in New Jersey.

About Ken Koury

Ken Koury, former elementary teacher and current owner of Innovative Education, has almost two decades of experience in education, earning his Bachelors of Science degree in Elementary Education from Western Michigan University, and a Masters Degree in Education with a focus on Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership from Oakland University. Ken will by flying back to New Jersey to take his former class out in June after 8 years. He currently has it set up as a breakfast on Friday, June 28, 2019 at the East Hanover Diner in New Jersey.

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