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Steve Mesler was a member of the Night Train United States four-person bobsleigh team that won an Olympic gold medal in 2010. Steve and his sister Dr. Leigh Parise founded Classroom Champions, an organization that matches Olympians and Para-Olympians with a classroom anywhere in the world, to work with teachers and within the curriculum to deliver a mentoring program.

In this archived interview, Steve describes how this program got started and how athletes can provide support for classrooms, no matter where they are stationed.

For more information on Classroom Champions: https://www.classroomchampions.org/
Steve Mesler was a member of the Night Train United States four-person bobsleigh team that won an Olympic gold medal in 2010. Steve and his sister Dr. Leigh Parise founded Classroom Champions, an organization that matches Olympians and Para-Olympians with a classroom anywhere in the world, to work with teachers and within the curriculum to deliver a mentoring program. In this archived interview, Steve describes how this program got started and how athletes can provide support for classrooms, no matter where they are stationed. For more information on Classroom Champions: https://www.classroomchampions.org/ read more read less

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