Courtney received her Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Teachers College after obtaining her Bachelor of Arts in History from Marymount Manhattan College. She started her teaching career at MS167, a math and science magnet school located on the Upper East Side of New York City, where she taught 6th-grade Social Studies and English Language Arts (Humanities). Courtney played a significant role in designing the project-based curriculum for the 6th grade. She is teaching Humanities in the Middle School at the French American Academy. She remains passionate about creating engaging and bilingual Humanities units that stimulate her students’ curiosity and improve their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.