Ryan Zunker

Zunker’s innovative idea, “To Serve and Protect,” focuses on providing students a curriculum related to career training for public service fields. The Voya grant will allow the school to purchase the materials necessary to develop a curriculum related to public services, which can offer such classes as first aid training and FEMA certification. Zunker believes that by offering cooperative learning groups, schools give students the opportunity to explore different aspects of on-the-job training, which can in turn help them develop both 21st century skills as well as necessary soft skills.