Cyd Igot

Cyd Igot joined The Diener School in the 2022–2023 school year as a Teacher Partner and has since transitioned into a Lead Teacher role. She holds a B.A. in Behavioral and Social Sciences from the University of Maryland, with a major in Sociology and a minor in Women’s Studies. Cyd’s passion for working with children began through roles as a Kaplan tutor, an ESL teacher in Santiago, Chile, and a homeschool teacher for the Assisi Bridge School Co-op. She has also worked in mental health, supporting young people with persistent mental illness. Outside the classroom, Cyd is the founder of A Letter For You, a project sharing thousands of anonymous handwritten letters to uplift those going through hard times. She gave a TEDx Talk on the project in 2016 and published A Letter For You: A Collection of Handwritten Letters for Survivors in 2020. Cyd has also been involved in disaster relief efforts in the Philippines and remains committed to empowering others. In her free time, she enjoys salsa dancing, traveling, and finding ways to make a difference.