Geraldine “Dina” Joissaint - Sycamore Assistant Teacher

Geraldine “Dina” joined FCS in the fall of 2023 as a Classroom Aide. Dina was born in Jacmel, Haiti. She has four sisters and two brothers. As a young teen, Dina helped care for her nieces and nephew. Dina also worked at the Art Creation Foundation for Children (ACFFC) where she learned to make paper mache art. In 2017, through a collaboration between ACFFC and the Global Mosaic Project, Dina was among 16 other young women who learned mosaics and together they created a large installation in Jacmel. Dina is hopeful her partner and their baby can join her soon here in the USA.