George Reyes '00
Some people live linear lives with very few twists and turns. Others seize opportunities and, on some level, believe that things happen for a reason. So it has been for George Reyes ’90, who made his way to Millbrook from Paterson, New Jersey, and never looked back.
George immediately flourished at Millbrook. “I was able to relax and get into learning. Millbrook was safe. Millbrook was beautiful, and I wasn’t ostracized because I loved learning. Even though I was of a different background from a lot of the other kids, I didn’t feel that same kind of otherness as I had in my previous school.”
Always a high-achiever, George holds degrees from Harvard and New York University's film school and following stints in Hollywood and as an independent filmmaker, he believes he has found his truest calling in education, where he has brought his passion and expertise to special education.
George developed and deployed a curriculum in the Los Angeles Unified School District designed to engage students with autism in both the creative and technical aspects of filmmaking. He is gradually achieving his goal of providing opportunities to create representation for marginalized communities by overlaying cinema arts and creative technologies on top of traditional coursework.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE ABOUT GEORGE PUBLISHED IN THE SUMMER 2021 MILLBROOK MAGAZINE.
George immediately flourished at Millbrook. “I was able to relax and get into learning. Millbrook was safe. Millbrook was beautiful, and I wasn’t ostracized because I loved learning. Even though I was of a different background from a lot of the other kids, I didn’t feel that same kind of otherness as I had in my previous school.”
He wholeheartedly embraced learning and school culture and embarked on a lifelong journey of service to others. George was recognized with Millbrook’s Public Service Cup at graduation, for volunteering in the local community at the now-decommissioned Wassaic Developmental Center, a home for elderly inpatients with mental disabilities. Millbrook ignited
his passions for service, the dramatic arts, and working with the developmentally disabled,
his passions for service, the dramatic arts, and working with the developmentally disabled,
Always a high-achiever, George holds degrees from Harvard and New York University's film school and following stints in Hollywood and as an independent filmmaker, he believes he has found his truest calling in education, where he has brought his passion and expertise to special education.
George developed and deployed a curriculum in the Los Angeles Unified School District designed to engage students with autism in both the creative and technical aspects of filmmaking. He is gradually achieving his goal of providing opportunities to create representation for marginalized communities by overlaying cinema arts and creative technologies on top of traditional coursework.
Reflecting on the multitude of experiences and winding road he has traveled, George feels a sense of achievement, “I feel like I’m probably where I’m supposed to be. This is where I’m most useful.”
CLICK HERE TO READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE ABOUT GEORGE PUBLISHED IN THE SUMMER 2021 MILLBROOK MAGAZINE.
