By Sophie Michaud, Assistant Head of School for Academics
We are excited to welcome Sarah Wooten, SEM's first teaching fellow. Sarah received a dual BA in History and Women, Gender and Sexuality from the University of Virginia (UVA). In May 2016, she received her Master of Teaching also from UVA after completing her student teaching in United States History and Multicultural Education. In addition to her social studies background, Sarah also has experience working with English language learners (ELL's) and received an additional certificate in English as a Second Language. At SEM, she will be assisting Sharon Ammerman to provide support to our ELL's; she will teach a section of history; and intern as a residential house director.
We extend an equally warm welcome to Samantha Basile as our new Physics instructor. Samantha graduated from Canisius College in May 2016 where she earned her BA from the School of Education and Human Services in Adolescent Education with a concentration in Physics. She is a passionate and dynamic professional who inspires a love for sciences in her students through inquiry and a hands-on approach.
SEM is equally thrilled to welcome Dr. Patrick Walter who has joined our English Department as a sophomore English instructor. Patrick earned his PhD from the University at Buffalo in 2012. At UB, Dr. Walter specialized in a number of areas including contemporary American and African diasporic literatures, composition, and media studies. He is committed to making complex reading and writing processes approachable and engaging to students, and is excited to start working with SEM girls in the fall.
We look forward to the 2016-17 school year.