19 LISA CONRAD Head of School At Park since 2012 LIN PIERCE Admissions Assistant At Park since 2022 “Truth and joy...when I can go to work and look out my window and see a beautiful Japanese Maple tree and a Red Tail hawk sitting not 10 feet away. All the while watching the Park School soccer team play on an immaculately groomed field. Yes, truth and joy.” ALYSSA FERENCZY Physical Education & Health Teacher At Park since 2022 “I find such joy walking around campus, seeing different grade levels especially the kindergarten class screaming across campus ‘Hi Ms. Ferenczy!’ with huge smiles on their faces. It always makes my day and provides me with such joy. “ CAITLIN LITTLEFIELD Grades 5/6 Math & Science Teacher At Park since 2020 “There is no comparison for the joy that I have for teaching! I love exploring everyday with Park students, and relish uncovering new perspectives, new truths, with them.” JODEE JOHNSON ESL Teacher/International Program Director At Park since 2012 “I saw truth and joy watching my senior class advisees snack on Lucky Charms while choosing character traits and ideals - empathy, honesty, compassion, loyalty, freedom, success - that they value, and then have frank discussions about the challenges of realizing these in day-to-day choices.” BRIANNA CORNELIUS, PH.D. Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging / Humanities Teacher At Park since 2020 “My favorite moment of joy is when Caeli (12) walked into my classroom and announced that she had been accepted into her dream college!" LEE SCHIFFLER Montessori Teacher At Park since 2022 “‘I’m sorry you’re sad. Let’s think of a way to cheer you up!’ -Greyson (Montessori student)” LISA WOOD Grade 2 Teacher At Park since 2002 “Truth and joy...we are surrounded by it when we are immersed in authentic learning. Students participating in a dig of a snapping turtle nest by the pond, then finding answers to our questions about the baby turtles: Did the eggs hatch or were they eaten? How many eggs were laid? Did any eggs not hatch? At the same time participating in a snapping turtle rescue by helping a baby get to the stream when it was stuck behind the fence.” “I recently overheard one of our students, Cashmere (12), in a conversation with her peers about what it means to be a member of their generation today, in 2022. I heard Cash say ‘It takes all of us. We have to do what is right, we have to educate people, even when it’s hard, because if we don’t, we won’t see change.’ It was a powerful moment of both truth and joy!” STEVE GEORGE ’97 History Teacher At Park since 2008 “During my Twilight Struggle: The Cold War class, one of my students bounded in, gave me a high five, and announced that he identified a picture from class in a documentary he watched at home! I’ve never seen a student so giddy about the Cold War!” MICHELE SHADDEN School Nurse At Park since 2000 “I find so much joy watching the Senior students interact with their Lower School buddies on our annual Zoo Day bonding activity. It’s truly amazing how much fun they have together!" “Park is a place where students can be their authentic selves and find joy around every corner. The PreK friends are playing, learning, and developing relationships in the Bungalow while at the same time branching out and being a part of the larger community. PreK friends start and end their day with a smile." AMY WIESE Pre-Kindergarten Teacher At Park since 2002 ERIC SHINE Maintenance Crew At Park since 2022 “Joy is watching the Montessori kids so happy in the mornings going to school."
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