Chris is the co-founder of the non-profit Inquiry Schools which is dedicated to bringing an inquiry-driven approach to schools across the country. Passionate about Ultimate and youth sports, Chris brings a wealth of experience to his role. Chris is dedicated to the issues of youth, equity, and social justice. He has spent decades working to create opportunities in Ultimate for under-served and under-represented young people. Most recently, Chris served on a USA Ultimate panel on equity and diversity, and his thought-provoking editorials on diversity have been featured on Ultiworld.
We are so excited to have Chris bring his perspective, experiences and passion to the board. USA Ultimate. He is the Quizbowl coach and an EduCon organizer. Graduating from Rider University with a degree in Biochemistry, she then went on to pursue her masters of science in Biotechnology at Thomas Jefferson University. She is passionate about teaching science to students with various ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds at SLA.
Outside of school, Surinder enjoys traveling to new places. She loves learning about other cultures and languages. Steph was born and raised in the Philadelphia area, and after a brief stint in Boston to complete her B. Steph started at SLA in , teaching 9th and 10th graders biochem, and is excited to work in such a collaborative environment with great core values.
In her free time, you can find Steph on the Ultimate frisbee field, playing bass guitar at any opportunity, writing YA fiction, dancing mostly hip hop , obsessing over linguistics, and taking a stand against her cats who think her computer is their bed.
Joshua has taught students in public schools since He received his B. His work with students integrates inquiry, project-based learning, technology, student performance, and public art. He has extensive experience with teacher education and teacher leadership, and has established multiple successful, ongoing collaborations with outside organizations. Joshua is passionate about his belief that education should be a tool that allows people to both understand and transform their individual and collective realities.
Amal teaches students English. In her non-teaching time she can be found exploring Philadelphia on her bicycle, playing with a camera, or taking arts and crafts pretty seriously. Sometimes she writes about these things on her blog. English: Matthew Kay - mkay scienceleadership.
The league hosts slam poetry teams from the Greater Philadelphia region in an artistic and intellectual competition. PYPM Slam League is a warm and and welcoming environment where poets are encouraged to develop their voices and form lasting positive relationships. Larissa teaches students English and Journalism. In the classroom, Larissa is dedicated to helping her students learn to read both the word and the world.
She writes about all this semi-regularly on her blog. Nicole was born and raised in northeast Pennsylvania before moving to Philadelphia to attend Temple University. Nicole joined the SLA family in the beginning of the school year teaching students geometry and statistics. Besides math, Nicole loves to take longs walk exploring the city mostly to pet the dogs , reading books, and hanging with friends and family.
She joined the SLA faculty in where she enjoys teaching students mathematics and personal fitness. Outside of the work day, Erin enjoys exploring the city of brotherly love, testing out new recipes in the kitchen, and challenging others to feats of strength.
Victor spent 12 years as a software engineer at Apple, implementing programming languages and creating developer tools for both Mac OS X and iOS. No longer wanting to sit in front of a monitor, he was driven to teach by his love of the Math classroom and working with teenagers. This is his first year at SLA after 3 years of teaching students Math at Esperanza Academy in north Philadelphia and 4 years of tutoring high school students in San Francisco.
Victor is a native of Colombia, spent his childhood in Saudi Arabia, and arrived in the United States to start high school as a foreign student.
He has lived on both American coasts and now calls Philadelphia his home. When he is not in the classroom, Victor can be found at local record stores or listening and dancing to his collection of LPs with his son. Brad was born and raised in the Philadelphia area, and returned to Philly to complete graduate coursework at the University of Pennsylvania in In his free time, he enjoys sports basketball and football , music, and spending time with his kids. His ambition to teach students math began in sixth grade when he admits he first felt challenged in the subject because of his teacher, who was less than motivating.
With demanding expectations of his own students, Sunil is always available to help children overcome their math challenges to maximize their learning in the classroom. During the school year Sunil will be teaching students Pre-Calculus and serving as the school Roster Chair.
Outside of school, Sunil enjoys spending time with his dog, connecting with friends, and finding ways to enjoy moments of downtime. John teaches young people engineering at SLA. Having earned degrees in mechanical engineering, John went on to design interplanetary spacecraft for many years before cofounding a software development and consulting firm, WAM Systems. When not teaching, John can be found playing the clarinet, creating oddities in his workshop, and lurking in darkened jazz clubs.
She believes that Health is everything and with that belief she tackles the issues that often make it difficult for people to make wise, proactive health decisions. Her goal is to help the whole school community achieve optimal health, through each individual valuing their wellness and advocating for the wellness of others. Anna came to work at SLA the beginning of the school year.
She is the winner of a chalk competition in southern France, the wife of an incredibly handsome actor, she is a lover of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, a woman who will jump off into the unknown.
Her classroom is informed by her many quirky idiosyncrasies and interests, and she encourages her students to bring their own beautiful weirdness to the community we build together. She has a healthy obsession with living life to the fullest and does her very best to pass that zeal along to everyone who comes into her classroom. She helps students write stories for their lives that are worth telling and inspire them to do so by living a life that is never boring. Asha is originally from the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii.
She double majored in Spanish and secondary education at Oregon State University. Her junior year of college, she studied abroad in Santander, Spain.
She loved it and knew she had to go back. She moved back to Hawaii for a couple years and taught students Spanish in a private high school on Maui before moving on to her most current adventure - teaching students Spanish at SLA!
Joselyn is a Philadelphia native, and a product of both the Catholic and Public school systems. She graduated from William W. Passionate about education and the Spanish language, Joselyn started college as a declared Education Major, and continued her studies in Foreign Language Education in Spanish. She has taught Spanish for two years at the Philadelphia Military Academy.
In the near future, Joselyn hopes to continue her studies of the Spanish language and literature, in order to continue to grow as a Spanish teacher. Joselyn believes that all students can achieve their goals, as long as they work hard, stay focused, and ask for help and support when they need it. Log In. Administration and Support Staff. He also runs stuff.
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