Tori Saia
Educator/Advisor II
Tori is an Educator/Advisor II working with young people in the TPZ classroom. Through hands-on, student-led learning, Tori supports students as they explore, plan, and launch their own creative endeavors. Tori has been passionate about education for most of her life, dedicated and hopeful about creating learning experiences that humanize and connect. She grew up in Massachusetts and her favorite teacher ever is her mother, a multi-faceted artist, who taught Tori that creativity, care, and curiosity are vital.
As a trained English Language Arts teacher, she believes deeply in literacy as a liberatory practice and served for three years as a high school English teacher in Greater Boston. Tori has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Gender Studies from Columbia University and a Master of Arts in Teaching in English education from Tufts University. Before joining The Possible Zone, she worked for several years in various civic education non-profits as a part of small teams supporting a range of pilot programs – from promoting media literacy education to supporting youth social action projects to training teachers to implement inquiry-based learning.
Outside of work, Tori can be found reading, gardening, or baking for family and friends.