Profiles in Academic Excellence

First grade teacher Heidi Parrett promotes a purposeful learning community where students are motivated to build skills and knowledge to answer their own questions, and to share with others what they’ve learned.

Upper School Science and Health Teacher Bianca Knoll Nakayama is teaching from multiple perspectives and helping students make connections across disciplines.

Lower School Spanish teacher Pilar Arias fosters a learning environment where students develop skills and the confidence to explore and make mistakes.

Director of Engineering Education Kevin Forbes guides students to approach problems and develop technologies in a responsible way.

Middle School music teacher Alex Juarez is helping students make connections across genres and generations.

Beginning School Studio Teacher Leondra Brackett is helping students develop the skills to make meaningful connections with each other and the world.

Middle School Visual Arts teacher Phil Robinson is helping young artists recognize and work through obstacles to their self-expression.

With his context-based teaching method, Lower School Mandarin teacher Guimin Tang guides students to find joy and ownership in their language acquisition.

Seventh grade math teacher An Nguyen builds literacy and confidence by encouraging students to ask questions, share ideas, and create their own learning.

Fourth-grade homeroom teacher Olivia Poirier is helping students learn and grow by designing lessons that match their interests and tapping into their empathetic nature.

Music teachers Rhonda Patten and Peter Musselman share thoughts on how making music together leads to a sense of belonging.

Upper School Social Studies teacher Peter Shulman uses the lens of history to deepen students’ consciousness about current events and issues.

Preschool teacher Hana Hutchings is creating classroom experiences that encourage children to develop their identity and work in relationship with others